Description of Multicast DNS and Service Discovery

Two extensions to the DNS protocol are managed by the svc:network/dns/multicast service. Multicast DNS (mDNS) implements DNS in a small network where no conventional DNS server has been installed. DNS Service Discovery (DNS-SD) extends Multicast DNS to also provide simple service discovery (network browsing). For more information, see Multicast DNS and Multicast DNS Service Discovery.

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Caution  -  The mDNS service uses the .local domain name, so that name should not be also used in DNS to avoid possible conflicts.

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