From 36643b72774ef83cd05b50ef51348cce41265d7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dachary Carey Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2023 14:31:46 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Incorporate review feedback --- source/fundamentals/connection/connect.txt | 13 ++++++++----- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/fundamentals/connection/connect.txt b/source/fundamentals/connection/connect.txt index 43c0e2bc9..69c78f81e 100644 --- a/source/fundamentals/connection/connect.txt +++ b/source/fundamentals/connection/connect.txt @@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ Connection Guide :depth: 2 :class: singlecol -This guide shows you how to connect to a MongoDB Atlas instance, -another MongoDB instance, or a replica set using the Node.js driver. +This guide shows you how to connect to a +`MongoDB Atlas deployment `__, +a MongoDB instance, or a replica set using the Node.js driver. .. _node-connection-uri: @@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ example shows each part of the connection URI: :alt: Each part of the connection string In this example, we connect to an Atlas MongoDB deployment that has a -DNS SRV record. For more details, refer to the +DNS SRV record. For more details, see the :manual:`DNS Seed List Connection Format ` documentation. This format offers flexibility in deployment and the @@ -45,8 +46,10 @@ ability to change the servers in rotation without reconfiguring clients. To learn how to retrieve your connection string in Atlas, see the :atlas:`Atlas driver connection guide `. -Alternately, you could use ``mongodb`` for the protocol, which specifies -the :manual:`Standard Connection String Format `. +If you are connecting to an instance or replica set that does not have a +DNS SRV address, you must use ``mongodb`` for the protocol, which specifies +the :manual:`Standard Connection String Format +`. After the protocol, the next part of the connection string contains credentials if you are using password-based authentication. Replace the value of ``user``