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LAN Manager: History, Works, Applications & Companies

LAN Manager is a discontinued network operating system (NOS) available from multiple vendors and developed by Microsoft in cooperation with 3Com Corporation. It was designed to succeed 3Com's 3+Share network server software which ran atop a heavily modified version of MS-DOS.

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LAN Manager topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Works, Applications and Companies as prominent areas in the source structure around LAN Manager.

Related topics
74
Source areas
6
Connected nodes
80
Extracted relationships
97
Related term clusters
29
Bridge connections
80

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Security weaknesses · 22 topics
History · 21 topics
Workarounds · 12 topics
Password hashing algorithm · 7 topics
Overview · 6 topics
Reasons for continued use of LM hash · 6 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Developer
Microsoft, 3Com
Final release
2.2a / 1994; 32 years ago (1994)
Initial release
1987; 39 years ago (1987)
License
Proprietary
Marketing target
Local area networking
OS family
OS/2

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Overview

History

Password hashing algorithm

Security weaknesses

Workarounds

Reasons for continued use of LM hash

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Advanced semantic analysis

How LAN Manager connects Entity context

The extracted context around LAN Manager shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, LAN Manager → Despite, Digital, Digital Communications Associates, Digital Equipment Corporation's Pathworks, IBM, LAN Manager/X, Microsoft, Microsoft's, MS-DOS, MS-Net, MS-OS/2, MS-Xenix, NBF, NBT, NetBIOS, NetBIOS Frames, Novell NetWare, OpenVMS, PC, Server Message Block Another extracted example is LAN Manager → Active Directory, DES, DESeach, DOSCHARSET, Furthermore, Group Policy, Kerberos, KGS, LanMan, LM, MD4, Microsoft, NetBIOS-enabled, NT, NTLM, NTLMv1, NTLMv2, Starting, Unicode, UPPERCASE. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

LAN Manager

Top relations

related to history · 31
LAN Manager → Despite, Digital, Digital Communications Associates, Digital Equipment Corporation's Pathworks, IBM, LAN Manager/X, Microsoft, Microsoft's, MS-DOS, MS-Net, MS-OS/2, MS-Xenix, NBF, NBT, NetBIOS, NetBIOS Frames, Novell NetWare, OpenVMS, PC, Server Message Block
related to Workarounds · 31
LAN Manager → Active Directory, DES, DESeach, DOSCHARSET, Furthermore, Group Policy, Kerberos, KGS, LanMan, LM, MD4, Microsoft, NetBIOS-enabled, NT, NTLM, NTLMv1, NTLMv2, Starting, Unicode, UPPERCASE
related to Security weaknesses · 9
LAN Manager → Active Directory Environments, Although, DES, Kerberos, LM, NTLM, Starting, Windows NT, Windows Vista
related to Versions · 3
LAN Manager → Basic/Enhanced, Many, MS LAN Manager
Developer · 1
LAN Manager → Microsoft, 3Com
Final release · 1
LAN Manager → 2.2a / 1994; 32 years ago (1994)
Initial release · 1
LAN Manager → 1987; 39 years ago (1987)
License · 1
LAN Manager → Proprietary
Marketing target · 1
LAN Manager → Local area networking
OS family · 1
LAN Manager → OS/2

Important terminology

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Important terminology

password lm hash manager lan microsoft windows used hashing characters des server security nt ntlm using protocol many authentication attacks

LAN Manager relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 97 structured relationships around LAN Manager. Examples in this analysis include LAN Manager → Developer → Microsoft, 3Com and LAN Manager → Final release → 2.2a / 1994; 32 years ago (1994). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
LAN ManagerDeveloperMicrosoft, 3Com1.00infobox
LAN ManagerFinal release2.2a / 1994; 32 years ago (1994)1.00infobox
LAN ManagerInitial release1987; 39 years ago (1987)1.00infobox
LAN ManagerLicenseProprietary1.00infobox
LAN ManagerMarketing targetLocal area networking1.00infobox
LAN ManagerOS familyOS/21.00infobox
LAN ManagerPackage managerNone1.00infobox
LAN ManagerPreceded byMS-Net, Xenix-NET, 3+Share1.00infobox
LAN ManagerSource modelClosed source1.00infobox
LAN ManagerSucceeded byMicrosoft Windows NT 3.11.00infobox
LAN ManagerSupported platformsx861.00infobox
LAN ManagerUpdate methodRe-installation1.00infobox
LAN ManagerWorking stateDiscontinued1.00infobox
LAN Manageris adiscontinued network operating system0.90text

Related concept clusters Related term clusters

The concept neighborhoods around LAN Manager bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Manager, 3com and Operating. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • LAN Manager
    • Manager
    • 3com
    • Operating
    • Server
    • Microsoft
    • System
    • Windows
    • User's
    • Password
    • Authentication
    • Hashing
    • Nt
  • lan manager
    • Manager
    • 3com
    • Operating
    • Server
    • Microsoft
    • Password
    • System
    • Windows
    • Also
    • User's
    • Authentication
    • Hashing
  • network operating system
    • System
    • Server
    • Use
    • Version
    • Windows
    • Nt
    • Ms-dos
    • Share
    • Algorithm
    • Also
    • Legacy
    • Operating
  • microsoft
    • Security
    • Smb
    • Nt
    • Protocol
    • Using
    • Also
    • Operating
    • Support
    • System
    • Years
    • Windows
    • Lm
  • 3com corporation
    • Operating
    • System
    • Lan
    • Manager
    • Server
    • Microsoft
    • Share
    • Algorithm
    • Also
    • Network
    • Smb
    • Support
  • network server
    • Version
    • Windows
    • Share
    • System
    • Use
    • Hash
    • Nt
    • Security
    • Ms-dos
    • Lm
    • Operating
    • Smb
  • server message block
    • Windows
    • Share
    • System
    • Use
    • Version
    • Hash
    • Nt
    • Security
    • Lm
    • Ms-dos
    • Algorithm
    • Also
  • windows nt advanced server
    • Windows
    • Security
    • Share
    • Ntlm
    • Operating
    • System
    • Use
    • Used
    • Version
    • Weaknesses
    • Hash
    • Nt

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For LAN Manager, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects LAN Manager with Security weaknesses. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
LAN Manager — Security weaknesses · splits 58 ⟂ 23
LAN Manager — History · splits 59 ⟂ 22
LAN Manager — Workarounds · splits 68 ⟂ 13
LAN Manager — Password hashing algorithm · splits 73 ⟂ 8
LAN Manager — Overview · splits 74 ⟂ 7
LAN Manager — Reasons for continued use of LM hash · splits 74 ⟂ 7

Map overview Semantic statistics

LAN Manager

Nodes81
Edges80
Triples97
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.024691
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around LAN Manager to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Works, Applications & Companies, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — LAN Manager · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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