<table><tr><td style="">daniel.z.tg retitled this revision from "Prepare for better broadcast/neighbor detection" to "Better broadcast/neighbor networking".<br />daniel.z.tg edited the summary of this revision. <a href="https://phabricator.kde.org/transactions/detail/PHID-XACT-DREV-arm34tc2mepwvh5/" rel="noreferrer">(Show Details)</a>
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"255.255.255.255" only works well on normal WiFi. While tethering, the packets may leak to the phone network, and/or not reach tethered clients. This problem is avoided with link-local addresses like "192.168.X.255". Using link-local addresses also makes it easier to support IPv6 in the future.<br />
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Support clients on:<br />
- WiFi tethering (even with nobody connected)</span><br />
<span style="padding: 0 2px; color: #333333; background: rgba(251, 175, 175, .7);">Broadcast/neighbor addresses are now logged to predict the effects of a</span><span style="padding: 0 2px; color: #333333; background: rgba(151, 234, 151, .6);"> - Bluetooth tethering</span><br />
<span style="padding: 0 2px; color: #333333; background: rgba(251, 175, 175, .7);">future transition to using them and away from generic link-local broadcast.</span><span style="padding: 0 2px; color: #333333; background: rgba(151, 234, 151, .6);"> - USB tethering</span></div></div></div><br /><div><strong>REPOSITORY</strong><div><div>R225 KDE Connect - Android application</div></div></div><br /><div><strong>REVISION DETAIL</strong><div><a href="https://phabricator.kde.org/D7652" rel="noreferrer">https://phabricator.kde.org/D7652</a></div></div><br /><div><strong>To: </strong>daniel.z.tg, KDE Connect<br /><strong>Cc: </strong>albertvaka, daniel.z.tg, jeanv, tfella, aboudhar, seebauer, bugzy, progwolff, MayeulC, menasshock, ach, apol, hkaelberer<br /></div>