Availability of Windows Sockets 2.0 for Windows 95 |
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release, versions 1.0, 2.0, 2.1, 2.5
SUMMARY
This article describes the availability of Windows Sockets 2.0 for Windows 95.
MORE INFORMATION
This release includes a new version of the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) stack and resolves the following WinSock issues:
- Slow performance with some Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) programs.
- An incompatibility with Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 that could cause a page fault error message.
- A problem with Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) version 2 support that could cause programs to drop out of a multicast groups.
This update consists of one file named W95ws2setup.exe. This file installs an updated TCP/IP stack, updated TCP/IP utilities, and updated WinSock 2 components.
New TCP/IP Features
This release of Windows Sockets 2.0 for Windows 95 includes several features that improve network performance. These features include:
- Support for TCP large windows (TCPLW) and time stamps
- Support for selective acknowledgements
- Support for fast retransmission and recovery
- Support for DHCP release on shutdown
- Support for DHCP decline
- Support for per-adapter WINS servers
For additional information about this update, please see the "Release Notes" document at the following Microsoft Web site. The update is also available at this site.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/wuadmintools/s_wunetworkingtools/w95sockets2/default.asp
Additional query words:
Keywords : kbnetwork dun msnets osr2 win95 kbAPI kbSDKPlatform kbWinsock kbGrpDSNet
Issue type : kbinfo
Technology : kbWin95search kbOPKSearch kbWin95 kbWin95OPKOSR25 kbWin95OPKOSR210
Last Reviewed: June 13, 2001 |
