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From: alistair@microsoft.UUCP (Alistair BANKS)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans,comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Lanmanager and 2 or more cards.
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Date: 31 Jul 90 01:10:47 GMT
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In article <japi811g3@tmsoft.uucp> mshiels@tmsoft.UUCP (Michael A. Shiels) writes:
>Can one lan manager server with 2 or more cards work as a bridge between
>the different networks on each card?  Ie another server on card A provide
>services to a work station on card B?

It seems that you are talking about using the multi-network capability
of LanMan (i.e. defining more than one net in the [networks] section
of your lanman.ini file). If so, the answer is no. The server or workstation
that defines multiple nets can talk to each of them, but resources cannot
be made visible ACROSS that machine.

It is theoretically possible to write a software-only bridge that would
reside in a LanMan server and use the same NDIS drivers, but Microsoft
has no plans to do this at present.

I don't know of any 3rd party developers who are working on such a
product, but it is possbile there are some.

Alistair Banks
OS/2 Group
Microsoft