Using Windows Sockets Under Win32s and WOW

 Last reviewed: November 2, 1995
Article ID: Q105757
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Win32s versions 1.1 and 1.2

SUMMARY

Win32s versions 1.1 and later provide a thunking layer for Windows Sockets. A 16-bit Windows Sockets 1.1 package must be installed on the Windows machine. Otherwise, the system will report that WINSOCK.DLL was not found. Windows NT provides a versions 1.0- and 1.1-compliant WOW (Windows on Win32) thunking layer.

MORE INFORMATION

There are a number of vendors that sell Windows Sockets packages. Windows Sockets support is available from Microsoft for LAN Manager version 2.2 for MS-DOS and Windows 3.1 at no additional cost. Similar support is also being shipped in "Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows For Workgroups" and the "Microsoft Network Client."

If you have LAN Manager with Microsoft TCP/IP, you can pick up everything you need from ftp.microsoft.com. Or, call Microsoft Sales at (800) 426- 9400.

The following is information on how to subscribe to an Internet mailing list for Windows Socket programming as of 07/94: 

   Send mail to majordomo@mailbag.intel.com with a body that has

      SUBSCRIBE WINSOCK <your_full_internet_email_address>.

   If you want to be on the winsock hackers mailing list (for implementors
   of Windows sockets), use the following body in a separate piece of
   email.

      SUBSCRIBE WINSOCK-HACKERS <your_full_internet_email_address>.
Other lists available include: 

  winsnmp
  winsock-2
  ws2-app-review-board
  ws2-appletalk
  ws2-conn-oriented-media
  ws2-decnet
  ws2-generic-api-ext
  ws2-ipx-spx
  ws2-name-resolution
  ws2-oper-framework
  ws2-osi
  ws2-spec-clarif
  ws2-tcp-ip
  ws2-transp-review-board
  ws2-wireless
Use the command 'info <list>' to get more information about a specific list.

Additional reference words: 1.10 1.20
KBCategory: kbprg
KBSubcategory: W32s

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Last reviewed: November 2, 1995
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