nss-mdns: NSS-mDNS (Multicast DNS host name resolution NSS module) nss-mdns: nss-mdns: nss-mdns is a plugin for the GNU Name Service Switch (NSS) nss-mdns: functionality of the GNU C Library (glibc) which provides nss-mdns: host name resolution via via Multicast DNS (a.k.a. Zeroconf, nss-mdns: a.k.a. Apple Rendezvous, a.k.a Apple Bonjour). This effectively nss-mdns: allows name resolution by common Unix/Linux programs in the ad-hoc nss-mdns: ad-hoc mDNS domain .local. nss-mdns: nss-mdns: nss-mdns is maintained by Lennart Poettering nss-mdns: