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| author | xengineering <me@xengineering.eu> | 2024-01-19 16:33:22 +0100 |
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| committer | xengineering <me@xengineering.eu> | 2024-01-20 12:05:15 +0100 |
| commit | 75a661f088ff48b87c67af4ed14d8dc162e3bb93 (patch) | |
| tree | 171f099f6b1c08ba1658d7b99101792863bf9f25 | |
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doc: Add lldpd configuration
This makes a soundbox device discoverable via the Link Layer Discovery
Protocol (LLDP). That way a client application can lookup the available
soundbox devices inside the network to display playback options.
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diff --git a/doc/documentation.tex b/doc/documentation.tex index f099b30..ba9aab3 100644 --- a/doc/documentation.tex +++ b/doc/documentation.tex @@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ busybox-mdev-openrc chrony ffplay iw +lldpd +lldpd-openrc openssh openssl wpa_supplicant' > /etc/apk/world @@ -217,6 +219,19 @@ wpa_supplicant' > /etc/apk/world apk add \end{verbatim} +To make the soundbox device discoverable inside the network the Link Layer +Discovery Protocol (LLDP) is used. With \texttt{echo} a new configuration file +for the \texttt{lldpd} software can be added. After configuration the +\texttt{lldpd} service is enabled to start by default with the next reboot. + +\begin{verbatim} +echo 'configure system hostname soundbox.local +configure lldp agent-type nearest-customer-bridge' \ +> /etc/lldpd.d/soundbox.conf + +rc-update add lldpd default +\end{verbatim} + The only user on a soundbox device is \texttt{root}. Even that super user has to be added to the \texttt{audio} group to be able to play sound via ALSA. This can be achieved with \texttt{addgroup}. |