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Client Software
In a network environment when a user initiates a request to use a resource that exists on a server in another part of the network the request has to be forwarded or redirected to the server that is managing the requested resource. The component of the client software that does this task is Redirector. The two components of the client software are:
1: Redirector may also be reffered to as a shell or a requester. It is a small part of the networking operating system that
a: Intercepts requests in the computer
b: Determines if the local computer itself can service the request or it needs to be forwarded to another server.
2: Drive Designators may be associated with the shared network resources. They are used by the redirector to locate the network resource.
For instance, is you want to access a particular shared directory on a remote computer you can assign a letter of the alphabet say E to it. You can then refer to the shared directory on the remote computer as E and the redirector will locate it.
Designators make ot unnecessry for users to worry abou the actual location of data or peripherals. They can send requests to computers or peripherals. Designators can also refer to the local printer or the network printer.
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Client Software
Client Software
In a network environment when a user initiates a request to use a resource that exists on a server in another part of the network the request has to be forwarded or redirected to the server that is managing the requested resource. The component of the client software that does this task is Redirector. The two components of the client software are:
1: Redirector may also be reffered to as a shell or a requester. It is a small part of the networking operating system that
a: Intercepts requests in the computer
b: Determines if the local computer itself can service the request or it needs to be forwarded to another server.
2: Drive Designators may be associated with the shared network resources. They are used by the redirector to locate the network resource.
For instance, is you want to access a particular shared directory on a remote computer you can assign a letter of the alphabet say E to it. You can then refer to the shared directory on the remote computer as E and the redirector will locate it.
Designators make ot unnecessry for users to worry abou the actual location of data or peripherals. They can send requests to computers or peripherals. Designators can also refer to the local printer or the network printer.
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