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echo: os2lan
to: JOHAN ZWIEKHORST
from: JONATHAN DE BOYNE POLLARD
date: 1998-03-15 22:46:00
subject: NT Client for OS/2

 NC> Time to play with the netbios over IP methinks.
 JZ> Yes, that will work. I've tried it myself and an OS/2 client will
 JZ> recognize and connect to an NT server with NetBIOS over TCP/IP. It
 JZ> does mean a network performance penalty, however.
The advantage, however, is that IP is a routable protocol, whereas NetBEUI is 
not.  In a large LAN, with multiple subnets, this is an important 
consideration.
 ¯ JdeBP ®
--- FleetStreet 1.19 NR
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