On 9 Apr 2008, at 15:07, Floor Terra wrote:
> On Wed, 9 Apr 2008, Khalid Schofield wrote:

quoted text
>

>> Hi,

>> messing around with an iTunes server under openbsd. I've had a look

>> at

>> a number of web pages on setting on up using bsd. But not sure about

>> mDNS.

>>

>> http://www.unixfun.net/howto/bsd/itunes.html

>>

>> I've installed mt-daapd from the ports tree but can't seem to find

>> mDNSResponder. It's not in the bsd packages either. Also had a look

>> at

>> this tutorial

>>

>> http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2005-January/070463...

>>

>> but this port seems to have died too /usr/ports/net/p5-Net-Rendezvous

>>

>> Has anyone looked at this before and can anyone give me advice? At

>> first I thought all I need is daapd then I saw I require the mDNS

>> stuff and ground to a halt there.

>>

>>

>> khalid

>>

>>

>

> I tried this a while ago too and didn't succeed.

> The package you are looking for containing mDNSResponder and friends

> is

> called "howl".

Fantastic! I was begging for this information :) You've made my day!
> I did not spend a lot of time trying to make this work

quoted text
> and I think I had problems with howl using broadcasts.

>

Argh broadcast. Makes my guts ache thinking of netBIOS...... Is that

what the apple bonjour technology is? Just loads of broadcast?
> If you do succeed after installing howl, let me know.

quoted text
>

> Floor

>

>

> --

> Floor Terra

> www: http://brobding.mine.nu/