mDNS: 4,669,414 answers on port 5353, and a broadcast that names every device
A ZoomEye query for port="5353" returned 4,669,414 matches on 28 October 2026. Port 5353 is multicast DNS. It exists so that a device can be found without a DNS server, a DHCP lease record or an asset database entry: the device announces itself on…