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diff --git a/network/nss-mdns/README b/network/nss-mdns/README index 75a811a1bd..7a73bda786 100644 --- a/network/nss-mdns/README +++ b/network/nss-mdns/README @@ -4,15 +4,7 @@ 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. -By default nss-mdns tries to contact a running avahi-daemon for resolving -host names and addresses and making use of its superior record caching. -Optionally nss-mdns can be compiled with a mini mDNS stack that can be -used to resolve host names without a local Avahi installation. Both Avahi -support and this mini mDNS stack are optional, however at least one of the -needs to be enabled. If both are enabled a connection to Avahi is tried first, -and if that fails the mini mDNS stack is used. This build script enables -both, but the mini mDNS stack will be used on a default Slackware install, -as Avahi is not included. - To test, the following command should return a mapping for the remote host: getent hosts <hostname>.local + +This requires avahi. |