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These files describe the gateway protocol to the DCE Cell Directory Service (CDS). This is not a sample, but is used by the NHello sample.
Main Files
| File | Description |
| Nsiclt.idl[acf] | Client-side interface |
| Nsisvr.idl[acf] | Server-side interface |
| Nsicom.idl[acf] | Interface common to client and server |
| Nsimgm.idl[acf] | Interface for management |
The OSF DCE environment uses the DCE Cell Directory Service (CDS) for its RPC name service. However, the OSF has not yet released a specification of the protocol used to access the CDS. To allow interoperation between DCE computers and RPC client applications that call RPC name service API functions, you must use a gateway to the DCE CDS.
To help you develop such a gateway, Microsoft defines an interface for a gateway protocol in the files Nsiclt.idl, Nssvr.idl, and Nsicom.idl, and provides the client-side implementation of this gateway protocol in Rpcns.dll. One such implementation of the server side gateway is currently available in the Digital Equipment Corporation DCE Starter Kit.