Auto-resolve mDNS Hosts

[PirahnaBreaks]

Hi - I'm trying to get avahi mDNS going on my network, and I have a quick question. What is the best way to get "ping HOSTNAME.local" to resolve to the appropriate place short of manually filling /etc/hosts? Is there some way to hook up /etc/resolv.conf and mDNS? Do I need to run a local DNS server?

It would seem that using "mdns on" in /etc/host.conf is no longer valid, so what's the current way?

[Ox-]