[K12OSN] Is mDNSresponder installed as part of LTSP?

[Eric Harrison]

Petre Scheie wrote:
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> Eric Harrison wrote:
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>> On Sat, 25 Mar 2006, Petre Scheie wrote:
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>>> Is mDNSresponder installed as part of LTSP?  Or is just part of a 
>>> stock Fedora install?
>>
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>> It is part of stock Fedora (replaced with "avahi" in FC5)
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>>> More to the point, what is its purpose?
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>> $ 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?
> 

Yes, if you have no need or desire for "Rendezvous" support, you can 
turn it off.

-Eric