mDNS and Linux: Avahi
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Avahi brings mDNS to Linux
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Avahi Daemon: Announces Services via mDNS
Pertinent man pages:
- avahi-daemon (8) - The Avahi mDNS/DNS-SD daemon
- avahi-daemon.conf (5) - avahi-daemon configuration file
- avahi.hosts (5) - avahi-daemon static host name file
- avahi.service (5) - avahi-daemon static service file
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Command-line Tool: avahi-browse
Also, apropos avahi (man -k) for other tools.
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GUI mDNS Browsing Tools:
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Linux: avahi-discover
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iPhone (not technically Linux, but nonetheless useful):
mDNS Watch
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Nook Color/CM7 (Android is a spinoff of Linux):
Network Browser