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Re:WireHole is a combination of WireGuard, Pi-hole, and Unbound by nilespotter on Sunday October 29, 2023 @02:40AM (#38056298)
> .local is a standard. Its a part of mDNS (multicast DNS). Dont use it for your own DNS records.

Hell to the no. They should have camped on less valuable real estate if they wanted it exclusively. I use .local for every host on my local network and I will never stop.

In debian 12 I just change this:

hosts: files resolve [!UNAVAIL=return] dns

to this:

hosts: files dns resolve [!UNAVAIL=return]

in /etc/nsswitch.conf, and everything acts just fine.

> ideally using an actual registered TLD

wat

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Re:WireHole is a combination of WireGuard, Pi-hole, and Unbound by globular-toast on Sunday October 29, 2023 @05:05AM (#38056873)
It's so convenient having a standard for mDNS, though. If someone brings a laptop or tablet or something it won't just work on your network.

Why do you even care what your local domain is? Set your search path correctly and you never even type it. .home.arpa is arguably a better choice anyway.

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