Why not use DNS? I have a testing domain setup at arlink.net See how it works for some D-STAR linking services host -t SRV _dextra._udp.arlink.net host -t SRV _dplus._udp.arlink.net host -t SRV _dcs._udp.arlink.net It could easily support BBS and other services. ------------------------------ John D. Hays K7VE PO Box 1223, Edmonds, WA 98020-1223 <http://k7ve.org/blog> <http://twitter.com/#!/john_hays> <http://www.facebook.com/john.d.hays> On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 11:09 AM, &lt;kb9mwr(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:

With DNS, one would only need to provide an authenticator to allow self update of services offered. In a connected LAN, bonjour/zeroconf can work well for advertized services. ------------------------------ John D. Hays K7VE PO Box 1223, Edmonds, WA 98020-1223 <http://k7ve.org/blog> <http://twitter.com/#!/john_hays> <http://www.facebook.com/john.d.hays> On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 11:35 AM, Bill Vodall &lt;wa7nwp(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > (Please trim inclusions from previous messages) > _______________________________________________ > DNS - > > Can a service or host advertise itself? That's the missing piece > even with the OLSRD/HampMESH magic. I believe we'll get that using > Bonjour/Zeroconf (or what ever it's called this week...) > > Bill > > > On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 11:20 AM, K7VE - John &lt;k7ve(a)k7ve.org&gt; wrote: > > (Please trim inclusions from previous messages) > > _______________________________________________ > > Why not use DNS? > > > > I have a testing domain setup at arlink.net > > > > See how it works for some D-STAR linking services > > > > host -t SRV _dextra._udp.arlink.net > > host -t SRV _dplus._udp.arlink.net > > host -t SRV _dcs._udp.arlink.net > > > > It could easily support BBS and other services. > > > > ------------------------------ > > John D. Hays > > K7VE > > PO Box 1223, Edmonds, WA 98020-1223 > > <http://k7ve.org/blog> <http://twitter.com/#!/john_hays> > > <http://www.facebook.com/john.d.hays> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 11:09 AM, &lt;kb9mwr(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > > > >> (Please trim inclusions from previous messages) > >> _______________________________________________ > >> I stumbled into a useful function that the Hamnet/HSMM folks have: > >> > >> > >> > http://hsmm-mesh.org/hsmm-mesh-forums/view-postlist/forum-1-general/topic-5… > >> > >> > >> Maybe there is a way to do (code) something similar for the more > >> traditional nodes on the amprnet. > >> > >> > >> Advertising what is out there on a network seems to be a major issue > >> at least in my eyes. > >> _________________________________________ > >> 44Net mailing list > >> 44Net(a)hamradio.ucsd.edu > >> http://hamradio.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/44net > >> http://www.ampr.org/donate.html > >> > >