Windows 2000 and Windows XP Networking Design Guide

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This Network Design Guide describes how to design and create network device drivers for Windows operating systems prior to Windows Vista.

This guide includes the following sections:

Network Drivers (NDIS 5.1)

NDIS Miniport Drivers (NDIS 5.1)

NDIS Protocol Drivers (NDIS 5.1)

NDIS Intermediate Drivers (NDIS 5.1)

TDI Drivers

Connection-Oriented NDIS (NDIS 5.1)

Hook Drivers

IPv6 Firewall-Hook Drivers

Testing NDIS Drivers

The following sections also apply to network device drivers beginning with Windows Vista:

Installing and Upgrading Network Components

System Area Networks

Remote NDIS (RNDIS)

For information about network device drivers for Windows operating systems beginning with Windows Vista, see Network Design Guide.

 

 

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