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author | stilez <stilez@users.noreply.github.com> | 2017-07-25 15:33:24 +0100 |
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committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2017-07-25 15:33:24 +0100 |
commit | b45746a37c2a571553fec2cae0f07d5e68eacc47 (patch) | |
tree | 294dd533c50d72a4d2ad780cca0b001e7f15ffb2 /src/usr | |
parent | b40b4a3efee225f8ed24ac768e0fb83f83390890 (diff) | |
download | pfsense-b45746a37c2a571553fec2cae0f07d5e68eacc47.zip pfsense-b45746a37c2a571553fec2cae0f07d5e68eacc47.tar.gz |
Improve the HELP note about what will/won't work if TLD is set to ".local"
For example, some people won't use mDNS and won't know other things might break; also it's not clear that while ".local" is a problem, ".local.lan" isn't.
Diffstat (limited to 'src/usr')
-rw-r--r-- | src/usr/local/www/system.php | 7 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/usr/local/www/system.php b/src/usr/local/www/system.php index 13f32e0..0467d63 100644 --- a/src/usr/local/www/system.php +++ b/src/usr/local/www/system.php @@ -459,9 +459,10 @@ $section->addInput(new Form_Input( 'text', $pconfig['domain'], ['placeholder' => 'mycorp.com, home, office, private, etc.'] -))->setHelp('Do not use \'local\' as a domain name. It will cause local '. - 'hosts running mDNS (avahi, bonjour, etc.) to be unable to resolve '. - 'local hosts not running mDNS.'); +))->setHelp('Do not use \'.local\' as the final part of the domain (TLD), The \'.local\' domain is <a target="_blank" ' . + 'href="https://www.unbound.net/pipermail/unbound-users/2011-March/001735.html")widely used</a> by mDNS (including Avahi), ' . + 'Apple OS X (Bonjour/Rendezvous/Airprint/Airplay), and some Windows systems and network devices. These will not network ' . + 'correctly if the router uses \'.local\'. Alternatives such as \'.local.lan\' or \'.mylocal\' are safe.'); $form->add($section); |