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mDNS in the Enterprise

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JamesKehr
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Apr 04, 2022
James Kehr here with the Windows networking support team. This article covers details about mDNS and recommended best practices when trying to control the protocol designed to make life easier.   ...
Updated Nov 09, 2023
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mvduin
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Nov 01, 2023

I don't really know what you mean when you say mDNS traffic is "targeted to" or "associated with" a process. Normal mDNS traffic (multicasts with source and destination port 5353) needs to be delivered to all mDNS participants for the protocol to work correctly as designed.