How can I find out which server hosts LDAP on my windows domain?

Question

I am trying develop an application (C#) to query an LDAP server. I don\'t know the actual server named to query - is there a way to find out using standard windows tools or

Answer 1

If you're using AD you can use serverless binding to locate a domain controller for the default domain, then use LDAP://rootDSE to get information about the directory server, as described in the linked article.