[ 1 Avahi-Utils ] [ 2 Publish Workstation ] [ 3 Graveyard ]

Avahi-Utils

# Install
$ sudo apt install avahi-utils

# Play
$ avahi-browse _ros-master._tcp : list all ros master services
$ avahi-browse -a : list all discovered services
$ avahi-browse -a -r : list and resolve ips for all discovered services
$ avahi-publish -s DudeMaster _ros-master._tcp 8889 : publish a service# The following command lists the most recent activity and monitors (-f, follow) it for incoming activity

Publish Workstation

In order to have your hostname appear on the avahi services, you need to configure the avahi-daemon to do so. Modify /etc/avahi/avahi-daemon.conf so that publish-workstation=yes

# Local Machine
$ avahi-browse -a
+ veth3124e02 IPv6 90712-DStonier [5a:39:6a:ff:a1:89]            Workstation          local
+ veth0142ad1 IPv6 90712-DStonier [da:61:d3:ed:5f:b9]            Workstation          local
+ veth849b582 IPv6 90712-DStonier [2e:d1:16:4f:51:83]            Workstation          local
+ docker0     IPv6 90712-DStonier [02:42:6e:c9:99:4b]            Workstation          local
+ docker0     IPv4 90712-DStonier [02:42:6e:c9:99:4b]            Workstation          local
+ enp0s31f6   IPv6 90712-DStonier [b4:2e:99:a0:6c:36]            Workstation          local
+ enp0s31f6   IPv4 90712-DStonier [b4:2e:99:a0:6c:36]            Workstation          local
+        lo   IPv4 90712-DStonier [00:00:00:00:00:00]            Workstation          local

# Remote Machine
$ avahi-browse -a
+ wlp110s0 IPv6 90712-DStonier [b4:2e:99:a0:6c:36]            Workstation          local
+ wlp110s0 IPv4 90712-DStonier [b4:2e:99:a0:6c:36]            Workstation          local

Graveyard

An old bug which discusses problems caused by misbehaving ISP’s with respect to local: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/avahi/+bug/327362 .