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==Description==
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The name Lan Manager was used both for a network layer that was sold as an add on for OS/2 versions 1.x (and could run on later versions) and Unix systems and also a Network Operating System that combined a MicroSoft's or IBM' version of OS/2 server or Hewlett Packard's [[HP UX]] and the LAN Manager add on.
'''LAN Manager''' (''LANMAN'', ''LM'') is a Network Operating System for OS/2 Version 1.x from Microsoft.


Actually the primary developer of the LAN Manager product was [[3COM]] and it was based on a [[NOS]] that they had sold under the name [[3+Share]] that used a modified version of DOS called [[MS-Net]] as their basis. 3COM originally released the product in 1988 as '''3+Open LAN Manager''' with server support for OS/2 and client support for OS/2 and DOS with [[Apple Macintosh]] support added a little later, the company licensed the product soon thereafter to MicroSoft and then it was known initially as '''3COM/Microsoft LAN Manager''' but later as just LAN Manager or LAN Manager/X for the Unix versions with the name of the OEM (HP, IBM, MS et al) in front although 3COM continued to offer the product under the 3+Open name. 3COM lost interest in the product and by 1991 had sold their codebase to MicroSoft who integrated the product into [[Windows NT Server]].
==History==
The LAN Manager product was developed [[3Com]] and Microsoft, so it was known initially as '''3Com/Microsoft LAN Manager'''.
It was based on earlier LAN technologies from Microsoft's MS-NET and XENIX-NET products.
 
LAN Manager was also an OEM product that was licensed to third parties. LAN Manager/X for Hewlett Packard's [[HP-UX]] was the first product for UNIX-based systems.
 
==Features==
LAN Manager provides support for DOS 3 or OS/2 systems with network adapters and protocol stacks. It's possible to configure and bind multiple drivers into a set of layered protocol stacks.
 
The Protocol Manager handles:
* MAC drivers
* Protocol drivers (NetBIOS, ...)
 
==Versions==
* 1987: MS OS/2 LAN Manager 1.0 (Basic/Enhanced)
* 1989: MS OS/2 LAN Manager 1.1
* 1991: Microsoft OS/2 LAN Manager 2.0
* 1992: Microsoft OS/2 LAN Manager 2.1
* 1993: Microsoft OS/2 LAN Manager 2.2
* 1994: Microsoft OS/2 LAN Manager 2.2a
 
===OEM===
;3Com
* Oct 1988: [[3+Open LAN Manager]] 1.0
* Sep 1989: 3+Open LAN Manager 1.1
;Hewlett Packard
* 1990: HP LAN Manager 1.1
;Nokia Data Systems
* Nokia MS LAN Manager
;Torus Systems
* 1988: Tapestry II LAN Manager
;Ungermann-Bass
* Oct 1988: Net/One MS OS/2 LAN Manager


==Publications==
==Publications==
====Original documentation====
* Ryan: ''LAN Manager: A Programmer's Guide'' - Microsoft Press 1990, ISBN 1-55615-166-7
* [http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/3Com/6406-00_Lan_Manager_NDIS_1.0.2_Preliminary_Jan89.pdf 3COM/Microsoft Lan Manager NDIS 1.0.2 Preliminary draft] - 1989
* ''Microsoft LAN Manager Programmer's Reference'' - Microsoft Press 1990, ISBN 1-55615-313-9
* [http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/3Com/3+Open/4695-02_3+Open_LAN_Manager_Installation_and_Setup_Guide_Aug89.pdf 3+Open LAN Manager Installation and Setup Guide] - 1989
* Blanda: ''Using Microsoft LAN Manager'' - Que 1991, ISBN 0-88022-684-6
* [http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/3Com/3+Open/4699-01_3+Open_MS_OS2_LAN_Manager_User_Guide_Jan89.pdf 3+Open MS OS2 LAN Manager User Guide] - 1989
* Michael Day: ''Troubleshooting LAN Manager 2.0'' - M&T Books 1991, ISBN 1-55851-161-X
* [http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/3Com/3+Open/4700-01_3+Open_MS_OS2_LAN_Manager_User_Reference_Jan89.pdf 3+Open MS OS2 LAN Manager User Reference] - 1989
* Currid: ''Understanding Microsoft LAN Manager 2.0'' - Sybex 1992, ISBN 0-89588-810-6
* [http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/3Com/3+Open/4701-01_3+Open_MS_OS2_LAN_Manager_Administrator_Guide_Jan89.pdf 3+Open MS OS2 LAN Manager Administrator Guide] - 1989
* Don Baarnes, Mike Wirsching: ''Inside LAN Manager'' - New Riders 1992, ISBN 1-56205-023-0
* [http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/3Com/3+Open/4702-01_3+Open_MS_OS2_LAN_Manager_Administrator_Reference_Jan89.pdf 3+Open MS OS2 LAN Manager Administrator Reference] - 1989
* [http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/3Com/3+Open/4711-02_3+Open_MS_OS2_Documentation_Set_Aug89.pdf 3+Open MS OS2 Documentation Set] - 1989
* [http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/3Com/3+Open/4814-00_3+Open_LAN_Manager_1.0_Release_Notes_Oct88.pdf 3+Open LAN Manager 1.0 Release Notes] - 1988
* [http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/3Com/3+Open/4814-02_3+Open_LAN_Manager_1.1_Release_Notes_Aug89.pdf 3+Open LAN_Manager 1.1 Release Notes] - 1989
* [http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/3Com/3+Open/4814-03_3+Open_Version_1.1_Maintenance_Update_Release_Notes_May90.pdf 3+Open Version 1.1 Maintenance Update Release Notes] - 1990
* [http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/3Com/3+Open/5150-00_3+Open_Messages_Guide_Aug89.pdf 3+Open Messages Guide] - 1989
* [http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/3Com/3+Open/7642-00_3+Open_Version_1.1_Maintenance_Update_Instructions_May90.pdf 3+Open Version 1.1 Maintenance Update Instructions] -1990


==Author==
;Original documentation
* [[MicroSoft]]
* [https://stuff.mit.edu/afs/sipb/project/os2/text/ndis-mac.v101.txt LAN Manager Network Driver Interface Specification 1.0.1] (1988-05-14)
* [[IBM]]
* [http://bitsavers.org/pdf/3Com/6406-00_Lan_Manager_NDIS_1.0.2_Preliminary_Jan89.pdf 3Com/Microsoft LAN Manager NDIS 1.0.2 Preliminary Draft] - 1989
* [[3COM]]


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Latest revision as of 01:54, 25 October 2023

LAN Manager (LANMAN, LM) is a Network Operating System for OS/2 Version 1.x from Microsoft.

History

The LAN Manager product was developed 3Com and Microsoft, so it was known initially as 3Com/Microsoft LAN Manager. It was based on earlier LAN technologies from Microsoft's MS-NET and XENIX-NET products.

LAN Manager was also an OEM product that was licensed to third parties. LAN Manager/X for Hewlett Packard's HP-UX was the first product for UNIX-based systems.

Features

LAN Manager provides support for DOS 3 or OS/2 systems with network adapters and protocol stacks. It's possible to configure and bind multiple drivers into a set of layered protocol stacks.

The Protocol Manager handles:

  • MAC drivers
  • Protocol drivers (NetBIOS, ...)

Versions

  • 1987: MS OS/2 LAN Manager 1.0 (Basic/Enhanced)
  • 1989: MS OS/2 LAN Manager 1.1
  • 1991: Microsoft OS/2 LAN Manager 2.0
  • 1992: Microsoft OS/2 LAN Manager 2.1
  • 1993: Microsoft OS/2 LAN Manager 2.2
  • 1994: Microsoft OS/2 LAN Manager 2.2a

OEM

3Com
Hewlett Packard
  • 1990: HP LAN Manager 1.1
Nokia Data Systems
  • Nokia MS LAN Manager
Torus Systems
  • 1988: Tapestry II LAN Manager
Ungermann-Bass
  • Oct 1988: Net/One MS OS/2 LAN Manager

Publications

  • Ryan: LAN Manager: A Programmer's Guide - Microsoft Press 1990, ISBN 1-55615-166-7
  • Microsoft LAN Manager Programmer's Reference - Microsoft Press 1990, ISBN 1-55615-313-9
  • Blanda: Using Microsoft LAN Manager - Que 1991, ISBN 0-88022-684-6
  • Michael Day: Troubleshooting LAN Manager 2.0 - M&T Books 1991, ISBN 1-55851-161-X
  • Currid: Understanding Microsoft LAN Manager 2.0 - Sybex 1992, ISBN 0-89588-810-6
  • Don Baarnes, Mike Wirsching: Inside LAN Manager - New Riders 1992, ISBN 1-56205-023-0
Original documentation
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