Table of Contents
mDNS 'Bonjour'
Introduction
Products
A list of products which provides an Ethernet/WiFi connection.
This list is based on available test hardware.
Modern products should also support DHCP.
| Manufacturer | Product | mDNS | DHCP | Services | Remark | 📟1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESU | ECoS 2 | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | _esu-mrtp._tcp.local | ✔︎ | |
| GCA/Rocrail | WIO-CAN | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | _can._tcp.local | ✔︎ | |
| Lenz | Interface 23151 | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | _http._tcp.local | Only a maintenance service is provided. | ✔︎ |
| LokstoreDigital | LoDi-Rektor | ✖️ | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | ||
| Märklin | CS3 | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | _workstation._tcp.local | ✖️ Provides an invalid service port 9. | ✖️ |
| OpenDCC | BiDiB-Broker | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | _bidib._tcp.local | Software interface for a BiDiB Master. | ✔︎ |
| Philips | Hue Bridge | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | _hue._tcp.local | - | |
| Roco | Z21 | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔︎ | ||
| Rocrail | CANService | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | _can._tcp.local _mbus._tcp.local _bidib._tcp.local | The BiDiB service depends of configuration. | - |
| Rocrail | Server | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | _rocrail._tcp.local _srcp._tcp.local _http._tcp.local _wmz21._udp.local _znf._tcp.local | WMZ21 and ZNF service depends of configuration. | - |
| Rocrail | ZNFService | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | _znf._tcp.local | - | |
| Tams | MC2 | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | _bidib._tcp.local | Version 1.7.5+ | ✔︎ |
| YaMoRC | YD7xxx | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | _lnbinary._tcp.local _z21._udp.local _http._tcp.local | ✔︎ | |
| Zimo | MX10 | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔︎ |
Command Station List
To add a Command Station in Rocrail by mDNS a default internal list is used.
This list contains all known Command Station services so far.
A user defined list can be imported if a Command Station is not in the default list. (Report this in the Rocrail forum so the CS can be added in the default list.)
A user defined example list is formatted as follows:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?> <mdnslist> <mdnscs service="_bidib._tcp." lib="bidib" sublib="netbidib"/> <mdnscs service="_can._tcp." lib="mbus" sublib="tcp"/> <mdnscs service="_esu-mrtp._tcp." lib="ecos" sublib="tcp"/> <mdnscs service="_hue._tcp." lib="hue"/> <mdnscs service="_lnbinary._tcp." lib="loconet" sublib="tcp"> <loconet cmdstn="ibcom"/> </mdnscs> <mdnscs service="_workstation._tcp." lib="mbus" sublib="tcp" port="15731"/> <mdnscs service="_z21._udp." lib="z21"/> </mdnslist>
Note: The port attribute is only a workaround for de CS3 because it reports an invalid number.
Discovery Example
Discovery list
A double click on an entry will start a query.
Query list
If multiple devices did respond on a query the wanted SRV entry must be selected.
Discover
Starts a new discovery filtered by the text in the Filter field.
An empty Filter field will show all.
Query
Query the selected service shown in the Filter field.
Browser
If a HTTP service is selected the default browser will be started.
OK IP4
This is the same as OK but return the IP4 address instead of the DNS name.
This is a workaround for a LAN without a DNS service.