Re: OT: What do you do with your old computers?

>> http://www.apple.com/sup****t/downloads/bonjourforwindows.html
>
>I hadn't heard about it, but read what's on the site you linked.
>
>It could be useful. I have two reservations:
>
>1. It is an Apple product.

I'm curious.  Is this like people not using .net because it is a
Microsoft product?    What difference does it make who makes a
utility?

>2. I NEED to let my router assign reserved IP addresses to specific MAC 
>addresses, so that only "approved devices" can connect to my WLAN. If 
>something comes along and does this configuration for me, I can't do
that.
>
>The idea of sending UDP packets over a specific ****t to identify attached

>hardware is risky, in my opinion. Many network hacks work in this way and

>that is why firewalls are designed to prevent it. I have had bad
experience 
>in the past with UDP packets and now I have zero tolerance for them, with

>the only exception being the "stay alive" packets that my ISP sends to
keep 
>me connected.
>
>Nevertheless, I haven't used Bonjour so I can't make judgements about it;

>many people may find it useful.
>
>Pete.

The only reply I got so far is:
NEED?  Why?  Spoofing the MAC address is trivial, so it can't be for 
security....

Still Bonjour doesn't create the LAN, it discovers it.

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That seems to be a reasonable statement - if a product such as Bonjour
looks around and sets up your connection, then that connection is
available to be made.   If having that connection available is a
concern to you, you can sleep better by not learning about it.   But
it will still be there (without Bonjour).

I believe Bonjour technology is in iTunes - when someone marks his
iTunes library as shareable, other iTunes users on the LAN can play
his songs.   But I've also seen a different music player's songs
shared and sharing, so it isn't unique.