For clarification, mDNSResponder.exe belongs to Bonjour for Windows, i.e., a Service associated with this task. When you connect an Apple Device or install iTunes on your computer, the application is ...

In today's fourth OS X 10.10.4 beta, Apple made a significant behind-the-scenes change that could result in improved networking performance for some users -- the removal of the "discoveryd" process.

Apple has fixed a bunch of OS X Yosemite’s bugs since releasing it last fall, but one big one remained: the error-prone discoveryd DNS service was still present in 10.10.3, and it was still causing ...

When OS X 10.10.4 betas dropped discoveryd a couple of weeks ago before iOS 9 and OS X 10.11 were announced, there was some speculation about whether it was just a temporary intermediate fix until ...

This is a valid program but it is not required to run on startup. This program is not required to start automatically as you can run it when you need to. It is advised that you disable this program so ...

In an apparent effort to fix DNS errors seen in recent OS X 10.10 versions, Apple's latest Yosemite beta shows the buggy discoveryd service replaced with mDNSResponder, a process last implemented in ...