[pmmail-list] Win2K3 vs OS/2 client

Steve Wendt pmmail-list@blueprintsoftwareworks.com
Tue, 8 Mar 2005 12:36:08 -0800 (PST)


On Tue, 8 Mar 2005, Don Buska wrote:

> I'm confused.  I've always been under the impression that NETBIOS and
> NETBEUI were essentially the same.  MS calls it NETBEUI and IBM calls it
> NETBIOS.  You can have NETBIOS (MPTS) over TCPIP (TCPIP) on the OS/2 side
> and NETBEUI on the server side and all works fine for file services.

Microsoft calls NetBIOS over TCP/IP TCPBEUI.

> longer have NETBEUI on the server side with their new WIN2003 servers.  So
> my OS/2 machine will no longer see the drive/folders/files on the server.

I have no experience with Win2003, but I would expect NetBIOS over TCP/IP 
to still talk to TCPBEUI.  If not, the Samba port should work with it. 
But if not using OS/2 is a foregone conclusion, then there's no point in 
continuing the thread.  ;)