diff --git a/lib/dn.js b/lib/dn.js
index 7c8d678..1f3b4a1 100644
--- a/lib/dn.js
+++ b/lib/dn.js
@@ -234,10 +234,9 @@ DN.prototype.parentOf = function(dn) {
   return parent;
 };
 
-
 DN.prototype.equals = function(dn) {
   if (!(dn instanceof DN))
-    return false;
+    dn = parse(dn);
 
   if (this.rdns.length !== dn.rdns.length)
     return false;
diff --git a/lib/server.js b/lib/server.js
index a56737f..dc74864 100644
--- a/lib/server.js
+++ b/lib/server.js
@@ -377,22 +377,9 @@ module.exports = Server;
  * @throws {TypeError} on bad input
  */
 Server.prototype.add = function(name) {
-  if (!name || typeof(name) !== 'string')
-    throw new TypeError('name (string) required');
-  if (arguments.length < 2)
-    throw new TypeError('name and at least one handler required');
-
-  var backend = this;
-  var index = 1;
-  if (typeof(arguments[1]) === 'object') {
-    backend = arguments[1];
-    index = 2;
-  }
-  var route = this._getRoute(dn.parse(name), backend);
-  route['0x' + Protocol.LDAP_REQ_ADD.toString(16)] =
-    mergeFunctionArgs(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, index));
-
-  return this;
+  return this._mount(Protocol.LDAP_REQ_ADD,
+                     name,
+                     Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1));
 };
 
 
@@ -407,22 +394,9 @@ Server.prototype.add = function(name) {
  * @throws {TypeError} on bad input
  */
 Server.prototype.bind = function(name) {
-  if (!name || typeof(name) !== 'string')
-    throw new TypeError('name (string) required');
-  if (arguments.length < 2)
-    throw new TypeError('name and at least one handler required');
-
-  var backend = this;
-  var index = 1;
-  if (typeof(arguments[1]) === 'object') {
-    backend = arguments[1];
-    index = 2;
-  }
-  var route = this._getRoute(dn.parse(name), backend);
-  route['0x' + Protocol.LDAP_REQ_BIND.toString(16)] =
-    mergeFunctionArgs(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, index));
-
-  return this;
+  return this._mount(Protocol.LDAP_REQ_BIND,
+                     name,
+                     Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1));
 };
 
 
@@ -437,22 +411,9 @@ Server.prototype.bind = function(name) {
  * @throws {TypeError} on bad input
  */
 Server.prototype.compare = function(name) {
-  if (!name || typeof(name) !== 'string')
-    throw new TypeError('name (string) required');
-  if (arguments.length < 2)
-    throw new TypeError('name and at least one handler required');
-
-  var backend = this;
-  var index = 1;
-  if (typeof(arguments[1]) === 'object') {
-    backend = arguments[1];
-    index = 2;
-  }
-  var route = this._getRoute(dn.parse(name), backend);
-  route['0x' + Protocol.LDAP_REQ_COMPARE.toString(16)] =
-    mergeFunctionArgs(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, index));
-
-  return this;
+  return this._mount(Protocol.LDAP_REQ_COMPARE,
+                     name,
+                     Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1));
 };
 
 
@@ -467,22 +428,9 @@ Server.prototype.compare = function(name) {
  * @throws {TypeError} on bad input
  */
 Server.prototype.del = function(name) {
-  if (!name || typeof(name) !== 'string')
-    throw new TypeError('name (string) required');
-  if (arguments.length < 2)
-    throw new TypeError('name and at least one handler required');
-
-  var backend = this;
-  var index = 1;
-  if (typeof(arguments[1]) === 'object') {
-    backend = arguments[1];
-    index = 2;
-  }
-  var route = this._getRoute(dn.parse(name), backend);
-  route['0x' + Protocol.LDAP_REQ_DELETE.toString(16)] =
-    mergeFunctionArgs(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, index));
-
-  return this;
+  return this._mount(Protocol.LDAP_REQ_DELETE,
+                     name,
+                     Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1));
 };
 
 
@@ -497,22 +445,10 @@ Server.prototype.del = function(name) {
  * @throws {TypeError} on bad input.
  */
 Server.prototype.exop = function(name) {
-  if (!name || typeof(name) !== 'string')
-    throw new TypeError('name (string) required');
-  if (arguments.length < 2)
-    throw new TypeError('name and at least one handler required');
-
-  var backend = this;
-  var index = 1;
-  if (typeof(arguments[1]) === 'object') {
-    backend = arguments[1];
-    index = 2;
-  }
-  var route = this._getRoute(name, backend);
-  route['0x' + Protocol.LDAP_REQ_EXTENSION.toString(16)] =
-    mergeFunctionArgs(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, index));
-
-  return this;
+  return this._mount(Protocol.LDAP_REQ_EXTENSION,
+                     name,
+                     Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1),
+                     true);
 };
 
 
@@ -527,22 +463,9 @@ Server.prototype.exop = function(name) {
  * @throws {TypeError} on bad input
  */
 Server.prototype.modify = function(name) {
-  if (!name || typeof(name) !== 'string')
-    throw new TypeError('name (string) required');
-  if (arguments.length < 2)
-    throw new TypeError('name and at least one handler required');
-
-  var backend = this;
-  var index = 1;
-  if (typeof(arguments[1]) === 'object') {
-    backend = arguments[1];
-    index = 2;
-  }
-  var route = this._getRoute(dn.parse(name), backend);
-  route['0x' + Protocol.LDAP_REQ_MODIFY.toString(16)] =
-    mergeFunctionArgs(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, index));
-
-  return this;
+  return this._mount(Protocol.LDAP_REQ_MODIFY,
+                     name,
+                     Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1));
 };
 
 
@@ -557,22 +480,9 @@ Server.prototype.modify = function(name) {
  * @throws {TypeError} on bad input
  */
 Server.prototype.modifyDN = function(name) {
-  if (!name || typeof(name) !== 'string')
-    throw new TypeError('name (string) required');
-  if (arguments.length < 2)
-    throw new TypeError('name and at least one handler required');
-
-  var backend = this;
-  var index = 1;
-  if (typeof(arguments[1]) === 'object') {
-    backend = arguments[1];
-    index = 2;
-  }
-  var route = this._getRoute(dn.parse(name), backend);
-  route['0x' + Protocol.LDAP_REQ_MODRDN.toString(16)] =
-    mergeFunctionArgs(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, index));
-
-  return this;
+  return this._mount(Protocol.LDAP_REQ_MODRDN,
+                     name,
+                     Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1));
 };
 
 
@@ -587,22 +497,9 @@ Server.prototype.modifyDN = function(name) {
  * @throws {TypeError} on bad input
  */
 Server.prototype.search = function(name) {
-  if (!name || typeof(name) !== 'string')
-    throw new TypeError('name (string) required');
-  if (arguments.length < 2)
-    throw new TypeError('name and at least one handler required');
-
-  var backend = this;
-  var index = 1;
-  if (typeof(arguments[1]) === 'object') {
-    backend = arguments[1];
-    index = 2;
-  }
-  var route = this._getRoute(dn.parse(name), backend);
-  route['0x' + Protocol.LDAP_REQ_SEARCH.toString(16)] =
-    mergeFunctionArgs(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, index));
-
-  return this;
+  return this._mount(Protocol.LDAP_REQ_SEARCH,
+                     name,
+                     Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1));
 };
 
 
@@ -616,20 +513,10 @@ Server.prototype.search = function(name) {
  * @throws {TypeError} on bad input
  */
 Server.prototype.unbind = function() {
-  if (arguments.length < 1)
-    throw new TypeError('at least one handler required');
-
-  var backend = this;
-  var index = 0;
-  if (typeof(arguments[0]) === 'object') {
-    backend = arguments[0];
-    index = 1;
-  }
-  var route = this._getRoute('unbind', backend);
-  route['0x' + Protocol.LDAP_REQ_UNBIND.toString(16)] =
-    mergeFunctionArgs(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, index));
-
-  return this;
+  return this._mount(Protocol.LDAP_REQ_UNBIND,
+                     'unbind',
+                     Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 0),
+                     true);
 };
 
 
@@ -756,3 +643,25 @@ Server.prototype._getHandlerChain = function(req) {
   };
 };
 
+
+Server.prototype._mount = function(op, name, argv, notDN) {
+  assert.ok(op);
+  assert.ok(name);
+  assert.ok(argv);
+
+  if (!name || typeof(name) !== 'string')
+    throw new TypeError('name (string) required');
+  if (argv.length < 1)
+    throw new Error('at least one handler required');
+
+  var backend = this;
+  var index = 0;
+  if (typeof(argv[0]) === 'object' && !Array.isArray(argv[0])) {
+    backend = argv[0];
+    index = 1;
+  }
+  var route = this._getRoute(notDN ? name : dn.parse(name), backend);
+  route['0x' + op.toString(16)] = mergeFunctionArgs(argv.slice(index));
+
+  return this;
+};