ID Number: Q67323
2.00
OS/2
buglist2.00 docerr
Summary:
The following are some miscellaneous questions about NetBIOS
compatibility with various products:
1. Q. Is the NetBIOS implementation included in OS/2 LAN Manager
version 2.00 (that is, NetBEUI) capable of full peer-to-peer
operation?
A. Yes, NetBEUI is IBM NetBIOS 3.0 compliant (some of our own
extensions have also been added to OS/2 LAN Manager).
2. Q. Is NetBEUI compatible with the IBM Local Area Network Technical
Reference SC30-3383-2?
A. As stated above, NetBEUI is compatible with IBM NetBIOS 3.0.
NetBEUI is compliant to the NetBIOS 2.0 specification, with the
following noted exceptions:
a. Trace (0x79) is not supported.
b. Alert Ring (0xf3) is not supported.
Microsoft has confirmed that these commands are missing. Support
for these commands is being considered for inclusion in a future
release as a part of the continuing convergence process of OS/2
LAN Manager and IBM LAN Server.
Also, there is one NCB (Network Control Block), NCB.FIND.NAME
(0x78), that is documented incorrectly in the NCB.H file as
NCBRCVPKT. This command does return a buffer that complies to
the IBM NetBIOS 2.0 specification for the NCB.FIND.NAME. The
only difference from the specification is that the buffer
described in the documentation is an 802.5 (Token Ring) link
layer header rather than the 802.2 (Ethernet) link layer header
of the frame that is actually received.
3. Q. Do the same answers to questions 1 and 2 also apply to UNIX LAN
Manager/X?
If the specific UNIX LAN Manager/X implementation adapted by a
particular OEM supports a NetBIOS API, then yes, this
information also applies to the OEM's implementation.