Bonjour -how to set a maximum discovery range limit

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Created Jan ’21

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I'm using Bonjour, NWConnection, NWBrowser, and NWListener along with the NearInteraction framework. The NearInteraction framework works best when the devices are within 9 meters of each other.

NI works best when the peer devices are:

Within nine meters of each other.

Is there anyway that I can set Bonjour to not discover devices beyond or only within 9 meters?

Answered by DTS Engineer in 656074022

Is there anyway that I can set Bonjour to not discover devices beyond
or only within 9 meters?

No. You can reasonably distinguish between local and wide-area Bonjour but local Bonjour will always extend as far as the interface’s multicast domain.

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Is there anyway that I can set Bonjour to not discover devices beyond
or only within 9 meters?

No. You can reasonably distinguish between local and wide-area Bonjour but local Bonjour will always extend as far as the interface’s multicast domain.

Share and Enjoy
—
Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple
let myEmail = "eskimo" + "1" + "@apple.com"

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