Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From:	Grant Taylor <gtaylor@×××××××××××××××××××××.net>
To:	gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject:	Re: [gentoo-user] TLD for home LAN?
Date:	Tue, 18 Jan 2022 21:15:33
Message-Id:	`1eecc974-ed46-c2e6-7887-9a798a997096@spamtrap.tnetconsulting.net`
In Reply to:	Re: [gentoo-user] TLD for home LAN? by Rich Freeman

1	On 1/18/22 1:50 PM, Rich Freeman wrote:
2	> No, I'm talking about the opposite situation. I'm talking about you
3	> have foo.local resolvable via mDNS, but not DNS - then there is a
4	> chance you won't be able to access the host.
5
6	It's the same problem just opposite directions.
7
8	The solution is to use something to unify the .local name in the mDNS
9	and uDNS name spaces. This can be done via a gateway that speaks both
10	protocols. E.g. listens for mDNS queries as well as being an
11	authoritative uDNS server for the .local domain / TLD.
12
13	It's not /simple/ but nor is it /impossible/.
14
15
16
17	--
18	Grant. . . .
19	unix \|\| die