Use the following questions to review what you have learned:
| 1: | What is meant by the term service discovery? |
| 2: | What are some applications that use service discovery information? |
| 3: | What are four protocols Mac OS X can use for service discovery? How do you enable or disable them? |
| 4: | What is the impact of disabling a service discovery protocol? Does it mean the computer cannot use that protocol at all? |
| 5: | Which files should you check for service directory errors? |
| 6: | Can the computer discover SMB servers beyond the local subnet? |
| 7: | What protocol would you use to share files with computers running Microsoft Windows? |
| A1: | It is the ability of a computer to find out about computers and other devices that offer services on the network. |
| A2: | One is the Finder, which displays a list of computers you can connect to when you select Connect to Server. Another is Printer Setup Utility, which displays a list of available printers in the Printer List window. |
| A3: | They are AppleTalk, Bonjour, SLP, and SMB. Use Directory Access to enable or disable the protocols the computer uses for services discovery. |
| A4: | If you disable a service discovery protocol, Open Directory does not use it for service discovery on the computer. However, other network services may still use the protocol. |
| A5: | You should check DirectoryService.error.log and DirectoryService.server.log. |
| A6: | No, SMB browsing in Mac OS X is limited to discovering workgroups and shared computers on the subnet. |
| A7: | You would use Server Message Block (SMB). |