Resolving mDNS .local hostnames on the router itself

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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I just want to be sure I am understanding correctly,

are OpenWrt devices unable to resolve .local hostnames via mDNS due to lack of NSS since the switch from glibc to musl long ago?

I ran into a need to resolve .local hostnames from the router, but after much searching, this is the conclusion I’ve come to. I’m just not 100% confident it is correct.

See also: https://github.com/openwrt/packages/issues/22980

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avahi-resolve-hos-name whatever.local

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That’s definitely helpful in some cases, but isn’t the same thing as .local mDNS name resolution working via the same call as regular DNS.

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Not exactly what you asked. Install ubuntu as a router.