Netbios Name for teensy 3.1

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esapode688

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Since the teensy 3.1 has a built in MAC Address and extended network functionalities; I was wondering if there is a way to give netbios name to each teensy you program with a wiznet module attached

is there ?
 
First of all, some extra steps are needed to get the mac address from Teensy and configure the WIZ820 with it. Today, that doesn't happen automatically.

Normally, network names are associated with IP addresses, not usually directly to mac addresses.

Protocols like DHCP can be used to configure IP addresses with specific mac addresses. With DHCP, the default it usually to dynamically allocate a pool of IP numbers to any new mac addresses, with an attempt to keep the associations persistent if the devices remain connected. So some manual setup is needed for non-default behavior of fixed mapping.

So I believe the answer to your question is yes, there is very likely some way, but it would involve several steps.
 
Ok Let's go a step further.


So: I'm using a teensy 3.1 with a wiz550io as ethernet module and the latest wiznet ethernet library you find on github (still trying to make it work properly with teensy 3.1)

I've got the library from this thread: https://forum.pjrc.com/threads/91-teensy-3-MAC-address to retrieve the mac address built in in the K20 and it works perfectly. I'm able to display the build in mac address on the serial monitor.

Let's take this sketch as an example

Code:
/*
  Web Server

 A simple web server that shows the value of the analog input pins.
 using an Arduino Wiznet Ethernet shield.

 Circuit:
 * Ethernet shield attached to pins 10, 11, 12, 13
 * Analog inputs attached to pins A0 through A5 (optional)

 created 18 Dec 2009
 by David A. Mellis
 modified 9 Apr 2012
 by Tom Igoe

 */

#include <SPI.h>
#include <Ethernet.h>

// Enter a MAC address and IP address for your controller below.
// The IP address will be dependent on your local network:
byte mac[] = {
  0xDE, 0xAD, 0xBE, 0xEF, 0xFE, 0xED
};
IPAddress ip(192, 168, 1, 177);

// Initialize the Ethernet server library
// with the IP address and port you want to use
// (port 80 is default for HTTP):
EthernetServer server(80);

void setup() {
  // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
  Serial.begin(9600);
  while (!Serial) {
    ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for Leonardo only
  }


  // start the Ethernet connection and the server:
  Ethernet.begin(mac, ip);
  server.begin();
  Serial.print("server is at ");
  Serial.println(Ethernet.localIP());
}


void loop() {
  // listen for incoming clients
  EthernetClient client = server.available();
  if (client) {
    Serial.println("new client");
    // an http request ends with a blank line
    boolean currentLineIsBlank = true;
    while (client.connected()) {
      if (client.available()) {
        char c = client.read();
        Serial.write(c);
        // if you've gotten to the end of the line (received a newline
        // character) and the line is blank, the http request has ended,
        // so you can send a reply
        if (c == '\n' && currentLineIsBlank) {
          // send a standard http response header
          client.println("HTTP/1.1 200 OK");
          client.println("Content-Type: text/html");
          client.println("Connection: close");  // the connection will be closed after completion of the response
          client.println("Refresh: 5");  // refresh the page automatically every 5 sec
          client.println();
          client.println("<!DOCTYPE HTML>");
          client.println("<html>");
          // output the value of each analog input pin
          for (int analogChannel = 0; analogChannel < 6; analogChannel++) {
            int sensorReading = analogRead(analogChannel);
            client.print("analog input ");
            client.print(analogChannel);
            client.print(" is ");
            client.print(sensorReading);
            client.println("<br />");
          }
          client.println("</html>");
          break;
        }
        if (c == '\n') {
          // you're starting a new line
          currentLineIsBlank = true;
        }
        else if (c != '\r') {
          // you've gotten a character on the current line
          currentLineIsBlank = false;
        }
      }
    }
    // give the web browser time to receive the data
    delay(1);
    // close the connection:
    client.stop();
    Serial.println("client disconnected");
  }
}

I want to be able to assign a netbios name and at the same time keep a static IP for each teensy 3.1 How do I do that ?
 
For a fixed / static IP, simply use the other Ethernet.begin() function that lets you specify the IP number.

Documentation is here:

http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/EthernetBegin

For the Netbios name, I'm afraid you're going to have to look elsewhere. I really don't know how Netbios names are assigned, but I'm pretty sure it's not something you do on the Teensy side.
 
there's a lot of protocols and so on for this. Too taxing for an embedded system. And the protocols are essentially obsolete, except for enterprise systems.

A DHCP reservation in your router for the NIC's MAC address can make the IP address unchanging on the LAN. Then, on a PC, you can put that IP in the 'hosts' file with any name you like - to avoid typing IP numbers.
 
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