I've this sample Node.js script:
var mdns = require('mdns');
var browser = mdns.createBrowser(mdns.tcp('http'));
browser.on('error', function (error) {
console.log("error");
console.log(error);
});
browser.on('serviceUp', function (service) {
console.log("serviceUp");
console.log(service);
});
browser.start();
On my Mac it's working fine, and two services is found. If I run the exact same script on my Raspberry PI 2 running Raspbean (connected to the same network), I get this output:
pi@raspberrypi ~ $ node mdns.js
*** WARNING *** The program 'node' uses the Apple Bonjour compatibility layer of Avahi.
*** WARNING *** Please fix your application to use the native API of Avahi!
*** WARNING *** For more information see <http://0pointer.de/avahi-compat?s=libdns_sd&e=node>
*** WARNING *** The program 'node' called 'DNSServiceRegister()' which is not supported (or only supported partially) in the Apple Bonjour compatibility layer of Avahi.
*** WARNING *** Please fix your application to use the native API of Avahi!
*** WARNING *** For more information see <http://0pointer.de/avahi-compat?s=libdns_sd&e=node&f=DNSServiceRegister>
error
{ [Error: getaddrinfo -3008] code: -3008, errno: -3008, syscall: 'getaddrinfo' }
error
{ [Error: getaddrinfo -3008] code: -3008, errno: -3008, syscall: 'getaddrinfo' }
A issue on the mdns GitHub, states that it's fair to ignore the warnings.
But what about the two errors? Is that some kind of configuration issue on my Raspberry PI?
A solution was found on this GitHub issue: https://github.com/agnat/node_mdns/issues/130
Modify Browser.defaultResolverSequence inside lib/browser.js in mdns.
Browser.defaultResolverSequence = [
rst.DNSServiceResolve(), 'DNSServiceGetAddrInfo' in dns_sd ? rst.DNSServiceGetAddrInfo() : rst.getaddrinfo({families:[4]})
, rst.makeAddressesUnique()
];