Railduino Zeroconf-Lookup

Find HTTP Servers in the .local domain using Zeroconf
What is Railduino Zeroconf-Lookup?
Railduino Zeroconf-Lookup is a browser extension that enables finding local web servers using the mDNS-SD protocol. It utilizes Zeroconf technology, also known as Bonjour, to announce IP addresses and ports of web servers. The extension requires a separate Native Messaging Host program, available as open-source under the MIT license.

Extension stats

By: Railduino
Users: 165 ▼ -10
Rating: 1.00 (3)
Version: 2.4.0 (Last updated: 2018-03-04)
Creation date: 2018-03-04
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • nativeMessaging
Size: 22.65K

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Extension summary

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Railduino Zeroconf-Lookup is a browser extension for finding local web servers using the mDNS-SD protocol. The acronym mDNS-SD stands for "Multicast Domain Name System - Service Discovery" and provides a mechanism whereby web servers announce their IP address and port. The technology is commonly called Zeroconf, Apple calls it Bonjour. For security reasons browsers do not use Zeroconf anymore. The extension requires a companion program called a "Native Messaging Host" which needs to be installed separately. It can be found under https://github.com/railduino/zeroconf-lookup and is open source under the MIT license.

User reviews

Doesn't work!
by Gianluca Di Napoli, 2020-02-05

Doesn't work. Says "Sorry, that did not work. Could not find any server" I have two on my network.
by Aaron Lager, 2019-01-11

Did not work at all
by Jason Rhodes, 2018-05-19
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Railduino Zeroconf-Lookup requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Railduino Zeroconf-Lookup has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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