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Q182108: Availability of Windows Sockets 2.0 for Windows 95

Article: Q182108
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork dun msnets osr2 win95 kbAPI kbSDKPlatform kbWinsock kbGrpDSNet kbDialUp
Last Modified: 27-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
- Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release, versions 1.0, 2.0, 2.1, 2.5 
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SUMMARY
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This article describes the availability of Windows Sockets 2.0 for Windows 95.

MORE INFORMATION
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This release includes a new version of the Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) stack and resolves the following WinSock
issues:

- Slow performance with some Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) programs.

- An incompatibility with Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 that could cause a
  page fault error message.

- A problem with Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) version 2 support
  that could cause programs to drop out of a multicast groups.

This update consists of one file named W95ws2setup.exe. This file installs an
updated TCP/IP stack, updated TCP/IP utilities, and updated WinSock 2
components.

New TCP/IP Features
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This release of Windows Sockets 2.0 for Windows 95 includes several features that
improve network performance. These features include:

- Support for TCP large windows (TCPLW) and time stamps

- Support for selective acknowledgements

- Support for fast retransmission and recovery

- Support for DHCP release on shutdown

- Support for DHCP decline

- Support for per-adapter WINS servers

For additional information about this update, please see the "Release Notes"
document at the following Microsoft Web site. The update is also available at
this site.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/wuadmintools/s_wunetworkingtools/w95sockets2/default.asp


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Keywords          : kbnetwork dun msnets osr2 win95 kbAPI kbSDKPlatform kbWinsock kbGrpDSNet kbDialUp 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbOPKSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin95OPKOSR25 kbWin95OPKOSR210
Version           : WINDOWS:95
Issue type        : kbinfo

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