mDNSResponder

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DNS Service Discovery implementation multicast DNS responder system service

mDNSResponder is a system service that implements multicast DNS and DNS Service Discovery to enable automatic discovery of devices and services on local networks without manual configuration.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Rendezvous (Bonjour) zero-configuration networking 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf DNS Service Discovery implementation ⓘ
multicast DNS responder ⓘ
system service ⓘ
advertises local network services ⓘ
avoids manual network configuration ⓘ
designedFor zero-configuration networking ⓘ
developedBy Apple Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ
discovers network services via DNS-SD ⓘ
enables automatic discovery of devices on local networks ⓘ
automatic discovery of services on local networks ⓘ
implements DNS Service Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ
multicast DNS ⓘ
implementsSpecification RFC 6762 NERFINISHED ⓘ
RFC 6763 NERFINISHED ⓘ
license Apache License 2.0 ⓘ
listensOn UDP port 5353 ⓘ
openSource true ⓘ
operatesOn local area networks ⓘ
partOf Apple Bonjour NERFINISHED ⓘ
programmingLanguage C ⓘ
resolves hostnames via multicast DNS ⓘ
runsAs background daemon ⓘ
system service process ⓘ
sourceRepository https://github.com/apple-oss-distributions/mDNSResponder ⓘ
standardizedBy Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ
surface form: IETF
supportsFeature link-local addressing integration ⓘ
name conflict resolution ⓘ
service browsing ⓘ
service registration ⓘ
supportsProtocol DNS-SD NERFINISHED ⓘ
mDNS NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor file sharing service discovery ⓘ
home networking device discovery ⓘ
media streaming service discovery ⓘ
printer discovery ⓘ
usedIn Android (via ports or derivatives) NERFINISHED ⓘ
FreeBSD NERFINISHED ⓘ
Linux NERFINISHED ⓘ
Windows NERFINISHED ⓘ
iOS NERFINISHED ⓘ
iPadOS NERFINISHED ⓘ
macOS NERFINISHED ⓘ
tvOS NERFINISHED ⓘ
watchOS NERFINISHED ⓘ
uses multicast DNS queries ⓘ
multicast DNS responses ⓘ
usesMulticastAddress 224.0.0.251 ⓘ
ff02::fb ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bonjour → alternativeName → mDNSResponder ⓘ
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar → includesFeature → mDNSResponder ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rendezvous (Bonjour) zero-configuration networking