IBM LAN Server

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IBM LAN Server
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Developer
OS family OS/2
Working stateDiscontinued
Source model Closed source
Initial release1988;37 years ago (1988)
Final release 5.1 / 1999;26 years ago (1999)
Marketing target Local area networks
License Proprietary
Preceded byIBM PC LAN Program

IBM LAN Server is a discontinued network operating system introduced by International Business Machines (IBM) in 1988. LAN Server started as a close cousin of Microsoft's LAN Manager and first shipped in early 1988. It was originally designed to run on top of Operating System/2 (OS/2) Extended Edition. [1] The network client was called IBM LAN Requester and was included with OS/2 EE 1.1 by default. [2] (Eventually IBM shipped other clients and supported yet more. Examples include the IBM OS/2 File/Print Client, IBM OS/2 Peer, and client software for Microsoft Windows. [3] ) Here the short term LAN Server refers to the IBM OS/2 LAN Server product. There were also LAN Server products for other operating systems, notably AIX [4] —now called Fast Connect [5] —and OS/400. [6]

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Version history

Version
no.		YearNotes
1.01988for OS/2 EE 1.0 [1]
1.21990for OS/2 EE 1.2 [7]
1.31991for OS/2 EE 1.3 [8]
2.01992related to LAN Manager 2.0 [9]
3.01993Entry and Advanced versions [10] (no LAN Manager "cousin" from here on [11] [12] )
4.01994Entry and Advanced versions, new object-oriented user interface [13]
5.01996included in OS/2 Warp Server [14]
5.11999included in OS/2 Warp Server for e-business [15]

Predecessors included IBM PC LAN Program (PCLP). [16] Variants included LAN Server Ultimedia (optimized for network delivery of multimedia files) and LAN On-Demand. [17] [18] Add-ons included Directory and Security Server, [19] Print Services Facility/2 (later known as Advanced Printing), [20] Novell NetWare for OS/2, [21] and LAN Server for Macintosh. [22]

Innovations

LAN Server pioneered certain file and print sharing concepts such as domains (and domain controllers), networked COM ports, domain aliases, and automatic printer driver selection and installation.[ citation needed ]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Doyle, Lee (January 6, 1988). "The LAN Server dilemma". Computerworld. 22 (1). IDG Publications: 33. ProQuest   215967918.
  2. ↑ Staff writer (November 10, 1987). "IBM announces ship dates for its standard, extended OS/2 editions". PC Week. 4 (45). Ziff-Davis: 16 – via Gale.
  3. ↑ Minasi, Mark; Jim Blaney; Chris Brenton (1999). The Complete Network Upgrade & Maintenance Guide. Sybex. p. 620. ISBN   9780782122596 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Burns, Christine (January 17, 1994). "NCR, IBM to team on LAN Server for AIX". Network World. 11 (3). IDG Publications: L1, L10 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ Staff writer (March 28, 1999). "IBM Tweaks AIX for Better PC Interoperability, Security". Computer Business Review. New Statesman Media Group. Archived from the original on November 11, 2022.
  6. ↑ Soltis, Frank G. (2001). Fortress Rochester: The Inside Story of the IBM i Series. NEWS/400 Books. p. 266. ISBN   9781583040836 – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ Morrissey, Jane; David Strom (March 19, 1990). "IBM OS/2 upgrades reach starting gate". PC Week. 7 (11). Ziff-Davis: 1 – via Gale.
  8. ↑ Morrissey, Jane (February 18, 1991). "Comprehensive pact to boost NetWare on multiple platforms: IBM, Novell pledge to fortify networking bonds". PC Week. 8 (7). Ziff-Davis: 1 – via Gale. IBM pledged that OS/2 LAN Server will remain a strategic offering, announcing that version 1.3 was shipped ahead of schedule last week. They also pledged to fully support both LAN Server and NetWare equally.
  9. ↑ Krohn, Nico (June 15, 1992). "OS/2 gets network muscle: directory services, peer features set for LAN Server". PC Week. 9 (24). Ziff-Davis: 1 – via Gale.
  10. ↑ Krohn, Nico (August 31, 1992). "LAN Server 3.0 in beta; peer services included". PC Week. 9 (35). Ziff-Davis: 1 – via Gale.
  11. ↑ Smalley, Eric (August 2, 1993). "IBM puts new muscle behind OS/2 LAN Server". PC Week. 10 (30). Ziff-Davis: 45 – via Gale.
  12. ↑ Capen, Tracey (January 10, 1994). "NOS". InfoWorld. 16 (2). IDG Publications: 60 – via Gale.
  13. ↑ Petreley, Nicholas (August 22, 1994). "IBM cleans up LAN Server's act". InfoWorld. 16 (34). IDG Publications: 1 – via Gale. IBM's LAN Server 4.0 network operating system, which will be out in Oct[ober] 1994, adds object-oriented administration tools and peer-to-peer services ...
  14. ↑ Green, Terence (February 7, 1996). "IBM cooks up an efficient NOS". PC User (276). EMAP Media: 44 – via Gale.
  15. ↑ "OS/2 Warp Server for e-business Performance Tuning". eCSoft/2. June 27, 2017. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020.
  16. ↑ Nance, Barry (1994). Client/Server LAN Programming. Que. p. 40. ISBN   9781565299245 – via Google Books.
  17. ↑ Polilli, Steve (February 7, 1994). "IBM, integrator offer networks ready to plug in". InfoWorld. 16 (6). IDG Publications: 44 – via Google Books.
  18. ↑ Staff writer (December 13, 1993). "IBM launches LAN Server Ultimedia". PC Week. 10 (49). Ziff-Davis: 56 – via Gale.
  19. ↑ Zelinka, Douglas A. (February 19, 1996). "Directory and Security Server scales Warp Server to the enterprise". InfoWorld. 18 (8). IDG Publications: 101 – via Google Books.
  20. ↑ "IBM SystemView Series" (Announcement letter). International Business Machines Corporation. May 3, 1995. ZP95-0253.
  21. ↑ Cummings, Joanne (October 28, 1991). "Novell sharing IBM vision". Network World. 8 (43). IDG Publications: 58 – via Google Books.
  22. ↑ Wilson, Jayne (December 7, 1992). "IBM moves its LAN Server to the Macintosh". InfoWorld. 14 (49). IDG Publications: 51 – via Gale.

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