Untested : a simple PUSH service should do the trick : Set the clients as servers able to listen to "HTTP POST" messages sent on the your LAN broadcast address: your choosen port by your real server where the posted message will contains the server's IP address the clients will then be able to store as a global var for further use.
HTH, Le 24 août 2011 à 18:01, Andrew Henshaw a écrit : > I hope someone might have an answer as im just back from vacation and > starting to pull my hair out already :) > > I have an app that I would like to implement a sync feature in. The first > step to this would appear to be able to exchange data between the devices > using the local network. I have sockets up and running, can exchange data > etc between devices, all great so far. > > The problem is at the moment I need to enter the IP address of the 'server' > in the setup into the clients for them to be able to connect, but I would > like the clients to be able to discover the sever automatically as would > happen in most apps. > > Ive read all sorts of posts from simply scanning the ports, through to using > 'datagrams' or broadcast messages, but nothing seems to work. Scanning the > ports seems very slow and unreliable, while datagrams just dont seem to do > anything at all. > > Is there anything anyone can suggest, it really doesnt matter how its done > as long as it works and is reliable. > > Thanks > > Andy > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode -- Pierre Sahores mobile : 06 03 95 77 70 www.sahores-conseil.com _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
