IETF Logo Mail Archive

Re: [dnssd] Setting device friendly names

"STARK, BARBARA H" <bs7652@att.com> Thu, 21 July 2016 10:05 UTC

Return-Path: <bs7652@att.com>
X-Original-To: dnssd@ietfa.amsl.com
Delivered-To: dnssd@ietfa.amsl.com
Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ietfa.amsl.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D3AA12DC8D for <dnssd@ietfa.amsl.com>; Thu, 21 Jul 2016 03:05:57 -0700 (PDT)
X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at amsl.com
X-Spam-Flag: NO
X-Spam-Score: -2.62
X-Spam-Level:
X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.62 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[BAYES_00=-1.9, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3=-0.01, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=-0.01] autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no
Received: from mail.ietf.org ([4.31.198.44]) by localhost (ietfa.amsl.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id ZyMxMGMAT7Wm for <dnssd@ietfa.amsl.com>; Thu, 21 Jul 2016 03:05:56 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from mx0a-00191d01.pphosted.com (mx0b-00191d01.pphosted.com [67.231.157.136]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by ietfa.amsl.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9B90312DC86 for <dnssd@ietf.org>; Thu, 21 Jul 2016 03:05:38 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from pps.filterd (m0049459.ppops.net [127.0.0.1]) by m0049459.ppops.net-00191d01. (8.16.0.11/8.16.0.11) with SMTP id u6LA5aHX013832; Thu, 21 Jul 2016 06:05:36 -0400
Received: from alpi154.enaf.aldc.att.com (sbcsmtp6.sbc.com [144.160.229.23]) by m0049459.ppops.net-00191d01. with ESMTP id 24arvpmuma-1 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NOT); Thu, 21 Jul 2016 06:05:35 -0400
Received: from enaf.aldc.att.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by alpi154.enaf.aldc.att.com (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id u6LA4VmK026032; Thu, 21 Jul 2016 06:04:31 -0400
Received: from alpi132.aldc.att.com (alpi132.aldc.att.com [130.8.217.2]) by alpi154.enaf.aldc.att.com (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id u6LA4P5D026016 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO); Thu, 21 Jul 2016 06:04:27 -0400
Received: from GAALPA1MSGHUBAA.ITServices.sbc.com (GAALPA1MSGHUBAA.itservices.sbc.com [130.8.218.150]) by alpi132.aldc.att.com (RSA Interceptor); Thu, 21 Jul 2016 10:04:18 GMT
Received: from GAALPA1MSGUSRBF.ITServices.sbc.com ([169.254.5.74]) by GAALPA1MSGHUBAA.ITServices.sbc.com ([130.8.218.150]) with mapi id 14.03.0294.000; Thu, 21 Jul 2016 06:04:18 -0400
From: "STARK, BARBARA H" <bs7652@att.com>
To: Stuart Cheshire <cheshire@apple.com>
Thread-Topic: [dnssd] Setting device friendly names
Thread-Index: AdHiibYrxB4vZWkMQdmCvDMGAtoHugAP3kcAABuDqhg=
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2016 10:04:17 +0000
Message-ID: <8D5FE884-5FD5-4E37-8D44-BA5C7C90D3EF@att.com>
References: <2040EE15-81F8-47EB-BF8D-DA544564C304@att.com>, <2481EADD-0C7B-49C7-BABD-12E90D80A2EC@apple.com>
In-Reply-To: <2481EADD-0C7B-49C7-BABD-12E90D80A2EC@apple.com>
Accept-Language: en-US
Content-Language: en-US
X-MS-Has-Attach:
X-MS-TNEF-Correlator:
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
MIME-Version: 1.0
X-RSA-Inspected: yes
X-RSA-Classifications: public
X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:, , definitions=2016-07-21_04:, , signatures=0
X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=outbound_policy_notspam policy=outbound_policy score=0 spamscore=0 suspectscore=0 malwarescore=0 phishscore=0 adultscore=0 bulkscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.0.1-1604210000 definitions=main-1607210116
Archived-At: <https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/dnssd/A9Qyyhd192jAPjPcsjcRSk2xxes>
Cc: "dnssd@ietf.org" <dnssd@ietf.org>
Subject: Re: [dnssd] Setting device friendly names
X-BeenThere: dnssd@ietf.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17
Precedence: list
List-Id: "Discussion of extensions to DNS-based service discovery for routed networks." <dnssd.ietf.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <https://www.ietf.org/mailman/options/dnssd>, <mailto:dnssd-request@ietf.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/browse/dnssd/>
List-Post: <mailto:dnssd@ietf.org>
List-Help: <mailto:dnssd-request@ietf.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/dnssd>, <mailto:dnssd-request@ietf.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2016 10:05:58 -0000

Most UPnP devices use a device name they find laying around elsewhere in the OS config or firmware. I know that implementations of the UPnP friendly name service exist, but don't have examples on hand of either a device with the service or a control point that can make use of the service. 
Barbara

> On Jul 20, 2016, at 6:56 PM, Stuart Cheshire <cheshire@apple.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 20 Jul 2016, at 06:22, STARK, BARBARA H <bs7652@att.com> wrote:
>> 
>> In my experience, many devices already support mechanisms for friendly name acquisition. Many devices, including PCs, ask for names during setup. Others support UPnP friendly name service.
> 
> For the benefit of those of us less familiar with this, can you send some screen shots showing the process of setting a device’s name using this UPnP friendly name service?
> 
> Stuart Cheshire
>

v2.23.0 | Report a Bug | By Email