Do I have to have both mdnsd and mDNSResponderPosix running to be able
to browse for services? Or could I just run mdnsd and then use a
"custom" client to register, browse, lookup, and remove services?
clients using the dns service discovery library (libdns_sd)
only need mdnsd running on the machine.
I ask because I've noticed that I can browse (using dns-sd -B) only
when mdnsd is running regardless of services being registered via
mDNSResponderPosix. Seems as though the dns-sd client relies on a
running mdnsd.
Yes, dns-sd uses libdns_sd
I would like to be able to have a network with only a few responders,
but yet allow any machine on the network to register and browse. Do I
have to run mdnsd on each machine? Do I have to run a responder at
all?
Yes, mdnsd needs to be running on machines with client applications
that use libdns_sd. You could also use mDNSResponderPosix as a standalone
utility to register one or more services when you do not have any
applications
using libdns_sd to advertise/discover services on the system.
Rishi
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