Les Mikesell said: > On Wed, 2004-08-25 at 11:03, Scot L. Harris wrote: > >> I understand the concept, but have not heard of anyone, not even a >> rumor, that anyone has ever made use of such a service. You are correct >> about wanting Internet access and having a router that doles out the >> DHCP is pretty much the default. >> >> >> If anyone has used this or even knows the brother of a friend who may >> have used it once let us know. I personally think this one was dead >> before arrival. It is the basis of Apple's "Rendezvous". For a simple disconnected network (or possibly one machine with a modem) it makes some sense. > I agree. The internet works because responsibilities are delegated > in a precise, hierarchical manner and wouldn't have a chance if every > machine guessed at an address that might work. Who said anything about using Zeroconf on the internet? http://www.zeroconf.org/ -- William Hooper
