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Re: [pcp] Prepare to be assimilated^Wanalysed; resistance is futile

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Subject: Re: [pcp] Prepare to be assimilated^Wanalysed; resistance is futile
From: Nathan Scott <nathans@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2013 06:50:47 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: Ken McDonell <kenj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Frank Ch. Eigler" <fche@xxxxxxxxxx>, Stan Cox <scox@xxxxxxxxxx>, pcp@xxxxxxxxxxx
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Thread-topic: Prepare to be assimilated^Wanalysed; resistance is futile

----- Original Message -----
>  ...
>  Auto-discovery via Avahi is good idea but does assume a certain network
>  configuration. Multicast must be allowed in the network and for
>  inter-vlan discovery, multicast routing is also required (something
>  seldom configured in the enterprise).
> 
>  Also, most cloud provides (including AWS/EC2) do not permit multicast
>  in it's entirety.

Are there auto-discovery alternatives to Avahi that these cloud/other
systems provide that is comparable?  (not multicast, but proprietary
protocols I guess?)

>  Anyway, some food for thought. Cheers!

Indeed - thanks!

--
Nathan

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