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nss-mdns is a plugin for the GNU Name Service Switch (NSS) functionality
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of the GNU C Library (glibc) which provides host name resolution via
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Multicast DNS (a.k.a. Zeroconf, a.k.a. Apple Rendezvous, a.k.a Apple Bonjour).
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This effectively allows name resolution by common Unix/Linux programs in the
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ad-hoc mDNS domain .local.
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By default nss-mdns tries to contact a running avahi-daemon for resolving
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host names and addresses and making use of its superior record caching.
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Optionally nss-mdns can be compiled with a mini mDNS stack that can be
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used to resolve host names without a local Avahi installation. Both Avahi
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support and this mini mDNS stack are optional, however at least one of the
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needs to be enabled. If both are enabled a connection to Avahi is tried first,
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and if that fails the mini mDNS stack is used. This build script enables
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both, but the mini mDNS stack will be used on a default Slackware install,
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as Avahi is not included.
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To test, the following command should return a mapping for the remote host:
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getent hosts <hostname>.local
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