Comment 4 for bug 484823

OK no response so far. I am trying to collect more info:

1) avahi-publish-service test _test._tcp 80
This works the service is published.

2) adding a service file to /etc/avahi/services works

3) tried "use-ipv6=no" setting to yes as is suggested hereL http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/avahi/2007-August/001136.html
but only made the workstation and services in /etc/avahi/services appear twice

4) checked output of avahi which looks good:
root@247JT:~# avahi-daemon
Found user 'avahi' (UID 105) and group 'avahi' (GID 111).
Successfully dropped root privileges.
avahi-daemon 0.6.25 starting up.
Successfully called chroot().
Successfully dropped remaining capabilities.
Loading service file /services/afpd.service.
Joining mDNS multicast group on interface eth0.IPv6 with address fe80::213:20ff:fe64:156c.
New relevant interface eth0.IPv6 for mDNS.
Joining mDNS multicast group on interface eth0.IPv4 with address 192.168.1.100.
New relevant interface eth0.IPv4 for mDNS.
Network interface enumeration completed.
Registering new address record for fe80::213:20ff:fe64:156c on eth0.*.
Registering new address record for 192.168.1.100 on eth0.IPv4.
Registering HINFO record with values 'I686'/'LINUX'.
Server startup complete. Host name is 247JT.local. Local service cookie is 1342462579.
Service "247JT" (/services/afpd.service) successfully established.

5) compared configuration files to working hardy installation, and found no differences.

6) Set rhytm box to sharing (on 9.10 Desktop edition, fresh install). Shares are published if rhythm box is started after avahi is started. Tried to restart ssh and cups, turn on and turn of sharing in cups, but nothing is published.

7) ldd /usr/lib/libcups.so.2 shows a dependency on avahi

OK I ran out of ideas