[K12OSN] Is mDNSresponder installed as part of LTSP?

[Petre Scheie]

Eric Harrison wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Mar 2006, Petre Scheie wrote:
> 
>> Is mDNSresponder installed as part of LTSP?  Or is just part of a 
>> stock Fedora install?
> 
> 
> It is part of stock Fedora (replaced with "avahi" in FC5)
> 
>> More to the point, what is its purpose?
> 
> 
> $ rpm -qif /etc/init.d/mDNSResponder
> <edited output>
> URL         : http://www.porchdogsoft.com/products/howl/
> Summary     : multicast DNS implementation
> Description :
> Howl is a cross-platform port of Apple's "Rendezvous" (multicast DNS)
> service discovery and IP autoconfiguration.
> 
> -Eric
> 
So...how does that fit in with the dhcp and dns services running on my 
server?  If the only machines on the network are being served just fine 
by my server's dhcp, and I don't have devices randomly joining the 
network, can I turn mDNSresponder (and nifd) off?