slackbuilds_ponce/network/nss-mdns
2012-08-25 14:48:34 +02:00
..
doinst.sh
mdns.allow
nss-mdns.info
nss-mdns.SlackBuild
nsswitch.conf-mdns
README network/nss-mdns: Fixed dep information 2012-08-25 14:48:34 +02:00
slack-desc

nss-mdns is a plugin for the GNU Name Service Switch (NSS) functionality
of the GNU C Library (glibc) which provides host name resolution via
Multicast DNS (a.k.a. Zeroconf, a.k.a. Apple Rendezvous, a.k.a Apple Bonjour).
This effectively allows name resolution by common Unix/Linux programs in the
ad-hoc mDNS domain .local.

To test, the following command should return a mapping for the remote host:
  getent hosts <hostname>.local