bssh

Browse for SSH servers on local network

$ bssh

$ bssh --domain [.local]

$ bssh --ssh

$ bssh --shell

bssh [options]

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.

-s, --ssh

Browse for SSH servers only

Browse for VNC servers only

Browse for both SSH and VNC servers

Browse in specified domain (default: .local)

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bssh

Browse SSH servers (default behavior)

Browse VNC servers

Browse both SSH and VNC servers

Requires Avahi daemon running and gtk3, python-dbus, python-gobject dependencies. UDP port 5353 must be open for mDNS.

To advertise your SSH server:

$ cp /usr/share/doc/avahi/ssh.service /etc/avahi/services/

Only discovers services advertised via mDNS on local network. Requires GUI environment. The "B" stands for "Browse", not Bluetooth.

avahi-browse(1), avahi-daemon(8), ssh(1), bvnc(1)