Optional discovery of local IP addresses and DNS names, with an opt-in

apply path that can fill computer_hostname and refresh service host settings.

Discover (always safe)

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net autoconfig discover
network ip
net autoconfig status
net autoconfig resolve jupiter.example.com
net autoconfig reverse 10.0.0.151

Discovery reports:

• short hostname, FQDN, DNS suffix
• preferred IPv4 / IPv6 (skips loopback and link-local when possible)
• all adapter addresses
• DNS server IPs (Windows)

Cached globals after refresh:

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network_local_ipv4
network_local_ipv6
network_local_hostname
network_local_fqdn
network_dns_suffix

Enable auto-configuration

Auto-config is off by default. Turn it on explicitly:

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net autoconfig enable
net autoconfig prefer-dns          # identity = FQDN/hostname (default)
net autoconfig prefer-ip           # identity = preferred IPv4
net autoconfig services on         # also rebind localhost LLM/Whisper URLs to LAN IP
net autoconfig resolve-remote on   # resolve remote MySQL/LLM/FTP DNS names (report)
net autoconfig dry-run             # show planned changes
net autoconfig apply               # apply + save settings
net autoconfig startup on          # apply cache + config on process start

What apply changes

Target	When	Behavior
network_local_* cache	always	Filled from discovery
computer_hostname	apply_computer (default on)	Set to preferred identity (DNS or IP)
mysql_hostname	apply_services	Only if empty/localhost/auto → localhost
llm_hostname / whisper_hostname	apply_services	If host is localhost, rewrite to preferred IPv4
remote MySQL / LLM / FTP	resolve_remote	Resolve DNS and print IPs (names kept)

Settings menu

Computer Settings items 19–24:

• enable/disable auto-config 
• discover IPs/DNS 
• dry-run / apply 
• prefer DNS vs IP 
• apply on startup 

Settings keys

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network_auto_config_enabled=false
network_auto_config_apply_on_startup=false
network_auto_config_prefer_dns=true
network_auto_config_apply_computer=true
network_auto_config_apply_services=false
network_auto_config_resolve_remote=true

Implementation

• NetworkAutoConfig.hpp / NetworkAutoConfig.cpp
• Windows: GetAdaptersAddresses, GetComputerNameEx, getaddrinfo / getnameinfo
• Wired into net …, network …, startup (ApplyOnStartupIfEnabled), and _Computers::GetHostname()

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Filed under: Uncategorized - @ July 18, 2026 6:46 am