How to setup mDNSResponder on FreeBSD?
Ruben de Groot
mail25 at bzerk.org
Sun Sep 13 11:00:49 UTC 2009
On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 11:14:33PM +0800, Sagara Wijetunga typed:
> Hi all
>
> I have installed the net/mDNSResponder port on a FreeBSD 7.2 i386
> computer. Set to launch the mdnsd on start up (in /etc/rc.conf).
> Changed "hosts" line in /etc/nsswitch.conf to "hosts: files mdns dns".
> Rebooted.
>
> "mDNSIdentify name.local" immediately shows the IP address of the other
> computer but "ping name.local" shows following message:
> ping: cannot resolve name.local: Unknown host
>
> Its the same for ssh too. Is there anything else to set up in FreeBSD?
Yes. It's called bind.
:)
Ruben
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