From 19fabc71e44bb8f9b4691efc33c1e9d59dabc2dc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ian Gulliver <git@flamingcow.io>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 11:53:32 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Rotate mDNS query order to avoid repeated blocking

---
 mdns.go | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/mdns.go b/mdns.go
index 47c1499..52cf35b 100644
--- a/mdns.go
+++ b/mdns.go
@@ -229,10 +229,14 @@ func (t *Tendrils) runMDNSQuerier(ctx context.Context, iface net.Interface, conn
 	}
 }
 
+var mdnsQueryOffset int
+
 func (t *Tendrils) sendMDNSQueries(ifaceName string, conn *net.UDPConn) {
 	dest := &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.IPv4(224, 0, 0, 251), Port: 5353}
 
-	for _, service := range mdnsServices {
+	n := len(mdnsServices)
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		service := mdnsServices[(i+mdnsQueryOffset)%n]
 		msg := new(dns.Msg)
 		msg.SetQuestion(service, dns.TypePTR)
 		msg.RecursionDesired = false
@@ -244,6 +248,7 @@ func (t *Tendrils) sendMDNSQueries(ifaceName string, conn *net.UDPConn) {
 
 		conn.WriteToUDP(data, dest)
 	}
+	mdnsQueryOffset++
 
 	if t.DebugMDNS {
 		log.Printf("[mdns] %s: sent queries for %d services", ifaceName, len(mdnsServices))