LAN Manager
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
- Oct 1988: 3+Open LAN Manager 1.0
- Sep 1989: 3+Open LAN Manager 1.1
- Hewlett Packard
- 1990: HP LAN Manager 1.1
- 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