Comments on: Ubuntu .local domain resolving issue’s and iptables prerouting

By: Wilco

Wilco — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:24:12 +0000

The proxy “knows” because it is asked for a specific site.
This is normal http behaviour, iptables do not alter any of this. You connect to an IP address, than “ask” for the site http://www.abc.tld, the server returns the right page. The proxy intercepts this and proxies (e.g. re-does the request on your behalf to the destination server).
Missed this earlier :-/

By: -Z-

-Z- — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:39:22 +0000

Avahi.. That’s what you get when you name it after some woolly monkey

By: Wilco

Wilco — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:30:59 +0000

Unfortunenately I’ve also noticed this avahi behavior with other local names, like using .company. instead of .company.com. Not really sure how they explain that though…