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* [http://linux.die.net/man/8/avahi-dnsconfd avahi-dnsconfd] - a Unicast DNS server made from mDNS/DNS-SD configuration daemon | * [http://linux.die.net/man/8/avahi-dnsconfd avahi-dnsconfd] - a Unicast DNS server made from mDNS/DNS-SD configuration daemon | ||
* [http://linux.die.net/man/8/avahi-autoipd avahi-autoipd] - a IPv4LL network address configuration daemon | * [http://linux.die.net/man/8/avahi-autoipd avahi-autoipd] - a IPv4LL network address configuration daemon | ||
Features: | Features: | ||
* Embeddable mDNS stack (i.e. mDNS stack available as library) | * Embeddable mDNS stack (i.e. mDNS stack available as library) | ||
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* Wide area DNS-SD support (read-only for now) | * Wide area DNS-SD support (read-only for now) | ||
* Interface to GLIBC NSS using [http://0pointer.de/lennart/projects/nss-mdns/ nss-mdns] | * Interface to GLIBC NSS using [http://0pointer.de/lennart/projects/nss-mdns/ nss-mdns] | ||
'''Installation''' (for ubuntu) | '''Installation''' (for ubuntu) | ||
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This software broadcasts mDNS queries on every interface that supports multicasts, thereby allowing name resolution by common Unix/Linux programs in the ad-hoc mDNS domain (*.local). You don't interface with this software, but you need it for an mDNS responder (avahi). | This software broadcasts mDNS queries on every interface that supports multicasts, thereby allowing name resolution by common Unix/Linux programs in the ad-hoc mDNS domain (*.local). You don't interface with this software, but you need it for an mDNS responder (avahi). | ||
The program consists of these programs: | The program consists of these programs: | ||
* [http://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi?nsswitch.conf+5+NetBSD-current nsswitch.conf] - the name-service switch configuration file | * [http://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi?nsswitch.conf+5+NetBSD-current nsswitch.conf] - the name-service switch configuration file | ||
'''Installation''' (for ubuntu) | '''Installation''' (for ubuntu) | ||
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The mDNSClient utility only outputs lines to stderr (name, service type, and domain): | The mDNSClient utility only outputs lines to stderr (name, service type, and domain): | ||
*** Found name = 'Foo', type = '_afpovertcp._tcp.', domain = 'local.' | |||
The code that outputs this line is in the file mDNSResponder/mDNSPosix/Client.c in the function BrowseCallback. | The code that outputs this line is in the file mDNSResponder/mDNSPosix/Client.c in the function BrowseCallback. | ||