Multicast DNS is a method for (generally) small networks to advertise services without user configuration. The two popular implementations are bonjour (used by Apple systems) avahi (used by linux)
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Can avahi daemon be used to publish and discover service in BNEP(BT-PAN) network Interface
Can avahi daemon be used to publish and discover service in BNEP network Interface ?
If two devices are tethered in Bluetooth then both devices will have IP, so we can do TCP-IP communication between them.
Actually I want to do mDNS Service…

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ESP8266 Arduino Hostname (MDNS)
I am having problems with the hostname of my ESP8266. I am using the MDNSResponder and I can successfully access my device with mydevice.local
However, my WiFi router (Netgear WGR614) list the device as ESP_FEA38A. When I use 'Angry IP Scanner' on…

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How do I broadcast a hostname using Ruby's net-mdns?
I'm new to net-mdns and mDNS in general, so I have just a basic understanding of how the protocol works for now, and I hope the question is pretty self-explanatory.
So far I've seen some examples of how to advertise a service with net-mdns, but what…

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In Ruby, how do you reverse dns lookup the hostname of a zeroconf/bonjour computer?
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Resolv.getname( "fred.local" )
Resolv.getaddress( "10.0.1.18" )
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Socket.gethostbyaddr([10,0,1,18].pack("CCCC"))
seem to recognize hosts on the local subnet which use zeroconf/bonjour. I need to find the hostname of a zeroconf…

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How to change android device name used by NsdManager?
I am using NsdManager to register a web service on the local network. My problem is that the device name is called "android", so I can access the phone as "android.local" from my laptop. How can I change that name? I would like something more…

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mDNS advertising in dart
I would like to make dart program that run on Linux and windows.
My app will talk to the program using mDNS to find the program computer IP and send requests.
In my search I found only mDNS lookup/discovery packages.
Is it possible to…

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If NetService is deprecated, how should I do mDNS on macOS?
My applications have been pretty successful at using mDNS to advertise and discover services. However, I was looking up documentation and found that Apple has flagged their Bonjour classes as deprecated:…

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How to forward mdns to android emulator
I need to run tests on Android Emulator. The app I need to test uses mdns to discover a device. Is there any way to connect the android emulator directly to my wifi network, or forward all mdns traffic to the android emulator?

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Regarding mDNS observations on Wireshark
I am a beginner here, would like to clarify a few things.
I have a server (OPC UA) running on my system, and the specification says it is announcing itself on the local link using DNS SRV records. On doing some research, I figured that mDNS is used…

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Problem with array.reverse() in node v12.6.0
After updating node to newest version, my tests breaks saying my array doesn't reverse. I have an array with 4 numbers and jest saying it expects the numbers in my array reversed, but after running the .reverse() it doesnt do as its supposed to. Is…

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Can mDNS be used to resolve to a link-local address?
In an earlier discussion on the topic of IPv6 Link-local addresses I saw a comment which stated:
Some would argue that using addresses instead of host names should be discouraged, for any type of addresses. Using mDNS to map to link-local addresses…

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mDNS Support for WebRTC at Google Chrome M74
Google Chrome scheduled for M74 release that the mDNS support for local ICE candidates will be involved in the browser to increase privacy.
This feature is controlled by the feature flag -enable-webrtc-hide-local-ips-with-mdns ;
I am trying to…

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NsdManager discovery does not work on Android 9
I have tried for a good time now to get the NsdManager discovery function to work on Android 9. It works on any Android version prior to that without any problems.
For testing purposes I use this simple code snippet and there is a permission for…

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Network Service Discovery (mDNS) on react-native/Expo
I have an IOT device ruining a mDNS responder, is there a way to find the device through a react-native/Expo app?
I have found a react-native library (react-native-zeroconf). However, it requires react-native-link which expo does not support.
I…

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Cannot set hostname for ESP8266
I am facing a problem, as setting host name for my ESP8266 is not working. Even though when I'm trying to connect through default host name "ESP_xxxx", it's not working.
Actually when I upload my code with my mobile hotspot SSID and password then…

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