Retrieving real-time sensor data through hostname in Windows

by jcazevedo on Thu, 13/11/2014 - 00:53

I would like to access the fluksometer's real-time sensor data through WAN using the device hostname. I'm able to do it on an unix box, but doing it on windows depends on the router the device is connected to. I've opened the NetBIOS ports on OpenWRT. The only router with which I was able to connect to the device was a Technicolor TG784n v3. I also tried with a Huawei B970 and a SMC WBR14-g2, with no success. All routers were using the default configuration, and I'm able to ping other devices using the hostname on all of them, which leads me to think that it might be an OpenWRT configuration issue.

I'm unexperienced with OpenWRT, so I'm a bit clueless on what to try next. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

gebhardm | Thu, 13/11/2014 - 08:55

Have you tried Bonjour yet? https://www.apple.com/support/bonjour/ - the FLM publishes its parameters using Bonjour respective mDNS/DNS-SD; see also https://www.flukso.net/content/multiple-flm-discovery

jcazevedo | Thu, 13/11/2014 - 23:52

Thanks!

I believe I would be able to discover the device using bonjour. However, I would like to avoid installing third-party software on the windows box, so I'd prefer to rely on the device hostname.