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On Sat, Jan 15, 2022 at 5:57 AM William Kenworthy <billk@×××××××××.au> wrote: |
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> On 15/1/22 18:33, Peter Humphrey wrote: |
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> > Hello list, |
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> > Rich F said recently, "I'd avoid using the .local TLD due to RFC 6762." |
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> > That brings me back to a thorny problem: what should I call my local network? |
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> > It used to be .prhnet, but then a program I tried a few years ago insisted on |
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> > a two-component name, so I changed it to .prhnet.local. |
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> > Now I've read that RFC - well, Appendix G to it - and I'm scratching my head. |
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> > I suppose it's possible that someone may want to connect an Apple device to my |
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> > network, so perhaps I should clear the way for that eventuality. |
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> > So, what TLD should I use? Should I use .home, or just go back to .prhnet? It |
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> > isn't going to be visible to the Big Bad World, so does it even matter? |
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> Ive been using "localdomain" for years without any obvious problems. |
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> .local is not just apple but can be used by other things too (e.g., |
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> homeassistant uses it for device discovery, creating an extensive |
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> ecosystem in the process. No apple devices in sight :) |
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Just about everything supports mDNS, including Gentoo: |
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https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Avahi |
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(Most desktop-oriented distros enable it by default.) |
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You might want to look into whether it solves your problems |
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out-of-the-box without the need to run internal DNS. The latter still |
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has certain advantages, but mDNS obviously benefits from simplicity. |
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Rich |
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