Local nearrings with dihedral multiplicative group

Abstract

A not necessarily zero-symmetric nearring R with a unit element is called local if the set of all non-invertible elements of R forms a subgroup of the additive group of R. It is proved that every local nearring whose multiplicative group is dihedral is finite and its additive group is either a 3-group of order at most 9 or a 2-group of order at most 32.