3.3.3 Directory Mode

In this mode, the client locator supports the lookup of server, group, or profile entries. When a request for lookup is received, the client locator does a lookup in Active Directory. If the name service entry is not found in Active Directory, the client locator forwards the request to a master locator. Note that since this mode is only valid on a domain-joined computer, none of the non-domain-joined behavior (including master locator discovery) is applicable in this mode.