9.8. Setting up a Name Server in the Registry
Compatibility Note: At the time of publication, RPC name services as described in this section do not work in Windows 98.
By default, the Windows 2000 RPC mechanism uses a distributed architecture for name services. When an RPC client starts, it will look first on the local machine for any RPC servers it needs, then on the domain controller if there is one. Then it will begin enumerating machines on the network, talking with their RPC locators, and searching for the appropriate RPC servers. This last process can be time consuming. By declaring one machine on the network to be the RPC name server, you centralize all RPC-server information and make the search process much faster. If you have a domain ...
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