| Feature | TLD Patcher | Local DNS Server (BIND9) | mDNS (Bonjour/Avahi) | Editing Hosts File | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | | Wildcard Domains | Yes | Yes | No | No | | Network-Wide | No (usually single PC) | Yes (a server) | No (LAN broadcast) | No | | Speed | Very Fast | Moderate | Slow | Instant | | Use Case | Single developer PC | Entire office network | Printer discovery | Single IP mapping |
Go to the official Acrylic DNS Proxy website. Download the installer. During installation, choose "Install as a Windows service." tld patcher
Make printer.homelab point to 192.168.1.50 . | Feature | TLD Patcher | Local DNS
Add this line at the bottom:
Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Acrylic\ . Open AcrylicHosts.txt as Administrator. Add this line at the bottom: Navigate to
192.168.1.50 printer.homelab (Note: Do NOT add www.printer.homelab unless you specifically want that subdomain)
Change your network DNS back to 8.8.8.8 and uninstall Acrylic. TLD Patcher vs. Alternative Technologies Is a TLD Patcher always the right tool? No. Here is the comparison.