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diff --git a/network/nss-mdns/README b/network/nss-mdns/README index 742b398335..461764b63f 100644 --- a/network/nss-mdns/README +++ b/network/nss-mdns/README @@ -1,8 +1,11 @@ -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. +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: -To test, the following command should return a mapping for the remote host: getent hosts <hostname>.local |