From: Ellen K. 

Thanks!

On Thu, 12 May 2005 09:27:08 GMT, John Beckett
 wrote in message
:

>Ellen K.  wrote in message
>news::
>> I was under the impression that the order of the protocols was important
>> because when a computer sends a message it defaults to using the first
>> protocol, and then if that one fails to go through it tries the next,
>> etc -- is this wrong?  Does it make a difference that we use NDS?
>
>I forget all about that stuff because we have been (almost) one protocol
>for a long time, i.e. TCP/IP.
>
>However, I'm pretty sure that if computer A is trying to open a share on
>computer B, then A sends a request in each protocol that is set to use
>shares, at the same time. A request using the first protocol will be sent
>first, but the second will follow immediately. The first responding
>protocol will be used.
>
>So, the exact wording of your statement is not literally correct. However,
>I do recall there were issues in the past where changing the binding order
>made a significant performance difference, broadly for the reason you
>outline.
>
>John

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