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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.Dd October 30, 2022
+.Dd November 3, 2022
.Dt WIFIBOX-ALPINE 5
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -47,6 +47,21 @@ iw:
.ft B
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/documentation/iw
.ft R
+.It
+wpa_supplicant:
+.ft B
+https://w1.fi/wpa_supplicant/
+.ft R
+.It
+hostapd:
+.ft B
+https://w1.fi/hostapd/
+.ft R
+.It
+mdnsd:
+.ft B
+https://opensource.apple.com/source/mDNSResponder/
+.ft R
.El
.Sh IMPLEMENTATION
The guest is created with a
@@ -74,7 +89,10 @@ The image can host either
.Sy wpa_supplicant
for connecting to wireless networks, or
.Sy hostapd
-for creating wireless access points, depending how it was built. Each
+for creating wireless access points, depending how it was built. In
+addition to that,
+.Sy mdnsd
+could be deployed to handle multicast DNS requests. Each
application-specific detail is going to be included below.
.Pp
For the ease of management, the host shares configuration files with
@@ -125,6 +143,15 @@ packets through the interfaces. It is loaded once at launching the
respective service, usually on boot, and cannot be modified from the
guest.
.It
+.Sy mdnsd
+works with the
+.Pa appliance/mdnsd-services.conf
+file and it can handle multicast DNS query packets on UDP port 5353.
+The advertised services can be described by its configuration file so
+that others on the network could see them. Note that this is optional
+component, and its presence depends on the configuration options of
+the guest image.
+.It
.Sy udhcpd
works with the
.Pa appliance/udhcpd.conf
@@ -188,6 +215,13 @@ and
is used directly from this location by
.Sy iptables .
.It
+.Pa /media/etc/mdnsd-services.conf
+is used directly from this location by
+.Sy mdnsd ,
+when
+.Sy mdnsd
+is in use.
+.It
.Pa /media/etc/udhcpd.conf
is mapped to
.Pa /etc/udhcpd.conf