Request for mDNS name resolution from Internet-in-a-Box project

[Braddock]

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On 07/31/2013 03:39 PM, James Cameron wrote:
> What would prevent a network intruder, or a malicious user of OLPC
> OS, from supplanting http://know.local ?

Well, it is no worse a problem than someone arp poisoning or handing
out fake dhcp replies.  If they have access to the local network they
can do certain bad things.

- -braddock


> 
> Installing nss-mdns as an RPM during XO customisation is practical
> if you use the right customisation tools, which in order of
> complexity are:
> 
> - unlock the laptops and use the xo-custom script in mktinycorexo, 
> thanks to Jerry,
> 
> - unlock the laptops and make your own build, with the patch
> below,
> 
> - sign an xo-custom script with deployment keys.
> 
> Waiting for the next OLPC OS build is an option, but I don't know
> when that will be.  I've raised ticket #12730 to track the
> enhancement request.
> 
> 
>> From bc224068e4976fce2cbbc4de9378f4cb425027fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00
>> 2001
> From: James Cameron <quozl at laptop.org> Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2013
> 08:31:01 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] add mDNS support for host name
> resolution
> 
> --- modules/base/kspkglist.10.core.inc | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3
> insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/modules/base/kspkglist.10.core.inc
> b/modules/base/kspkglist.10.core.inc index 857157c..1ff5b4c 100644 
> --- a/modules/base/kspkglist.10.core.inc +++
> b/modules/base/kspkglist.10.core.inc @@ -55,3 +55,6 @@
> usb_modeswitch-data
> 
> # provides firewall-offline-cmd, needed for kickstart firewalld + 
> +# support mDNS name resolution for local network content
> repositories +nss-mdns
> 

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