Windows 3.00 NETWORKS.TXT File: LAN Manager Networks

ID Number: Q61170

1.00 1.01 2.00

MS-DOS

Summary:

The following information is taken from the Microsoft Windows version

3.00 online release notes, from the file NETWORKS.TXT. This section

describes considerations involved in running Windows 3.00 with a

Microsoft LAN Manager network.

More Information:

NETWORKS.TXT

3/29/90

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Microsoft LAN Manager Networks

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Many networks are based upon Microsoft LAN Manager. Consult your

network documentation, network distributor, or system administrator to

learn whether your network falls into this category, and if so, on

which version of LAN Manager it is based.

* Network software based on LAN Manager 1.x must not be loaded in the

high memory area (the first 64K of extended memory) on MS-DOS 4.0.

Consult your network administrator to determine if these conditions

apply to your workstation.

* LAN Manager Enhanced allows you to use popup services to see

incoming broadcast messages. These popup services can disrupt the

Windows display, so you must either disable them or run the LAN

Manager WinPopup utility so they can coexist with Windows.

The WinPopup utility should be located in your LAN Manager NETPROG

directory, that should already be included on your path. To

automatically start the utility when you start Windows, you must

include the following entry in the [windows] section of your

WIN.INI.

load=winpopup.exe

If you have installed Windows for LAN Manager 2.0 Enhanced, this

will be taken care of for you. If you are running LAN Manager 1.x

Enhanced, you must insert this line by hand. See WININI.TXT for

information on modifying your WIN.INI file.

Note that the WinPopup utility included with LAN Manager 1.x will

not run in standard or 386 enhanced mode. Request an upgrade from

your network manufacturer if you want to run popup services with

Windows.

Alternatively, if you wish to disable the popup services, use the

following procedure.

1. Find your LAN Manager root directory.

2. Use Notepad to open the LANMAN.INI file and locate the line that

begins with wrkservices=.

3. Remove the messenger and netpopup entries from this line.

4. Save the file.

5. Exit Windows and restart your computer.

* For Windows to support LAN Manager 2.0 Enhanced, you must have the

files NETAPI.DLL and PMSPL.DLL. These files should already be

located in your LAN Manager NETPROG directory, which should be on

your path.