Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed
by Rand Morimoto, Michael Noel, Guy Yardeni, Omar Droubi, Andrew Abbate, Chris Amaris
Network Location Service
The Network Location Service (NLS) is a critical component for the DirectAccess architecture. This is a website that clients attempt to connect to determine if they are currently connected to the Internet or to the intranet. It is the URL of a highly available website in the corporate intranet.
There are two behaviors that would be experienced for the DirectAccess client system. They are as follows:
• If the DirectAccess client can reach the NLS URL, it assumes that it is connected to the corporate network and no further action is necessary.
• If the DirectAccess client cannot reach the NLS URL, it assumes that it is not connected to the corporate network and then begins the DirectAccess connection process.
The NLS service ...
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