Simple avahi mdns configuration

Installation

Arch

sudo pacman -S avahi-daemon nss-mdns  
sudo systemctl enable avahi-daemon

Ubuntu

sudo apt install avahi-daemon

Config

Edit /etc/nsswitch.conf

hosts: mymachines resolve mdns_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] resolve [!UNAVAIL=return] files myhostname dns

Then restart the avahi-daemon service.

References

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Avahi

Nov 04, 2022

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