Article ID: 124175
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Network Client 3.1
- Microsoft LAN Manager 2.2c
This article was previously published under Q124175
SUMMARY
Two MS-DOS-based network clients ship with Windows NT Server versions 3.5 and 3.51: LAN Manager for MS-DOS and Microsoft Network Client for MS-DOS. Microsoft recommends you use Network Client for MS-DOS unless you are using a remote boot workstation.
MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft Network Client for MS-DOS was derived from Workgroup Add-on for MS-DOS. Microsoft Network Client for MS-DOS differs from Workgroup Add-on for MS-DOS in the following ways:
- Microsoft Network Client for MS-DOS does not include the Microsoft Mail client or MS-DOS server functionality included in Workgroup Add-on for MS-DOS.
- Unlike Workgroup Add-on for MS-DOS, Microsoft Network Client for MS-DOS includes the TCP/IP, MS-DLC, and IPX protocols.
Microsoft Network Client for MS-DOS differs from Microsoft LAN Manager for MS-DOS in the following ways:
- Because Microsoft LAN Manager for MS-DOS does not have any upgrade support, it is easier to upgrade from Microsoft LAN Manager for MS-DOS to Microsoft Network Client for MS-DOS than it is to upgrade to Microsoft LAN Manager for MS-DOS.
- Microsoft Network Client for MS-DOS does not support remote boot. LAN Manager for MS-DOS is the only Microsoft client that supports remote boot.
- The Microsoft Network Client for MS-DOS redirectors (both Basic and Full) have been optimized to work efficiently with Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51. As a result, Microsoft Network Client for MS-DOS is faster than Microsoft LAN Manager for MS-DOS at connecting to a computer running Microsoft Windows NT.
Both Microsoft Network Client for MS-DOS and Microsoft LAN Manager for MS-DOS:
- Ship with identical MS-DOS TCP/IP protocols.
- Support and include the TCP/IP, NetBEUI, and IPX protocols.
- Support identical DHCP and Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) capabilities.
- Do not include the Microsoft Mail client.
Additional query words: 2.20c 3.00 wgao work group RPL remoteboot
Keywords: KB124175
