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Bonjour is the current marketing name and the implementation of the Zeroconf concepts. (Initially it used Rendezvous as the name.) These concepts provide for simple and intuitive recognition and configuration of certain networked computer devices, including workstations and printers.

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What is the Bonjour service _acp-sync._tcp used for? And why is it accessing my Apple AirPor...

It is done so that the Airport base station, in its role as a NAT internet gateway, can advertise status information to devices on the local network. Status information includes things as whether or n …
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How can one re-create Apple’s defunct ‘Back To My Mac’ service with specific open-source tools?

Your question is broad and contains numerous elements, therefore I'll need to enumerate my answer accordingly: Starting point 1: I cannot see how any of the involved technology could be patented, nor …
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What are all these tvOS services?

_tcp.local This is a Bonjour advertisement for the network service that enables AirPlay of video content. … This Bonjour advertisement allows iOS devices to discover the Apple TV as a "speaker" that you can send audio to. ._sleep-proxy._udp.local This is a Bonjour Sleep Proxy. …
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