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Isn't something like that what UPnP / zeroconf is supposed to do[1][2]? [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Plug_and_Play https://en.wikipedia.org/wik
by mindcrime 2y ago
Isn't something like that what UPnP / zeroconf is supposed to do[1][2]?
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Plug_and_Play https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Plug_and_Play
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-configuration_networking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-configuration_networking
- markisus 2y agoVery interesting. I even found some protocols that exactly implement the functionality I was thinking of! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Gateway_Device_Protocol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Gateway_Device_Protoc... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Control_Protocol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Control_Protocol