nss_mdns/nss-mdns-99c2f1c/README.md

17 published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
32 functionality of the GNU C Library (`glibc`) providing host name
35 allowing name resolution by common Unix/Linux programs in the ad-hoc
40 from `nss-mdns` if you want to register the local host name via
50 addresses and making use of its superior record cacheing. If
73 resolves both IPv6 and IPv4 addresses, `libnss_mdns4.so.2` only
74 IPv4 addresses and `libnss_mdns6.so.2` only IPv6 addresses. Due
76 addresses via mDNS, most people will want to use
80 Unix/Linux applications check for IPv6 addresses first, followed by a
86 that don't end in `.local` or addresses that aren't in the range
87 `169.254.x.x` (the range used by
90 mDNS authoritative for Zeroconf host names and addresses (and thus
119 `.local` domain with all your applications. For a quick check
125 Replace *foo* whith a host name that has been registered with
135 queries for the top level `local` name, or if the request has more
137 `X.Y.local` will not be.) `nss-mdns` will check `SOA` before every
148 enabling name lookups via mDNS in other domains than `.local`.
164   `local` name, the request is rejected. Example: `host -t SOA local`
171 by newlines. Empty lines are ignored as are comments starting with
192 To complete disable mDNS name lookups, use an empty file: