diff --git a/windows/JackWinNamedPipeClientChannel.cpp b/windows/JackWinNamedPipeClientChannel.cpp
index edea652a..7f8f9588 100644
--- a/windows/JackWinNamedPipeClientChannel.cpp
+++ b/windows/JackWinNamedPipeClientChannel.cpp
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ void JackWinNamedPipeClientChannel::ServerAsyncCall(JackRequest* req, JackResult
     }
 }
 
-void JackWinNamedPipeClientChannel::ClientNew(const char* name, int* shared_engine, int* shared_client, int* shared_graph, int* result)
+void JackWinNamedPipeClientChannel::ClientOpen(const char* name, int* shared_engine, int* shared_client, int* shared_graph, int* result)
 {
-    JackClientNewRequest req(name);
-    JackClientNewResult res;
+    JackClientOpenRequest req(name);
+    JackClientOpenResult res;
     ServerSyncCall(&req, &res, result);
     *shared_engine = res.fSharedEngine;
     *shared_client = res.fSharedClient;
diff --git a/windows/JackWinNamedPipeClientChannel.h b/windows/JackWinNamedPipeClientChannel.h
index 70a7ec7f..1dac996b 100644
--- a/windows/JackWinNamedPipeClientChannel.h
+++ b/windows/JackWinNamedPipeClientChannel.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class JackWinNamedPipeClientChannel : public JackClientChannelInterface, public
         int Start();
         void Stop();
 
-        void ClientNew(const char* name, int* shared_engine, int* shared_client, int* shared_graph, int* result);
+        void ClientOpen(const char* name, int* shared_engine, int* shared_client, int* shared_graph, int* result);
         void ClientClose(int refnum, int* result);
 
         void ClientActivate(int refnum, int* result);
diff --git a/windows/JackWinNamedPipeServerChannel.cpp b/windows/JackWinNamedPipeServerChannel.cpp
index 285a122d..ab4244e8 100644
--- a/windows/JackWinNamedPipeServerChannel.cpp
+++ b/windows/JackWinNamedPipeServerChannel.cpp
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ int JackClientPipeThread::HandleRequest()
 		// Read data
 		switch (header.fType) {
 			
-		case JackRequest::kClientNew: {
-			JackLog("JackRequest::ClientNew\n");
-			JackClientNewRequest req;
-			JackClientNewResult res;
+		case JackRequest::kClientOpen: {
+			JackLog("JackRequest::ClientOpen\n");
+			JackClientOpenRequest req;
+			JackClientOpenResult res;
 			if (req.Read(fPipe) == 0) 
 				AddClient(req.fName, &res.fSharedEngine, &res.fSharedClient, &res.fSharedGraph, &res.fResult);	
 			res.Write(fPipe);
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ int JackClientPipeThread::HandleRequest()
 			JackClientCloseRequest req;
 			JackResult res;
 			if (req.Read(fPipe) == 0) 
-				res.fResult = fServer->GetEngine()->ClientClose(req.fRefNum);		
+				res.fResult = fServer->GetEngine()->ClientExternalClose(req.fRefNum);		
 			res.Write(fPipe);
 			RemoveClient();
 			ret = -1;
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ void JackClientPipeThread::AddClient(char* name, int* shared_engine, int* shared
 {
     JackLog("JackClientPipeThread::AddClient %s\n", name);
     fRefNum = -1;
-    *result = fServer->GetEngine()->ClientNew(name, &fRefNum, shared_engine, shared_client, shared_graph);
+    *result = fServer->GetEngine()->ClientExternalOpen(name, &fRefNum, shared_engine, shared_client, shared_graph);
 }
 
 void JackClientPipeThread::RemoveClient()