Multicast DNS Protocol
This page provides information on the Multicast DNS Protocol detected by the Netify DPI engine. The protocol operates on UDP port 5353, an officially registered port assigned by the IANA.
Protocol Description
The Multicast Domain Name System (mDNS) provides a way for systems to resolve hostnames on a small network even when a local DNS server does not exist. Some types of media services and printers use mDNS for auto-discovery on a local network.
Please see the protocol catalog page for information on other protocols detected by Netify DPI.
Protocol Details
- ID
- 8
- Abbreviation
- mDNS
- Category Tag
- networking
- Category
- Networking
- Home Page
- Multicast DNS
- Introduced
- Version 2.88
Protocol Ports - RFC
- UDP 5353
- Multicast DNS
Related Protocols
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