Identifying servers location Have the server 's domain name or ip address as constants when program is compiled a Using address makes client software faster and less dependent on local computing environment no flexibility Using a generic name for the server and an alias to the domain name system for that name Improvement Obtain information from stable storage Can not execute program unless the file is available CSIE NTUT Taiwan 5CSIE, NTUT, Taiwan 5 Identifying Server’s location ◼ Have the server’s domain name or IP address as constants when program is compiled ◼ Using address makes client software faster and less dependent on local computing environment – no flexibility ◼ Using a generic name for the server and an alias to the domain name system for that name – improvement ◼ Obtain information from stable storage ◼ Can not execute program unless the file is available