Date: Thu, 8 May 2025 12:09:26 GMT From: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-doc-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: bf58c12098 - main - handbook/network-servers: Wordsmith the zerconf section Message-ID: <202505081209.548C9QIV023626@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by 0mp: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=bf58c12098f32d998e7c4d956210e45ccc179254 commit bf58c12098f32d998e7c4d956210e45ccc179254 Author: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2025-05-08 12:08:47 +0000 Commit: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2025-05-08 12:09:15 +0000 handbook/network-servers: Wordsmith the zerconf section --- .../content/en/books/handbook/network-servers/_index.adoc | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network-servers/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network-servers/_index.adoc index 39a5fd295e..22385a3837 100644 --- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network-servers/_index.adoc +++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network-servers/_index.adoc @@ -2009,13 +2009,14 @@ FreeBSD does not provide authoritative name server software in the base system. Users are encouraged to install third party applications, like package:dns/nsd[] or package:dns/bind918[] package or port. [[network-zeroconf]] -== Zero-configuration networking (mDNS/DNS-SD) +== Zero-configuration Networking (mDNS/DNS-SD) -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-configuration_networking[Zero-configuration networking] (sometimes referred to as zeroconf) is a set of technologies, which simplify network configuration by providing: +https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-configuration_networking[Zero-configuration networking] (sometimes referred to as _Zeroconf_) is a set of technologies, which simplify network configuration. +The main parts of Zeroconf are: -* automatic assignment of numeric network addresses (mDNS), -* automatic distribution and resolution of hostnames (mDNS), and -* automatic discovery of service instances (DNS-SD). +- Link-Local Addressing providing automatic assignment of numeric network addresses. +- Multicast DNS (_mDNS_) providing automatic distribution and resolution of hostnames. +- DNS-Based Service Discovery (_DNS-SD_) providing automatic discovery of service instances. === Configuring and Starting Avahi
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