Software:IBM LAN Server

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IBM LAN Server
Developer
IBM
OS familyOS/2
Working stateDiscontinued
Source modelClosed source
Initial release1988; 38 years ago (1988)
Yes|Final release|Latest release}}5.1 / 1999; 27 years ago (1999)
Marketing targetLocal area networks
LicenseProprietary
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]

Version history

Version
no.		 Year Notes
1.0 1988 for OS/2 EE 1.0[1]
1.3 1991 for OS/2 EE 1.3[7]
2.0 1992 related to LAN Manager 2.0[8]
3.0 1993 Entry and Advanced versions[9] (no LAN Manager "cousin" from here on[10][11])
4.0 1994 Entry and Advanced versions, new object-oriented user interface[12]
5.0 1996 included in OS/2 Warp Server[13]
5.1 1999 included in OS/2 Warp Server for e-business[14]

Predecessors included IBM PC LAN Program (PCLP).[15] Variants included LAN Server Ultimedia (optimized for network delivery of multimedia files) and LAN On-Demand.[16][17] Add-ons included Directory and Security Server,[18] Print Services Facility/2 (later known as Advanced Printing),[19] Novell NetWare for OS/2,[20] and LAN Server for Macintosh.[21]

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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Doyle, Lee (January 6, 1988). "The LAN Server dilemma". Computerworld (IDG Publications) 22 (1): 33. https://www.proquest.com/docview/215967918/. 
  2. ↑ Staff writer (November 10, 1987). "IBM announces ship dates for its standard, extended OS/2 editions". PC Week (Ziff-Davis) 4 (45): 16. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A6125058/GPS?sid=wikipedia. 
  3. ↑ Minasi, Mark; Jim Blaney; Chris Brenton (1999). The Complete Network Upgrade & Maintenance Guide. Sybex. p. 620. ISBN 9780782122596. https://books.google.com/books?id=MJwrAQAAMAAJ. 
  4. ↑ Burns, Christine (January 17, 1994). "NCR, IBM to team on LAN Server for AIX". Network World (IDG Publications) 11 (3): L1, L10. https://books.google.com/books?id=vQ4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA14-IA12. 
  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. https://web.archive.org/web/20221111055136/https://techmonitor.ai/technology/ibm_tweaks_aix_for_better_pc_interoperability_security. 
  6. ↑ Soltis, Frank G. (2001). Fortress Rochester: The Inside Story of the IBM i Series. NEWS/400 Books. p. 266. ISBN 9781583040836. https://books.google.com/books?id=ypJmzqt7JdUC. 
  7. ↑ Morrissey, Jane (February 18, 1991). "Comprehensive pact to boost NetWare on multiple platforms: IBM, Novell pledge to fortify networking bonds". PC Week (Ziff-Davis) 8 (7): 1. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A10360424/GPS?sid=wikipedia. "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.". 
  8. ↑ Krohn, Nico (June 15, 1992). "OS/2 gets network muscle: directory services, peer features set for LAN Server". PC Week (Ziff-Davis) 9 (24): 1. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A12330301/GPS?sid=wikipedia. 
  9. ↑ Krohn, Nico (August 31, 1992). "LAN Server 3.0 in beta; peer services included". PC Week (Ziff-Davis) 9 (35): 1. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A12578473/GPS?sid=wikipedia. 
  10. ↑ Smalley, Eric (August 2, 1993). "IBM puts new muscle behind OS/2 LAN Server". PC Week (Ziff-Davis) 10 (30): 45. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A14093773/GPS?sid=wikipedia. 
  11. ↑ Capen, Tracey (January 10, 1994). "NOS". InfoWorld (IDG Publications) 16 (2): 60. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A15016340/GPS?sid=wikipedia. 
  12. ↑ Petreley, Nicholas (August 22, 1994). "IBM cleans up LAN Server's act". InfoWorld (IDG Publications) 16 (34): 1. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A16201640/GPS?sid=wikipedia. "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 ...". 
  13. ↑ Green, Terence (February 7, 1996). "IBM cooks up an efficient NOS". PC User (EMAP Media) (276): 44. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A18171573/GPS?sid=wikipedia. 
  14. ↑ "OS/2 Warp Server for e-business Performance Tuning". eCSoft/2. June 27, 2017. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201024195712/https://ecsoft2.org/docs/os2-warp-server-e-business-performance-tuning. 
  15. ↑ Nance, Barry (1994). Client/Server LAN Programming. Que. p. 40. ISBN 9781565299245. https://books.google.com/books?id=ftpQAAAAMAAJ. 
  16. ↑ Polilli, Steve (February 7, 1994). "IBM, integrator offer networks ready to plug in". InfoWorld (IDG Publications) 16 (6): 44. https://books.google.com/books?id=6DoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA44. 
  17. ↑ Staff writer (December 13, 1993). "IBM launches LAN Server Ultimedia". PC Week (Ziff-Davis) 10 (49): 56. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A14805847/GPS?. 
  18. ↑ Zelinka, Douglas A. (February 19, 1996). "Directory and Security Server scales Warp Server to the enterprise". InfoWorld (IDG Publications) 18 (8): 101. https://books.google.com/books?id=xT4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA101. 
  19. ↑ "IBM Announcement Letter No. ZP95-0253". International Business Machines Corporation. May 3, 1995. Archived from the original on November 11, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221111061937/https://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?htmlfid=877/ENUSZP95-0253&infotype=AN&subtype=CA&appname=skmwww. 
  20. ↑ Cummings, Joanne (October 28, 1991). "Novell sharing IBM vision". Network World (IDG Publications) 8 (43): 58. https://books.google.com/books?id=Aw0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA58. 
  21. ↑ Wilson, Jayne (December 7, 1992). "IBM moves its LAN Server to the Macintosh". InfoWorld (IDG Publications) 14 (49): 51. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A13650869/GPS?sid=wikipedia. 

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