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Date: Thu, 08 May 2025 12:09:26 UTC
The branch main has been updated by 0mp:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=bf58c12098f32d998e7c4d956210e45ccc179254
commit bf58c12098f32d998e7c4d956210e45ccc179254
Author: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2025-05-08 12:08:47 +0000
Commit: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2025-05-08 12:09:15 +0000
handbook/network-servers: Wordsmith the zerconf section
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.../content/en/books/handbook/network-servers/_index.adoc | 11 ++++++-----
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network-servers/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network-servers/_index.adoc
index 39a5fd295e..22385a3837 100644
--- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network-servers/_index.adoc
+++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network-servers/_index.adoc
@@ -2009,13 +2009,14 @@ FreeBSD does not provide authoritative name server software in the base system.
Users are encouraged to install third party applications, like package:dns/nsd[] or package:dns/bind918[] package or port.
[[network-zeroconf]]
-== Zero-configuration networking (mDNS/DNS-SD)
+== Zero-configuration Networking (mDNS/DNS-SD)
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-configuration_networking[Zero-configuration networking] (sometimes referred to as zeroconf) is a set of technologies, which simplify network configuration by providing:
+https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-configuration_networking[Zero-configuration networking] (sometimes referred to as _Zeroconf_) is a set of technologies, which simplify network configuration.
+The main parts of Zeroconf are:
-* automatic assignment of numeric network addresses (mDNS),
-* automatic distribution and resolution of hostnames (mDNS), and
-* automatic discovery of service instances (DNS-SD).
+- Link-Local Addressing providing automatic assignment of numeric network addresses.
+- Multicast DNS (_mDNS_) providing automatic distribution and resolution of hostnames.
+- DNS-Based Service Discovery (_DNS-SD_) providing automatic discovery of service instances.
=== Configuring and Starting Avahi