bssh
Browse for SSH and VNC servers on the local network
TLDR
Browse for SSH servers on local network
$ bssh
Browse in specific domain$ bssh --domain [.local]
Force SSH server browsing only$ bssh --ssh
Browse both SSH and VNC servers$ bssh --shell
SYNOPSIS
bssh [options]
DESCRIPTION
bssh is an Avahi service browser that discovers SSH servers on the local network using mDNS/DNS-SD (Zeroconf). It displays found servers in a GUI and launches ssh when a server is selected.The tool is part of the Avahi Zeroconf suite for service discovery.
PARAMETERS
-s, --ssh
Browse for SSH servers only-v, --vnc
Browse for VNC servers only-S, --shell
Browse for both SSH and VNC servers-d, --domain domain
Browse in specified domain (default: .local)-h, --help
Show help-V, --version
Show version
RELATED BINARIES
bssh
Browse SSH servers (default behavior)bvnc
Browse VNC serversbshell
Browse both SSH and VNC servers
REQUIREMENTS
Requires Avahi daemon running and gtk3, python-dbus, python-gobject dependencies. UDP port 5353 must be open for mDNS.
PUBLISHING SSH SERVICE
To advertise your SSH server:
$ cp /usr/share/doc/avahi/ssh.service /etc/avahi/services/
INSTALL
sudo apt install avahi-ui-utils
sudo dnf install avahi-ui-tools
sudo apk add avahi-ui-tools
CAVEATS
Only discovers services advertised via mDNS on local network. Requires GUI environment. The "B" stands for "Browse", not Bluetooth.
SEE ALSO
avahi-browse(1), avahi-daemon(8), ssh(1), bvnc(1)
