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AFAIK, NetBIOS & LLMNR handle only the hostname lookup. Zeroconf adds the crucial ability to advertise services (SSH, VNC, IPP...), so they're not really the sa
by AceJohnny2 4y ago
AFAIK, NetBIOS & LLMNR handle only the hostname lookup. Zeroconf adds the crucial ability to advertise services (SSH, VNC, IPP...), so they're not really the same thing.
- vel0city 4y agoThey're most known for hostname lookup but they can also do service discovery. Although service discovery is then tied closr to things like SSDP or WSD. My Windows machine knows my home theater receiver is a home theater receiver and knows it's a DLNA and a web server running on it. My Windows machine knows my Brother printer is a printer and scanner and can auto configure the WSD drivers for it. My Windows machine can see my NAS and can know it has fileshares on it to access as well as knowing it has some DLNA functionality. It does this through zeroconf networking protocols. Different protocols from Bonjour, but it would be incorrect to say it does not have any zeroconf networking support out of the box.