Networking
This section contains information about building devices that support networking for Windows operating systems.
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Windows support for networking devices is based on the Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS), which includes:
- Power management, Plug and Play, and hardware instrumentation support through Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).
- Mechanisms for off-loading tasks to intelligent hardware and broadcast-media extensions.
- Connection-oriented NDIS to support wide area network (WAN) media.
In this section
| Topic | Description |
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This paper provides design recommendations for networked media receivers that interoperate with the Play To functionality available in Windows 8. |
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This paper describes concepts that help manufacturers to build a network audio/video device that is compatible with the new Media Sharing feature in Microsoft Windows Media Player 11. |
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Windows 7 - Mobile Broadband Certification for Existing Chipsets |
This paper provides information about Windows 7 support for Mobile Broadband. It provides guidelines for hardware manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers, and mobile network operators on developing logo-compliant Mobile Broadband drivers for chipsets/modules that are already commercially deployed. This information applies for the Windows 7 operating system. |
See also
NdisFRegisterFilterDriver fails… now what? (blog post)
What just happened to my NIC?! (blog post)
Why is there a redundant Restart-NetAdapter cmdlet? (blog post)
Proximity Devices Design Guide
Improve Performance of a File Server with SMB Direct
Performance in Network Drivers
NTttcp Version 5.28 (download)
Porting a Miniport Driver to NDIS 6.0
Porting an Intermediate Driver to NDIS 6.0
Windows Filtering Platform Architecture Overview
Overview of Remote NDIS (RNDIS)
Introduction to Network Drivers