Re: [Firebird-devel] WNet and XNet

[Jason D. <ja...@bb...>]

WNet is a layer on top of NetBIOS, not NetBEUI. NetBIOS is now a bound service
on TCP/IP in Windows >= 2000.

Jason

Jim Starkey wrote:
> OK, here is what I've heard:
> 
>    * WNet is based on named pipes
>    * XNet is based on shared memory
>    * XNet is significantly faster than a local tcp connection
> 
> I think we should consider phasing out WNet.  Microsoft itself have
> dropped Netbui in favor on tcp.  It's on the WinXP/Pro kit as
> unsupported and without a credible installation process.  There
> certainly isn't any benefit to running WNet over tcp over running tcp
> directly.  I don't see any problem with remapping WNet connect string to
> tcp connect strings in the configuration files, so there shouldn't be a
> compatibility issue other than networks with screwed up names.
> 
> Truth be told, I'm not wild about XNet, either -- memory shared between
> client and server gives the clients too many opportunities to crash the
> server for my taste, but I'm not prepared to argue against the
> performance numbers.  And again, if there is a problem, a user could
> tweak the configuration files to redirect local connections through tcp
> to localhost.
> 
> What are the ramifications of dropping WNet in Vulcan?
> 
> 
> 
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