[Nfd-dev] Create a Local NDN Router

[Junxiao Shi]

Hi John

Start from here: https://named-data.net/doc/NFD/current/INSTALL.html ,
although you probably need more than that.
Do you know that Android NFDs can talk to each other directly, without
going through the laptop?

Yours, Junxiao

On Sat, Mar 10, 2018 at 09:08 John Reyes <jbr1295 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I would just like to ask how to create a local NDN router so that I do not
> need to connect to the NDN testbed. I am currently trying to test existing
> NDN apps such as NDNWhiteboard on Android. They always work as long as the
> devices are connected to the internet. If I create a mobile hotspot and
> connect the two devices to it, NDNWhiteboard doesn't work anymore. I am
> assuming this is because the hotspot is not connected to the internet.
> However, upon checking NFD, the routes show that the NDNWhiteboard uses a
> prefix with a face like "tcp4://127.0.0.1:xxxxx". Doesn't this mean that
> the app should work even if there is no internet since it uses localhost?
>
>
> I hope you could help me with my problem because I would like to try to
> create my own NDN app for Android that doesn't need an internet connection
> in order to communicate with other Android devices (hence the local NDN
> router without connectivity to the NDN testbed). Also, the only devices
> that I have for testing are two android phones and a laptop.
>
>
>
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