Network Location Awareness (NLA) Service
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| Service Name: | Nla | Process Name: |
svchost.exe -k netsvcs |
| Safe to Disable: | Probably | Recommended Setting: |
Enable |
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Collects and stores network configuration and location information, and notifies applications when this information changes. The Network Location Awareness (NLA) service provider is vital for computers or devices that might move between different networks, and for selecting optimal configurations when more than one is available. For example, a wireless computer roaming between physical networks can use NLA to determine the proper configuration based on information about its available network connection. NLA also proves valuable when a multihomed computer has a physical connection to one network while also connected to another network through a dial-up connection or a tunnel. A Network Location Awareness (NLA) service to provide information about the computer's connectivity. A Network Connectivity Status Indicator (NCSI) component of the NLA determines connectivity to the Internet. To first determine connectivity, NCSI performs an active probe that is based on HTTP traffic or on DNS traffic. | ||
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This service is a part of ICS (Internet Connection Sharing). Services such as ICS & ICF (Internet Connection Firewall) will not function. Enable if this computer has Internet Connection Sharing enabled or if you are using the Internet Connection Firewall. | ||
| Dependencies: | AFD Networking Support Environment; TCP/IP Protocol Driver | ||
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