Avahi daemon on RPI2
The Avahi mDNS/DNS-SD daemon implements Apple's Zeroconf architecture (also known as "Rendezvous" or "Bonjour"). The daemon registers local IP addresses and static services using mDNS/DNS-SD and provides two IPC APIs for local programs to make use of the mDNS record cache the avahi-daemon maintains.
sudo apt-get install avahi-daemon
Add a ssh service config file
sudo nano /etc/avahi/services/ssh.service
Add ssh config in ssh.service file
<?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?>
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
<name replace-wildcards="yes">%h</name>
<service>
<type>_ssh._tcp</type>
<port>22</port>
</service>
</service-group>
Add a http service config file
sudo nano /etc/avahi/services/http.service
Add http config in http.service file
<?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?>
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
<name replace-wildcards="yes">%h</name>
<service>
<type>_http._tcp</type>
<port>80</port>
</service>
</service-group>
Start Avahi-daemon
sudo systemctl start avahi-daemon.service
ssh to RPI by hostname
ssh bithollow.local
Access to RPI via browser on Window, you have to install Apple's Bonjour, there is no standalone edition of Bonjour, however you can install Bonjour Print Services instead. Please download it from here.
