Doc Err: WINS and LAN Manager 2.x Clients

Last reviewed: March 25, 1997
Article ID: Q123766

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5
Microsoft LAN Manager version 2.x
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

One bullet item on page 106 (Chapter 5) of the Microsoft Windows NT Server TCP/IP version 3.5 guide and the TCP/IP Online Help (TCPIP.HLP on the Windows NT Server version 3.5 CD) titled WINS Benefits states:

   The ability for clients on a Windows NT Server network (including
   Windows NT, Windows for Workgroups, and LAN Manager 2.x) to browse
   domains on the far side of a router without a local domain controller
   being present on the other side of the router.

This paragraph is not completely true. LAN Manager 2.x client computers cannot browse domains spanning subnets across routers. These client computers listen to server announcements and keep them in their caches. They do not use WINS for browsing purposes. LAN Manager 2.x uses WINS for the purpose of replacing the LMHOSTS file for NetBIOS name resolution.

Additional query words: wfw wfwg prodnt
Keywords : kbbug3.50 kbother ntdocerr NTSrv nttcp
Version : 3.5 2.2 2.2c 4.0
Platform : WinNT
Issue type : kbdocerr

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Last reviewed: March 25, 1997
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