avahi-resolve-address 192.168.1.5

Category: Local Network & Public Hosting

avahi-resolve-address 192.168.1.5

Reverse-resolve an IP to its mDNS hostname

This asks the local multicast DNS network which hostname claims a given IP address, the reverse of the host-name lookup. Printers and smart devices often answer with names like myprinter.local. An empty result means the device does not advertise a reverse mapping.
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