Article ID: 182108 - Last Review: May 28, 2007 - Revision: 2.2

Availability of Windows Sockets 2.0 for Windows 95

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SUMMARY

This article describes the availability of Windows Sockets 2.0 for Windows 95.
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MORE INFORMATION

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.
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New TCP/IP Features

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://download.microsoft.com/download/0/e/0/0e05231b-6bd1-4def-a216-c656fbd22b4e/W95ws2setup.exe (http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/e/0/0e05231b-6bd1-4def-a216-c656fbd22b4e/w95ws2setup.exe)
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows 95
  • Microsoft Windows 95
  • Microsoft Windows 95
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