Windows Load Balancing Service Does Not Work on Token Ring

ID: Q238747

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0
Windows NT Load Balancing Service 1.0

SUMMARY

Windows NT Load Balancing Service is not supported on token ring networks. The system requirements for Windows NT Load Balancing Service state:

The current version of WLBS operates on FDDI or Ethernet-based local area networks within the cluster. It has been tested on 10 megabits per second (Mbps), 100 Mbps, and gigabit Ethernet networks with a wide variety of network adapters.

MORE INFORMATION

Although not explicitly stated in the product documentation, Windows NT Load Balancing Service does not run on a token ring network.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbnetwork
Version : winnt:1.0,4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbinfo