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From: Marc Boschma <marc@boschma.cx>
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Date: Sat,  2 Jan 2016 14:30:13 +1100
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To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net>
Subject: Re: [9fans] bonjour mDNS?
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> On 2 Jan 2016, at 7:05 am, Steve Simon <steve@quintile.net> wrote:
> anyone done any work to implement mDNS / bonjour on plan9?
>=20

No, but I have an interest; just starting out with Plan9 :)

> my rough plan is to write a file server which generates /lib/ndb/mdns
> which can be included into your /lib/ndb/local.
>=20
> I fear the biggest hassle is the clash of UDP port use may mean
> mDNS must become part of dns(1) rather than a separate file server.
>=20

Shouldn=E2=80=99t dns(1) only bind to unicast UDP port and thus mDNS =
could bind to the multicast UDP port?

Are you only considering resolution or also publishing services?

> -Steve
>=20

Marc=