Bonjour is Apple‘s zero-configuration networking (Zeroconf) implementation. Zeroconf is a group of technologies including service discovery, address assignment and hostname resolution. Bonjour locates the devices (printers, computers, etc.) and services these computers provide over a local network.
Bonjour provides a method to discover services on a LAN. Bonjour allows users to set up a network without any configuration. Services such as printers, scanners and file-sharing servers can be found using Bonjour. Bonjour only works within a single broadcast domain. However, with a special DNS configuration, it can be extended to find services across broadcast domains.
To view the Bonjour service statistics:
| Service Name | Lists the services discoverable by the Bonjour gateway. Services can either be pre-defined Apple services (scanner, printer, etc.) or an alias not available on the predefined list. |
| Instance Name | Lists the name of each Bonjour service instance (session) utilized by the controller or service platform. |
| IP Address | Lists the network IP address utilized by the listed Bonjour service providing resources to the controller or service platform. |
| Port | Displays the port used to secure a connection with the listed Bonjour service. |
| Vlan | Lists the VLAN(s) on which a listed Bonjour service is routable. |
| Vlan Type | Lists the VLAN type as either a local bridging mode or a shared tunnel. |
| Expiry | Lists the expiration date of the listed Bonjour service, and its availability to discover resources on the LAN. |