Hi all,
I was watching wwdc videos this afternoon and I heard the word Bonjour .
So I just want to know what is Bonjour in Apple .
This is just to clear the concept .
Thanks
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A:
In computing, Bonjour (formerly Rendezvous1) is Apple Inc.'s trade name for its implementation of Zeroconf, a service discovery protocol. Bonjour locates devices such as printers, other computers, and the services that those devices offer on a local network using multicast Domain Name System service records.
Macs (OSX 10.4+) come installed with dns-ds, which is a
dns-sd -- Multicast DNS (mDNS) & DNS Service Discovery (DNS-SD) Test Tool
Zero configuration networking (zeroconf), is a set of techniques that automatically creates a usable Internet Protocol (IP) network without manual operator intervention or special configuration servers. Zero configuration networking allows inexpert users to connect computers, networked printers, and other network devices and expect a functioning network to be established automatically. Without zeroconf, a user must either set up special services, like Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Domain Name System services (DNS), or set up each computer's network settings manually, which may be difficult or impossible for non-technical or novice users.
The MYYN
2010-07-07 11:25:50
Thanks . very useful info .
hib
2010-07-07 11:42:26
Just one question what the command do ?Sorry for asking this but I don't have my mac right now ?
hib
2010-07-07 15:21:56
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A:
Ever heard of Google? But anyway, here goes : http://developer.apple.com/networking/bonjour/faq.html
wimvds
2010-07-07 11:26:17
@hib, please consider the long term benefits or being able to do your own research, rather than relying on others to answer basic questions for you. If you're going to continue down a successful career (or merely a fun hobby) in a computer related field, you're going to need basic information worker skills, like doing online research.
Joost Schuur
2010-07-07 19:14:58