User's Guide for MS-DOS Clients

Preface

The User’s Guide for MS-DOS® Clients is for users of Microsoft®

LAN Manager for the MS-DOS operating system. This manual describes

how to use the LAN Manager Screen menu commands for the Enhanced

version and how to use typed commands for the Basic version. It also shows

you how to use NetWare® Connectivity, the feature that allows you to use a

Novell® NetWare network from your LAN Manager workstation, and the

Remote Access service (RAS), the feature that allows off-site PC users

transparent access to network resources.

LAN Manager can also be used through the Microsoft Windows™ operating

system, version 3.0 or higher. LAN Manager version 2.2 integrates well with

networks that include Windows NT™ workstations, Microsoft Windows for

Workgroups clients, and Microsoft Workgroup Connection clients. These

clients can all connect to the Windows NT workstations or Windows NT

Advanced Servers or to the LAN Manager servers, and LAN Manager client

workstations can connect to Windows for Workgroups resources. For

information about using the Windows for Workgroups client or the

Workgroup Connection client, see the documentation accompanying the

product. For information about using a LAN Manager client to connect to a

Windows for Workgroups resource, see the Microsoft Windows for

Workgroups documentation or the User’s Guide for Microsoft Windows

Clients.

This manual assumes that you know how to use a personal computer and that

you are familiar with MS-DOS. If you are not familiar with MS-DOS, see

your MS-DOS manual(s).

How LAN Manager for MS-DOS Works

LAN Manager expands the features of MS-DOS to connect your computer to

a Windows NT or LAN Manager local area network (LAN). A local area

network is a group of personal computers that communicate with each other

and share resources such as disk drives, directories, and printers.

A network is made up of workstations and servers. Workstations are

computers that can use the network resources. They may be on a desk in an

office, or they may be in a manufacturing area or at a customer service desk.