Bonjour (formerly called Rendezvous) is Apple's implementation of the Zeroconf (Zero configuration IP Networking) protocol. It is designed to simplify setting up networks with different LAN standards (for example, AppleTalk and NETBIOS networks). Bonjour has three primary features:
Uses in Mac OS X:
An administrator user configures the host name in Sharing preferences. Resources for Bonjour are located in the plug-in to directory services:
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