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NAME

6       mdns-scan  -  Scan for mDNS/DNS-SD services published on the local net‐
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SYNOPSIS

11       mdns-scan
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DESCRIPTION

15       mdns-scan is a tool for scanning for mDNS/DNS-SD published services  on
16       the  local  network. It issues a mDNS PTR query to the special RR _ser‐
17       vices._dns-sd._udp.local for retrieving a list of all currently  regis‐
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OPTIONS

22       mdns-scan has no commandline options.
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NOTES

26       mdns-scan  is not a good mDNS citizen since it queries continuously for
27       services and doesn't implement features like Duplicate Suppression.  It
28       is intended for usage as a debugging tool only.
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30       mdns-scan  is incomplete since it doesn't resolve mDNS services for you
31       - it just dumps their PTR RRs. To understand  these  records  you  need
32       minimal knowledge of DNS-SD and how it works.
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34       mdns-scan  does  not terminate on its own behalf. It scans for services
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37       mdns-scan does not rely on a local mDNS responder  daemon.  It  has  no
38       dependencies besides the GNU libc. It has been tested on Linux only.
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40       mdns-scan  does NOT scan for local mDNS enabled hosts or A/AAAA RRs, it
41       scans for DNS-SD registered services, nothing else.
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SEE ALSO

45       mDNSResponder(8)
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AUTHOR

49       mdns-scan has been written by Lennart Poettering <mzqrovna@0pointer.de>
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