In computer networking, the multicast DNS (mDNS) protocol resolves hostnames to IP addresses within small networks that do not include a local name server. It is a zero-configuration service, using essentially the same programming interfaces, packet formats and operating semantics as unicast Domain Name System (DNS). It was designed to work as either a stand-alone protocol or compatible with standard DNS servers.[1] It uses IP multicast User Datagram Protocol (UDP) packets and is implemented by the Apple Bonjour and open-source Avahi software packages, included in most Linux distributions. Although the Windows 10 implementation was limited to discovering networked printers, subsequent releases resolved hostnames as well.[2] mDNS can work in conjunction with DNS Service Discovery (DNS-SD), a companion zero-configuration networking technique specified separately in RFC 6763.[3]
^Multicast DNS. Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). doi:10.17487/RFC6762. RFC 6762.
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^DNS Service Discovery. IETF. doi:10.17487/RFC6763. RFC 6763.
In computer networking, the multicastDNS (mDNS) protocol resolves hostnames to IP addresses within small networks that do not include a local name server...
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(February 2013). MulticastDNS. IETF. doi:10.17487/RFC6762. RFC 6762. S. Cheshire and M. Krochmal, Apple Inc. (February 2013). DNS-Based Service Discovery...
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