Q92428: WFWG: MSDLC.EXE Needed for Attachmate’s Extra! for Windows

Article: Q92428
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 3.x Retail Product
Version(s): 3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile
Last Modified: 16-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11 
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SUMMARY
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Attachmate Corporation's Extra! for Windows requires a Data Link Control (DLC)
driver to work with Windows for Workgroups. This driver supplies the DLC
protocol and allows 3270 emulators to communicate with host systems.

The Microsoft DLC driver, MSDLC.EXE, is included with Microsoft LAN Manager
version 2.1a or later and can be installed with the additional information
provided in the Windows for Workgroups Resource Kit. MSDLC.EXE is supported by
the Microsoft LAN Manager support group.

The MSDLC protocol for Windows for Workgroups version 3.11 is available from the
Internet. The downloadable file is named WFWDLC.EXE. NOTE: The file WFWDLC.EXE
is intended for use with Windows For Workgroups version 3.11 only and is not
guaranteed to work with any other version of Workgroups.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

  DownloadDownload Wfwdlc.exe now
  (http://download.microsoft.com/download/wfw311/dlc/1/WFW/EN-US/Wfwdlc.exe)

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of
posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure
servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.


Other versions of MSDLC.EXE are NOT available. The only way to obtain this driver
is to purchase the Microsoft LAN Manager product. Microsoft LAN Manager
licensing states that you may use the DLC driver with an unlimited number of LAN
Manager and Windows for Workgroups clients.

MORE INFORMATION
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For more information on using MSDLC.EXE, please refer to the "Windows for
Workgroups Resource Kit" guide, Appendix E, pages E-15 to E-18.

Extra! for Windows is manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make
no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or
reliability.

Additional query words: 3.10 extra 3rdparty 3.11

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Keywords          : kbfile 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWFWSearch kbWFW310 kbWFW311
Version           : :3.1,3.11

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