Installation Requirements for Network Filter Drivers

This topic summarizes the INF file requirements for network filter drivers. Filter drivers are supported in NDIS 6.0 and later versions. For more information about how to install filter drivers, see NDIS Filter Driver Installation.

INF File Section	Status	Comments
Version Section	Required	Class= NetService ClassGuid= {4D36E974-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
INF SourceDisksNames Section and INF SourceDisksFiles Section	Optional	No network-specific requirements.
INF DestinationDirs Section	Required	No network-specific requirements.
ControlFlags Section	Optional	No network-specific requirements.
INF Manufacturer Section	Required	No network-specific requirements.
Models Section	Required	The hw-id should consist of a provider name followed by an underscore and a manufacturer name or the product name (for example, MS_DLC).
DDInstall Section	Required	Characteristics entry: NCF_LW_FILTER (0x40000) is set. Filter drivers must not set the NCF_FILTER (0x400) flag. The values of the NCF_Xxx flags are defined in Netcfgx.h. For more information about NCF_Xxx flags, see DDInstall Section in a Network INF File. Set the NetCfgInstanceId entry.
DDInstall.Services Section	Optional	No network-specific requirements.
Add-registry-sections	Required	Creating the Ndi Key The ServiceBinary entry in the service-install section of the INF file specifies the path to the binary for the filter driver. Set the FilterType and FilterRunType . See Types of Filter Drivers. Set the UpperRange, LowerRange, and FilterMediaTypes entries. See Specifying Filter Driver Binding Relationships. Specify the primary service name of the filter for the CoServices attribute. Specify the FilterClass to determine the order in a stack of modifying filters. See Configuring an INF File for a Modifying Filter Driver. See also Configuring an INF File for a Monitoring Filter Driver, Adding Service-Related Values to the Ndi Key, and DDInstall.Services Section in a Network INF File.
	Optional	Setting static parameters for the component Requiring the Installation of Another Network Component Adding a HelpText Value Adding Registry Values for a Notify Object
Remove Section	Optional
INF Strings Section	Required	No network-specific requirements.