Set Merge/Distribution Agent Location
When creating a push subscription, the Merge Agent (for merge publications) or the Distribution Agent (for snapshot and transactional publications) runs at the Distributor by default.
You can offload agent processing to another server while still maintaining administration control at the Publisher and Distributor. Offloading agent processing is only supported for Subscribers on Microsoft Windows® 2000 or Windows NT® 4.0.
Select Run the agent at the Distributor if you do not want to offload agent processing.
Select Run the agent at the Subscriber (supported only for Windows 2000 and Windows NT Subscribers) if you want to offload agent processing. Then verify or enter the computer name of the Subscriber.