On Monday 09 May 2005 08:08 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello, > > After seeing shorewall reports in dmesg for mDNSResponder on port 5353 > it looks as if this service is installed as standard. Does anyone have a > quick explanation for this service, google results go over my head, and > was it installed in 10.1?. > > Regards, Steve Goodey > Colchester, England. > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.stevegoodey.com > http://www.bbcfactual.com > Registered Linux user #372670 http://counter.li.org In two words "Rendezvous/Bonjour client".
<quote src=http://developer.apple.com/networking/bonjour/index.html> Bonjour, formerly known as Rendezvous, enables automatic discovery of computers, devices, and services on IP networks. Bonjour uses industry standard IP protocols to allow devices to automatically discover each other without the need to enter IP addresses or configure DNS servers. Bonjour is an open protocol which Apple has submitted to the IETF as part of the ongoing standards-creation process. In order to provide a true zero-configuration experience, Bonjour requires that devices implement three essential things. </quote> -- Yankl Tiny IT guy. 100 % Micro$oft free. Registered linux users 181086 URL: http://yankele.com ----------------------- To mess up a Linux box, you need to work at it; to mess up your Windows box, you just need to work on it.
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