The LAN Independent shell is part of OS/2 V2.0 and an integral part of the WPS. If you have one or more requesters started in your CONFIG.SYS, an icon appears on the desktop labelled Network. Opening the Network folder shows an icon for each network type, such as LAN Server or Novell Netware**.
The objective of the LAN independent shell is make the use of LAN resources as simple as possible while still giving users the information they require. There is no longer any need for a user to switch to the full screen interface of the LAN Requester to use LAN resources, they are now integrated into the Workplace Shell
Access to the LAN is provided by a series of folders:
The LAN independent shell is loaded into the Workplace Shell when the LAN Requester is installed. The system indicates to the user that the LAN resources are available by displaying the Network icon. Any folders that the user does not have access to are not displayed.
The LAN Server folder settings show whether a server can be accessed with or without "login". Figure "Tree View of the LAN Server" shows the relationship of the Network and LAN Server folders to the LAN servers and the available folders within them. The LAN folder structure is similar to the structure on the user's own local disk.