detecting network routers in gnome?

[Stefan Nuxoll]

The Windows network view uses multiple protocols for device discovery, including NETBIOS, UPnP and Zeroconf. Most modern routers advertise themselves using Zeroconf - at one point Epiphany (GNOME Web) would display Zeroconf advertised devices under a 'Local Sites' bookmark folder, but it seems that is no longer the case (correct me if I'm wrong). Nautilus (GNOME Files) is purely a file manager, it does not do any Zeroconf discovery for network devices.

Stefan Nuxoll <stefan at nuxoll.eu.org>

> Subject: Re: detecting network routers in gnome?
> To: desktop at lists.fedoraproject.org
> From: coffeekingms at gmail.com
> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 17:02:04 -0500
> 
> 
> 
> On 10/28/2015 04:52 PM, Elad Alfassa wrote:
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I don't think this fits in Nautilus. Nautilus is a file manager, your
> > router is not a file.
> > 
> > 
> > You don't have to remember the IP address or even look for it, though,
> > because you can just type http://gateway in your browser window, and it
> > will work. I don't remember if it's systemd or NetworkManager which sets
> > the "gateway" alias, but it has been around for few releases at this
> > point. You can also use it in the command line, for example "ping gateway".
> > 
> > I hope this helps.
> "It sure does. Wish I'd known about this, thanks a lot. As a curiosity,
> is this what windows does? Or does the router specifically identify
> itself in some proprietary way windows can see?
> Thanks
> Kendell clark"
> 
> > -- 
> > -Elad.
> > 
> > 
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