Comments on: Disable Bonjour by turning off mDNSResponder

By: What is up with mDNSResponder!? - Mac-Forums.com

What is up with mDNSResponder!? - Mac-Forums.com — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:06:35 +0000

[...] and work seamlessly together on your local network. To disable the service have a look at this: Disable Bonjour by turning off mDNSResponder – OS X Daily Just remember that some network services you may be used to being available will no longer [...]

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:02:24 +0000

Same problem as Janvier: If I use the given terminal command to disable Bonjour, my computer can no longer access the internet.

By: Janvier

Janvier — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:52:38 +0000

I tried this and couldn’t access the web anymore..

By: Guerren

Guerren — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:19:02 +0000

YMMV. I tried this a while back and it disabled all name resolution period – It seems like mDNSResponder handles dhcp addy acquisition and renewals. If you go down this route you might consider renewing your dhcp lease to see if it still works…

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:24:08 +0000

Would this fix my DNS issue I have when I connect to a Windows VPN but cannot ping/VNC to PC’s by computer name?