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NDIS Questions (General)

What features were added/changed/depreciated with each NDIS version release?
(Updated December 31, 2002)

How do I access/interpret network packet data contained in a NDIS_PACKET?
(Updated January 1, 2003)

How does NDIS packet filtering work?
(New January 7, 2005)

My application uses NDISUIO from the Windows XP DDK. Why does it fail on Windows XP SP1?
(New January 1, 2003)

How can I adapt NDISUIO to work on Windows 98/ME?
(New December 3, 2003)

Why does TCP/IP ignore packets that I indicate from my NDIS Intermediate (IM) driver using NdisMIndicateReceivePacket?
(Updated February 18, 2003)

Why doesn't my NDIS Intermediate (IM) driver work on adapters that support NDIS task-offload?
(Updated January 2, 2002)

Can I modify a NDIS packet that I did not allocate myself?
(New January 3, 2003)

How do I query NDIS miniport OIDs using WMI?
(New January 6, 2003)

Under NDIS 5.X can I bind a NDIS protocol driver to a specific NDIS miniport?
(New January 16, 2003)

Under NDIS 5.X can I see what components are present in a binding path?
(New January 16, 2003)

Why doesn't Network Monitor observe sent packets when PassThru is installed?
(New April 15, 2003)

How can I prevent packets that I send from being looped back?
(New February 6, 2003)

What are the steps needed to rename Microsoft NDISPROT driver?
(New February 11, 2004)

 

NDIS Intermediate Driver Questions

Are there known problems installing NDIS IM drivers?
(Link to Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 323458)

PCAUSA NDIS Intermediate Driver FAQ
(This FAQ will be moved to NDIS.COM as time permits...)

 

NDIS WHQL Testing Questions

Do you have any tips concerning NDIS WHQL testing?

Are all NDIS Test faults My Fault?

NDIS/802.11 Questions

Can 802.11 WLAN miniports be placed in promiscuous mode?
(New January 16, 2003)

Can I use NDIS to send and receive native 802.11 frames?
(Updated September 3, 2003)

Where can I find information about Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)?
(New August 1, 2003)

Where can I find information about OID_802_11_ADD_KEY?
(New August 1, 2003)

How can I log debug and diagnostic information from WZC for Wireless NICs?
(Link to Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 328601)

Where can I find IEEE 802™ Standards documents?
(Link to Get IEEE 802™ site)

 

General Networking Questions

How can I detect if my internet connection is active at this moment?
(Updated September 10, 2003)
 

How can I find the hardware address of a NDIS MAC adapter?
(Updated January 3, 2003)

 

Application/Driver Interface Techniques

How can I access my NDIS miniport driver from a user-mode application?
(Updated December 29, 2002)

 

NDIS on Windows CE

Where can I find information about using NDISUIO on Windows CE 4.X?
(New August 6, 2003)

Can I use IOCTL_NDIS_QUERY_GLOBAL_STATS on Windows CE?
(New August 6, 2003)

Is NDISUIO available on Windows CE 3.0 (Pocket PC 2002)?
(New August 6, 2003)

 

NDIS 2.0 Information

NDIS 2.0 is one of the earlier versions of the Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS). It was jointly developed by Microsoft and 3Com, and is designed for 16-bit DOS systems. NDIS 2.0 was also used in a subsystem of the IBM OS/2 operating system. IBM influenced some changes to NDIS 2 needed to support their TokenRing technology.

Where can I find information about NDIS 2.0?
(New March 1, 2004)

 

 

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