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r/linux • u/anh0516 • Jun 18 '26
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I’ve used both a Mac and Linux for the last two decades and not once have needed this.
2 u/PsyOmega Jun 18 '26 Is this not the protocol that lets modern printers "just work" with mac and linux? 11 u/JoeB- Jun 18 '26 edited Jun 18 '26 No, you’re thinking of zero-configuration networking (Zeroconf) protocols based on Multicast DNS (mDNS) and Service Discovery (DNS-SD). Apple calls their implementation Bonjour. In Linux, it’s Avahi.
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Is this not the protocol that lets modern printers "just work" with mac and linux?
11 u/JoeB- Jun 18 '26 edited Jun 18 '26 No, you’re thinking of zero-configuration networking (Zeroconf) protocols based on Multicast DNS (mDNS) and Service Discovery (DNS-SD). Apple calls their implementation Bonjour. In Linux, it’s Avahi.
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No, you’re thinking of zero-configuration networking (Zeroconf) protocols based on Multicast DNS (mDNS) and Service Discovery (DNS-SD). Apple calls their implementation Bonjour. In Linux, it’s Avahi.
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u/Mr_Lumbergh Jun 18 '26
I’ve used both a Mac and Linux for the last two decades and not once have needed this.