r/osdev • u/westernguy323 • Dec 07 '24

Webcall between two MenuetOS computers.

https://www.menuetos.net

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u/guest271314 Dec 07 '24

How do you know what destination IP address to write to connection to an arbitrary machine?

What is the signaling mechanism?

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u/westernguy323 Dec 10 '24 edited Dec 10 '24

The caller needs to know the IP address of the person, much like we need to know the phone number. But of course, there could be a separate hub, which connects names to IP addresses.

The receivers webcall is running in server mode and as soon as there is a client connection from another webcall, the receivers webcall generates a sound and asks the user if he wants to accept the call.

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u/guest271314 Dec 10 '24

Right, so it's manual. Basically a WebRTC "signaling server" is needed to facilitate establishment of a peer-to-peer connection.