XYZ-LaserPrinter.local
attaches to a local network with two other identical printers already installed, it tests for XYZ-LaserPrinter.local
, then XYZ-LaserPrinter-2.local
, then XYZ-LaserPrinter-3.local
, which is unused and becomes its name..
) and local.
to the host name; Steve.local.
is an example of a local host name.local.
.steve.local.
into a Web browser, this tells the system to multicast the request for steve
on the local network instead of sending it to the conventional DNS server. If a Bonjour-enabled computer named steve
is on the local network, the user’s browser is sent the correct IP address for it. This allows users to access local hosts and services without a conventional DNS server..local.
after Bonjour host names by entering local
in the Search Domains section of the Network pane in System Preferences, along with any other DNS domains such as apple.com
or earthlink.net
. An unqualified name, such as steve
, is searched for in successive domains listed in the Search Domains section of the Network pane, in this case steve.apple.com
, steve.earthlink.net
, and steve.local
.