Protocol (or service publish/discovery) to detect devices in network
- by Gobliins
we connect some embedded devices in a network. What i am looking for now, is a way to find the devices IP and identify them.
We work with Windows PC´s and i am about to write a C# tool that should do this.
I thought about send a udp broadcast and in the ack i.e. is the device´s ip,
which would mean the device needs a daemon runnig to assign an ip itself.
Running a service (like a printer) on the device, and on the PC just lookup for the service.
I read about some things like apipa, zeroconf, ipv4 local link, bonjour, dns-sd, mdns, bonjour; They can automatically assign ip´s and publish services in a network.
My Question is, can someone recommend me what would be good for my task?
-The protocol or Service should be low on ressource (memory/cpu usage) use.
-Are there some standard protocolls to use?
-Is DNS a good idea or would it be to ressource consumpting just for finding a device´s IP?
-Should also work when no dhcp servers are around.
edit: To clarify a bit: The IP configuration is automatic. The problem to focus is how to tell the PC which IP in the network (or a direct connection in this vase there would only be one) belongs to the device (identity).
