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fix: '_ipfs' => '_p2p'

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Richard Schneider
2018-07-27 12:01:30 +12:00
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## Definitions
`service-name` is the DNS-SD service name for all IPFS peers. It is defined as `_ipfs._udp.local`.
`service-name` is the DNS-SD service name for all peers. It is defined as `_p2p._udp.local`.
`host-name` is the name of the peer. It is derived from the peer's ID and `ipfs.local`, for example
`Qmid.ipfs.local`.
`host-name` is the name of the peer. It is derived from the peer's ID and `p2p.local`, for example
`Qmid.p2p.local`.
`peer-id` is the ID of the peer. It normally is the base-58 enconding of the hash of the peer's public key.
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### Request
To find all peers, a DNS message is sent with the question `_ipfs._udp.local PTR`.
To find all peers, a DNS message is sent with the question `_p2p._udp.local PTR`.
Peers will then start responding with their details.
Note that a peer must respond to it's own query. Thus allows other peers to passively discover it.