Microsoft LAN Manager

E700875

file and print sharing server software network operating system

Microsoft LAN Manager is an early Microsoft network operating system and file/print sharing server software for DOS and OS/2, used to provide LAN services in PC networks before the dominance of Windows NT.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
LAN Manager	2
Microsoft LAN Manager canonical	2
LAN Manager hash	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7858464 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Microsoft LAN Manager
Context triple: [NetBEUI, usedBy, Microsoft LAN Manager]

A. Windows for Workgroups
Windows for Workgroups is a network-enabled edition of Microsoft Windows 3.x that added built-in peer-to-peer networking and workgroup collaboration features for small offices.
B. Windows NT
Windows NT is a family of Microsoft operating systems designed with a robust, secure, and modular architecture for professional and enterprise use.
C. Microsoft Multiplan
Microsoft Multiplan was an early spreadsheet program from Microsoft, released in the early 1980s as a competitor to VisiCalc and a precursor to Excel.
D. Microsoft Plus! 98
Microsoft Plus! 98 was an add-on pack for Windows 98 that provided additional themes, utilities, games, and system enhancements beyond the base operating system.
E. Windows Server
Windows Server is Microsoft's enterprise-grade server operating system designed to provide network services, centralized management, virtualization, and application hosting for organizations.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Microsoft LAN Manager
Target entity description: Microsoft LAN Manager is an early Microsoft network operating system and file/print sharing server software for DOS and OS/2, used to provide LAN services in PC networks before the dominance of Windows NT.

A. Windows for Workgroups
Windows for Workgroups is a network-enabled edition of Microsoft Windows 3.x that added built-in peer-to-peer networking and workgroup collaboration features for small offices.
B. Windows NT
Windows NT is a family of Microsoft operating systems designed with a robust, secure, and modular architecture for professional and enterprise use.
C. Microsoft Multiplan
Microsoft Multiplan was an early spreadsheet program from Microsoft, released in the early 1980s as a competitor to VisiCalc and a precursor to Excel.
D. Microsoft Plus! 98
Microsoft Plus! 98 was an add-on pack for Windows 98 that provided additional themes, utilities, games, and system enhancements beyond the base operating system.
E. Windows Server
Windows Server is Microsoft's enterprise-grade server operating system designed to provide network services, centralized management, virtualization, and application hosting for organizations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	file and print sharing server software ⓘ network operating system ⓘ
authenticationModel	password-based authentication ⓘ
basedOn	IBM LAN Server ⓘ
category	Microsoft networking technology ⓘ discontinued Microsoft software ⓘ
clientComponent	LAN Manager redirector ⓘ linked to: SMB
competition	Banyan VINES ⓘ Novell NetWare ⓘ linked to: NetWare
configurationMethod	command-line utilities ⓘ text-based configuration files ⓘ
developer	3Com ⓘ Microsoft ⓘ
distributionForm	server software package ⓘ
era	early 1990s ⓘ late 1980s ⓘ
feature	access control lists ⓘ domain-style authentication ⓘ file sharing ⓘ print sharing ⓘ redirector client software ⓘ remote administration tools ⓘ user account management ⓘ
implements	SMB protocol ⓘ
influenced	SMB/CIFS server implementations ⓘ Windows NT domain model ⓘ linked to: Windows NT security model
market	PC LANs ⓘ
networkModel	client–server ⓘ
operatingSystem	MS-DOS ⓘ OS/2 ⓘ
passwordHashAlgorithm	LAN Manager hash ⓘ linked to: Microsoft LAN Manager
protocolSupport	IPX/SPX ⓘ NetBEUI ⓘ NetBIOS ⓘ linked to: NetBIOS API TCP/IP ⓘ
releaseStatus	discontinued ⓘ
securityCharacteristic	weak password hashing ⓘ
serverComponent	LAN Manager server service ⓘ
successor	Windows NT Advanced Server ⓘ linked to: Windows NT Windows NT Server ⓘ linked to: Windows NT Windows for Workgroups ⓘ
supportsRole	domain controller ⓘ member server ⓘ
targetHardware	IBM PC compatible ⓘ
useCase	departmental file server ⓘ local area network services ⓘ workgroup networking ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

NetBEUI → usedBy → Microsoft LAN Manager ⓘ

Microsoft LAN Manager → passwordHashAlgorithm → LAN Manager hash ⓘ

linked to: Microsoft LAN Manager

NetBIOS API → historicallyUsedBy → LAN Manager ⓘ

linked to: Microsoft LAN Manager

NetWare → competition → LAN Manager ⓘ

linked to: Microsoft LAN Manager

Banyan VINES → competedWith → Microsoft LAN Manager ⓘ

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