[comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc] Does LANmanager support DOS?

fks@FTP.COM (Frances Selkirk) (12/05/90)

3+Open is a LAN Manger product for DOS. I know there are others, but that's
the only one I can think of, offhand.

j_rodin@hpfcso.HP.COM (Jon Rodin) (12/05/90)

>
>I havn't been keeping up with Lan Manager's status lately.
>So please pardon me if this is stupid, but:
>
>	Does LAN manager support DOS?
>        If so, whose implementation of LAN manager?
>
>Looking over some old literature, I see many references to
>MicroSoft's Lan Manager supporting OS/2.  But I don't
>see anything on DOS.
>
LAN Manager supports DOS as clients.  OS/2 and Unix (but not DOS) are suported
server platforms.  I believe all vendor's LM will support DOS clients.

Jon
j_rodin@cnd.hp.com

R.J.Letts@sysc.salford.ac.uk (12/05/90)

LM/X is a UNIX-hosted version of Lan Manager, and supports DOS clients.
 
Richard
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robk@cpqhou.uucp (Rob Kiesler) (12/06/90)

in article <34040@netnews.upenn.edu>, tony@scotty.dccs.upenn.edu (Anthony Olejnik) says:
> Originator: tony@scotty.dccs.upenn.edu
> 
> 
> I havn't been keeping up with Lan Manager's status lately.
> So please pardon me if this is stupid, but:
> 
> 	Does LAN manager support DOS?
>         If so, whose implementation of LAN manager?
> 
> Looking over some old literature, I see many references to
> MicroSoft's Lan Manager supporting OS/2.  But I don't
> see anything on DOS.
> 
> Any help would be *GREATLY* appreciated.
> 
> thanks.
> 
> --tony
LANMAN 2.0 does support DOS. DOS machines can only be workstations, 
they cannot be servers. I've only used the generic (OEM?!?!) version of
LANMAN, but I would assume that all vendors' versions of LANMAN support
DOS workstations.


Rob Kiesler
Compaq Computer

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TTC@IAEA1.BITNET ("C. Okonkwo") (12/06/90)

On Tue, 4 Dec 90 17:07:25, fks@FTP.COM (Frances Selkirk) writes:
> 3+Open is a LAN Manger product for DOS. I know there are others, but that's
> the only one I can think of, offhand.

3+Open is an OS/2-based LAN Manager product that supports BOTH OS/2 and
DOS workstations.  Also, there is IBM's LAN Server product, which also
supports DOS workstations (although you need IBM's EE version of OS/2
on the server machine to run it).  The degree of compatibility between
both products is another matter.
I have not (yet) seen the original posting, but if you are looking for
an OS/2-based network OS which supports DOS workstations, any of these
products will do it.

-Charles

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RWMIRA01@ulkyvx.BITNET (Rob Miracle) (12/06/90)

In Message <1990Dec05.165911.16610@cpqhou.uucp>, robk@cpqhou.uucp (Rob Kiesler)
writes:
>in article <34040@netnews.upenn.edu>, tony@scotty.dccs.upenn.edu (Anthony Olejn
   ik) says:
>> Originator: tony@scotty.dccs.upenn.edu
>>
>>      Does LAN manager support DOS?
>>         If so, whose implementation of LAN manager?

>LANMAN 2.0 does support DOS. DOS machines can only be workstations,
>they cannot be servers. I've only used the generic (OEM?!?!) version of
>LANMAN, but I would assume that all vendors' versions of LANMAN support
>DOS workstations.

AT&T's StarGROUP 3.3 (and 3.4) are LAN Manager.  They support OS/2 and DOS
workstations.  Mac workstation support will be out soon.  Their implementation
is wrapped around a Unix file server.  Not a bad setup!

Rob
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