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With this feature, you could connect two computers by any supported means (e.g. with an Ethernet cable) and perform any common networking tasks including file sharing and remote administration. Name resolution and service discovery will be supported. | With this feature, you could connect two computers by any supported means (e.g. with an Ethernet cable) and perform any common networking tasks including file sharing and remote administration. Name resolution and service discovery will be supported. | ||
=== Benefit to Fedora === | |||
Fedora is often used on laptops and desktops. Users would benefit from the possibility to interconnect those devices without any complicated configuration. Connection to servers and routers, even non-Fedora ones would be also beneficial, in case their configuration is temporarily broken. This would mainly help system administrators that use Fedora on their laptops and desktops. | |||
=== Scope === | === Scope === | ||
Glibc's getaddrinfo() implementation needs to be modified to support nsswitch getaddrinfo() function. | Glibc's getaddrinfo() implementation needs to be modified to support nsswitch getaddrinfo() function. | ||
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Some applications may need to be updated to properly use getaddrinfo() or a proper library function. | Some applications may need to be updated to properly use getaddrinfo() or a proper library function. | ||
=== How to test === | |||
=== User experience === | |||
=== Dependencies === | |||
Depends on [[Features/DualstackNetworking]]. | |||
=== Contingency plan === | |||
=== Documentation === | |||
* [[Networking/Addressing]] | |||
* [[Networking/NameResolution]] | |||
=== Release notes === | |||
=== Comments and discussions === | |||
See [[Talk:Features/ZeroconfNetworking]] | |||
[[Category:FeatureIncomplete]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:59, 27 February 2013
Zero configuration networking
Summary
Support zero configuration networking. All major system services and user applications should work using multicast DNS names in the .local between directly connected computers.
Owner
- Name: Pavel Šimerda
- Email: psimerda at redhat.com
- Name: Dan Winship
- Email: danw at redhat.com
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 20
Detailed description
With this feature, you could connect two computers by any supported means (e.g. with an Ethernet cable) and perform any common networking tasks including file sharing and remote administration. Name resolution and service discovery will be supported.
Benefit to Fedora
Fedora is often used on laptops and desktops. Users would benefit from the possibility to interconnect those devices without any complicated configuration. Connection to servers and routers, even non-Fedora ones would be also beneficial, in case their configuration is temporarily broken. This would mainly help system administrators that use Fedora on their laptops and desktops.
Scope
Glibc's getaddrinfo() implementation needs to be modified to support nsswitch getaddrinfo() function.
The nsswitch multicast DNS plugin must be updated so that it supports IPv6 link-local scope_id.
The glib generic application library must be updated to support scope_id as well. There may be other application/networking libraries.
Some applications may need to be updated to properly use getaddrinfo() or a proper library function.
How to test
User experience
Dependencies
Depends on Features/DualstackNetworking.