Determining the Network Protocol Used By Named Pipes (126766)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface (API), when used with:
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 3.5
This article was previously published under Q126766
This article discusses how to determine or set the network protocol used by
named pipes.
Named pipes are implemented using the server message block (SMB) redirector
and server. As such, they can use whatever protocols are bound into the
server and the client.
Both the redirector and the server maintain independent lists of transports
that they are active on. The redirector contacts the remote server. The
redirector will use the highest priority transport that both the client and
the server support.
The priority for the transports is set using the Network control panel
applet. Go into the Bindings button, select Workstation, and use the up and
down buttons to rearrange the order that the redirector will use while
trying to connect to the remote server.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 4/6/2004 |
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| Keywords: | KB126766 |
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