To turn Rendezvous on/off using the Terminal, use these commands:
To stop:
sudo /System/Library/StartupItems/mDNSResponder/mDNSResponder stopTo re-start Rendezvous:
sudo /System/Library/StartupItems/mDNSResponder/mDNSResponder start
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