Chapter 1 Introduction to NIC Drivers

This introduces Network Interface Card (NIC) drivers complying with NDIS 4.0 for Windows NT® and other Microsoft Operating Systems that support the Win32 interface. The following are described:

• NDIS in Section 1.1 

• Key Features of NDIS in Section 1.2 

• Types of NIC Drivers in Section 1.3 

• NIC Driver Architecture in Section 1.4 

• Network Interface Card Support in Section 1.5 

• NDIS Management Information and OIDs in Section 1.6