zero configuration networking

works on OsX. some apps use it eg. ichat, subethaedit, shared-space, etc+.

There is an SDK for linux/bsd/windex http://www.swampwolf.com/products/ but few crossplatform gadets have appeared…

http://developer.apple.com/macosx/rendezvous/

avahi → linux/BSD

linux mag feature “Zeroconf Disassembled” http://www.linux-mag.com/cgi-bin/printer.pl?issue=2003-08&article=zeroconf

• ZCIP (IPv4 link-local auto-configuration): http://zeroconf.sourceforge.net
• Zeroconf Working Group (IETF) http://www.zeroconf.org