Configuring the Name Service Provider

If your distributed application registers its interface with a name service, both the client and server must be using the same name service. Microsoft RPC interoperates with Microsoft Locator and any name service provider (NSP) that adheres to the Microsoft RPC name service interface (NSI)—for example, the DCE Cell Directory Service accessed through Digital Equipment Corporation's name service daemon (NSID). Microsoft Locator, which is designed for use in Windows environments, is the default name service provider.

This section presents a discussion of installing and configuring name service providers:

• Configuring the Name Service
• Configuring the Name Service for Windows 95
• Configuring the Name Service for Windows 3.x or MS-DOS
• Starting and Stopping Microsoft Locator