Chapter 6. Bonjour
In this chapter, we will cover:
- Publishing a Bonjour service
- Discovering a Bonjour service
- Resolving a Bonjour service
- Creating an echo server that uses Bonjour to advertise the service
- Creating an echo client that uses Bonjour to discover the service
Introduction
Bonjour is Apple's implementation of Zero Configuration Networking (Zeroconf). Zeroconf is a methodology that automatically creates a usable computer network without manual operator intervention or the need for special configuration servers. Bonjour locates devices and services on a local network using the multicast Domain Name System (mDNS) service.
In other words, Bonjour allows for the automatic discovery and configuration of devices and services without the user having ...
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