how to get computer names in the same LAN on mac

Asked Jun 23 '14 at 01:48

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I am currently developing a Mac app to help with some computer sharing problems(this sharing should be among PC,Mac,Android device,iOS device etc.).Therefore I need to find a way to get a list of all the computers within the LAN my Mac shares with.It's totally the same with what the OS does,but I hope this could be done through my app to provide a better experience.So is there any api I could use?Is there anybody who's got an idea or did this before?I am really appreciate that you could kindly tell me.Thanks in advance.

I have found an answer to how to get the ip to a hostname. the answer is here

So for the first step, how to scan the LAN to get a whole list of all the devices' ip?

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Bonjour might be what you are looking for: https://developer.apple.com/bonjour/index.html – trojanfoe Jun 23 '14 at 07:24
is PC also detectable with Bonjour? – piaChai Jun 23 '14 at 07:32
I believe it would need to have Bonjour installed on it. You should update your question to mention that you also want to detect Windows machines. – trojanfoe Jun 23 '14 at 07:33
thanks trojanfoe,I have edited question to clarify what I'm intend to ask. – piaChai Jun 23 '14 at 07:40

how to get computer names in the same LAN on mac

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