Re: NSNetServiceBrowser / NSNetService Hostname Lookup

FROM : Marc Krochmal
DATE : Fri Apr 22 19:02:07 2005

On Apr 22, 2005, at 9:57 AM, Nicko van Someren wrote:

> On 22 Apr 2005, at 17:44, Marc Krochmal wrote:
>
>

>> On Apr 21, 2005, at 8:01 PM, Adam wrote:
>>
>>

>>> I read about NSNetServiceBrowser and I wrote a small app that 
>>> could detect the rendezvous / bonjour iTunes sharing service on 
>>> the network using NSNetServiceBrowser and NSNetService with a 
>>> service type of _daap._tcp.
>>>
>>> NSNetService returns a struct sockaddr that has the IP address 
>>> and the port of the machine broadcasting the service. However, I 
>>> would also like to get the hostname / Computer Name of the 
>>> machine broadcasting this service. How could I obtain this info?
>>>

>>
>> There's no easy way to retrieve the Computer Name of the service, 
>> but starting in Tiger, you'll be able to get the hostname after 
>> resolving the service by using the new NSNetService "hostName" 
>> method.  If you need to get the hostname in Panther, then you'll 
>> need to use DNSServiceResolve() located in /usr/include/dns_sd.h.
>>

>
> Since an Apple employee has set the precedent, does this mean we 
> are now allowed to discuss the API extensions to 10.4?  It's surely 
> in Apple's interest for as many of us as possible to be able to 
> support Tiger sooner rather than later.


No, I broke the rules and I should be punished.  :-)

You still need to wait until the 29th.  Sorry Nicko.

-Marc