diff --git a/doc/discovery.md b/doc/discovery.md index 06e7e165..aa5fd8d7 100644 --- a/doc/discovery.md +++ b/doc/discovery.md @@ -43,6 +43,29 @@ admin@fe80::ff:fec0:ffed%tap0's password: admin admin@infix-c0-ff-ee:~$ ``` +### Windows + +Infix advertises a `_workstation._tcp` DNS-SD record alongside its other +mDNS services. Windows 10 (build 1709+) and Windows 11 recognise this +record and show the device in **File Explorer → Network** automatically — +no extra software required. + +From the command line, use the `.local` hostname directly: + +```cmd +C:\> ping infix-c0-ff-ee.local +C:\> ssh admin@infix-c0-ff-ee.local +``` + +> [!NOTE] +> IPv6 multicast ping (`ping ff02::1%if1`) may not display responses on +> Windows even though the Infix device replies correctly. If you need to +> confirm connectivity, Wireshark will show the ICMPv6 echo replies +> arriving. Use mDNS (see [mDNS-SD](#mdns-sd) below) as the reliable +> alternative. + +![Wireshark showing IPv6 ping responses](https://github.com/addiva-elektronik/alder/assets/122900029/c45d7726-448f-4c30-878e-bcf976dff531) + ## LLDP