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Setting up a Bonjour name server

I've been following the official documentation for DNS-SD on setting up a Bonjour name server. That is, a wide-area DNS server. The instructions seem quite old, given some of the things it refers to ...
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No bonjour discovery even in TAP\Ethernet-bridge mode OpenVPN

I have a remote printer/scanner on a network that is accessible to me via OpenVPN server tap running on Ubuntu host. IP printing is fine, its the scanner service i need using tools on my client ...
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How to figure out exactly URI of my network printer(Canon MX358)?

I have successfully setup my printer(Canon PIXMA MX358) as a network printer, and connected/configured it correctly in Kubuntu 20.04, if my computer lived in the same LAN (same broadcast-domain) of ...
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Track which process uses Bonjour service on Windows 10

Bonjour service used to take almost nothing. But it recently takes 10-20% of CPU almost all the time. The problem is resolved by simply terminate the Bonjour service, but there should be a reason why ...
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How to continually run mDNS on Windows 10?

I'm facing issues enabling mDNS in Windows 10. I've implemented the solution provided in this question and it works, but after running PC 24 hrs it vanishes and Bonjour Services can't find any mDNS ...
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Broadcast mDNS for another device

I have a custom/experimental device (D) on my home LAN with a static IP running an HTTP server. For reasons that are not important to this question, (D) cannot run mDNS. I have another full-fledged ...
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Access Gnome''s webdav share from Windows

I have the same problem as this question, but the listed answers on that question are not working for me, so it appears my situation may be different, or perhaps things have changed since then, so I ...
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How can I Broadcast Bonjour Onto Separate Subnet

I have a Synology NAS and I want to broadcast the SMB server it is hosting over Bonjour. It is hooked up to my Cable Modem over ethernet which also provides router capability. All devices connected ...
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Some Bonjour printers not found by iPad

We are using iPads on our service drive and want to print to several HP M608 and M553 printers. When printing from an iPad or iPhone, Bonjour is finding a number of printers on the network but of the ...
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How to make .local resolve not via mDNS on Mac OS Mohave?

My ISP provides useful service on .local domain which is absolutely necessary. But I can't ping it from my Mac PC. I found out that the "problem" connected to Bonjour service and all .local domains ...
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Windows-7 cannot resolve a Samba share via the .local domain name (but can resolve for TCP/IP)

I have a Linux Samba server and a Windows-7 computer running on a local network. I installed Avahi on the server and Apple's Bonjour (version 2) on the Windows computer. The Windows computer can ...
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mDNS / Bonjour thourgh WLAN and VLAN

I have here the following situation: Zyxel USG20 -> VLAN -> Server (192.168.50.xx) (local_1) | | -> Switch -> wired devices (192.168.80.xx) (local_2) -> LEDE WLAN ROUTER -> Mobile ...
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AirPrint does not work with Netgear router, HP LaserJet and macOS

I have a Netgear WNDR3700v5 router to which I have connected a MacBook Pro running macOS 10.12.6 and a HP LaserJet MFP 130FW printer. The printer is set up to connect via AirPrint / Bonjour. Usually, ...
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How to enable mDNS on Windows 10 build 17134?

I am looking for a way to resolve .local addresses in Windows 10. Windows itself also includes mDNS support, but that appears to only be available for Modern API applications. In the past, the ...
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How to check if a router support Bonjour protocol?

I am trying to print something from iPad using printer connected with WLAN. However, iPad unable to discover printer and after searching on internet, I found that iPad and other iOS devices uses ...
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TP-Link DoS protection blocks Bonjour

We have an Apple-centric office and as such we rely on Bonjour (mDNS) for auto-discovery of things like printers, AirPlay targets, and pseudo-servers (e.g. exchanging files between desktop computers). ...
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Remote shutdown of a group of linux servers (SNMP/Bonjour/socat?)

I have a group of linux servers on my subnet that I want to be able to remotely shutdown from a master machine. I don't want the non-master machines to have to coordinate with the master in advance, i....
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Avahi seems to stop publishing/refreshing services after a while

Firstable, I looked up to several Q/A, i can ensure that the following points are fullfiled: IGMP snooping isn't filtered by switch/router. Bonjour services (mDNSResponder.exe) is granted and allowed ...
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Mac Bonjour sevice listing no local services

My Mac (OSX 10.12.3) cannot find local Bonjour (mdns) services - e.g. local Mac computers, Apple TVs etc. When using "Bonjour Browser" (http://www.tildesoft.com/) I can see: Services from an iCloud ...
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cannot ping link-local address from other subnet when defaut gateway route is seted

i have a problem with my route table i dont know why it doesnt work. I have two test cases, i did draw a network map for each case. currently i cant resolv the goal. testcase-1 network map ...
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App to search for zeroconf devices

I have some equipment running Linux on a SOC which connects to my mini network using avahi zeroconf. I know it's zeroconf 'name' by scanning in Safari for windows (which doesn't fully work any more ...
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Mac .local domain-name stopped resolving

My laptop had the hostname Michaels-MacBook-Pro.local, and I could ping it with ping Michaels-MacBook-Pro.local. Today, it just stopped. I can access co-workers' laptops with ping Name-MacBook-Pro....
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Unable to browse a service with dns-sd

I have cross compiled and install mdns responder on to my target machine which runs on Linux. I have tried to register a service with the following command: dns-sd -R "My Test" _printer._tcp. . 515 ...
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Bonjour seems to cause hostname to resolve to old IP

I have some devices on a network and an administration tool that relies on bonjour for device discovery. The devices are set to use DHCP. Example scenario as follows (let's assume really short DHCP ...
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Accessing port 80 using hostname.local from outside guest

I have a ubuntu server running inside VM. The hostname is ubuntu. I am able to ping "ubuntu.local" from the host and also from other computers in the same network. However, when I try to browse to ...
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Bonjour dns-sd and Avahi service visibility

I have avahi-daemon running on my BeagleBone Black machine (Debian Jessie). It is in the same network as my PC, but I wonder why when I register service with avahi-publish on my BBB, I cannot see it ...
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Bonjour defeating wireless isolation?

I have two MacBook Pros and a Cisco RV110W wireless router. I have created a VLAN with all ports untagged and I linked this VLAN to a Wi-Fi with the option "Wireless Isolation with SSID" on. From ...
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All web request hitting router web ui once raspberry pi comes online on the LAN

Linux noob here, but 18 years in Windows :) Recently installed volumio on my raspberry pi B. But once this machine comes online on LAN via wired or wireless, everyone else (all laptops/desktops/...
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How can I disable AFP on Debian?

I need to disable AFP protocol on Debian server to force the Finder (Mac OS X) to use SMB. If I stop netatalk service the Finder still shows the device with AFP shares but raises error. So we should ...
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Retrieving Bonjour (Zeroconf/mDNS) name from IP address

It seems that this is the best way to get the Bonjour name from an IP address: $ dig -x 192.168.214.108 @224.0.0.251 -p 5353 ; <<>> DiG 9.8.3-P1 <<>> -x 192.168.214.108 @224....
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Repeating mDNS/Bonjour requests from eth0 through a tunnel (tun0)

To start off, I am quite new at both networking and Unix/Ubuntu/Linux distros. Just a warning, for any setup/code may look a bit ugly. Basically, my end goal is to successfully AirPlay Mirror to a ...
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Can I disable the Bonjour Service?

I've got a Windows 8.1 machine. I don't own an iPhone. I do have some low-end iPod nanos, none of which have Bluetooth or anything else that I'm aware of which uses Wi-Fi. So, can I just disable the ...
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DNS does not work after upgrading to OSX Yosemite

After upgrading to Yosemite I can no longer get online. I can pick an IP address on the web and get a response but DNS is not working. A ping command to google.com will fail, however an nslookup or ...
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Bonjour does not work with TP-Link Archer C2

I recently bought a TP-Link Archer C2 router, and I am very satisfied with it so far. I have only a single problem: Bonjour service advertising seems to be broken. My network: Simultaneous 2.4 and 5 ...
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Cannot find other Macs in the same network

I have 2 Macs at home, I found that the old Mac can detect the new Mac on the network, however the new Mac cannot detect the old Mac. I set the "Sharing" settings both the same and there is no ...
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Why do DNS service discovery queries for private networks get sent to my ISP?

I was doing some testing lately that involved re-ruoting (proxying) regular DNS queries on a personal Mac OS X machine through my software and back to the DNS server of my ISP. I had the opportunity ...
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Why do some WiFi routers block multicast packets going from wired to wireless?

I have worked with dozens of consumer grade WiFi routers, and they have been really hit-or-miss with this, though it seems to be getting better. Example of issue: A device that can be discovered ...
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Add ".local" to all devices on LAN

The Apple devices on my LAN can be reached by xxxx.local. What feature or protocol provides this service? Is this bonjour? Can the domain-name service on my modem/router (Actiontec C1000A) be ...
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Avahi quits working after a few minutes on FreeBSD/FreeNAS

As I mentioned in another post, I've set up a portsjail on FreeNAS 9.1.1 (FreeBSD 9.x) with CUPS and avahi. I'm trying to set up AirPrint support. I've gotten to the point that a Mac can see the avahi ...
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Firewall and Blocking [More] Traffic

I have a MacBook Pro with the firewall on. I'm trying to run a Wireshark trace and the noise bleeding through Apple's firewall is very distracting. According to the image below, most of this noise is ...
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Bonjour/DNS Service Discovery queries

I'm trying to implement dns service discovery in my application (no, I'm not asking for a programmatic answer). What I believe is one of my big pain points is generating the query. I know I need to ...
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Can't find Bonjour service in Windows 8

I am trying to install the Tivo desktop app. During the installation it says it found a newer version of Bonjour. Then when it tries to run, it says Bonjour service is not running. I had iTunes ...
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Resolving Zeroconf hostnames on Windows 7 between Virtualbox machines

I have the following setup of VirtualBox machines on a Mac OSX host: several Ubuntu servers, each running a web server and Avahi, these are set up to use "host-only" networking one Windows 7 box for ...
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Wireless to Wired Bridge with Bonjour Service Clients

I want to create a wireless to wired bridge on my rasbian powered Rasperry Pi to connect my DVB-T box to the network. The DVB-T box sends the signal into the network using Apple's bonjour service. To ...
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mDNS/ZeroConf/Avahi and Multiple IP Addresses for the Same Host

I'm setting up a media server at home with an old PowerMac that I found rotting in some cellar (great computer by the way, I don't understand why they wanted to throw it away) and I installed Debian ...
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Host name record is removed when announcing with avahi

I am trying to announce a ssh service from my raspberry pi running raspian a Debian squeeze variant. It is using avahi-daemon version 0.6.31. However after a certain time, I cannot find my raspberry ...
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How to get IP address of all users on a network on Mac OS X

There is a similar question here, but it doesn’t answer some of my questions. The biggest problem is it says to fill in “MyOtherMac” with the name of the other computer found in the first step. The ...
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Set up Linux box as WAP for MyBookLive?

I inherited an old Linux box as well as a MyBookLive and would like to make the MyBookLive available over my wireless, essentially using the Linux box as a gateway. I just wiped the Linux box (home) ...
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How do you get the "Bonjour Service Name" from a single device?

I have two types of device that I want to machine over Ethernet to a host. I want to know which of those two device types is connected. Both devices use Avahi/Bonjour and have what they call a "...
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avahi-browse or avahi-discover for Windows [closed]

Is there a Windows free (= libre) software analoguous to GNU/Linux avahi-browse or avahi-discover (which would discover avahi/bonjour services on the local network and list them)? Since I have ...
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