Network Driver Interface Specification

The Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS ) is a standard developed by Microsoft and 3Com standard for the integration of network cards. It allows the operation of multiple cards in one PC as well as the use of multiple protocols on a network card. The actual card driver here is the MAC driver. NDIS is used under Windows, as opposed to ODI, which is needed for Apple. Under Linux, it is possible to use the ndiswrapper to load the NDIS driver in Windows. FreeBSD also offers appropriate assistance to use Windows drivers for the operation of network adapters can.

NDIS WAN

The Network Driver Interface Specification for Wide Area Networks is a Microsoft extension in terms of wide area networks such as the net,

The NDIS WAN driver of an ISDN or ADSL - Controller allows you to use the controller as a WAN adapter on the Dial-Up Networking.

The following NDIS versions were implemented:

  • NDIS 2.0: MS- DOS, Windows for Workgroups 3.1, OS / 2
  • NDIS 3.0: Windows for Workgroups 3.11
  • NDIS 3.1: Windows 95
  • NDIS 4.0: Windows 95 OSR2, NT 4.0, Windows CE 3.0
  • NDIS 5.0: Windows 98, 98 SE, Me, 2000
  • NDIS 5.1: Windows XP, Server 2003, Windows CE 4.x, 5.0
  • NDIS 5.2: Windows Server 2003 SP2
  • NDIS 6.0: Windows Vista
  • NDIS 6.1: Windows Vista SP1, Server 2008
  • NDIS 6.20: Windows 7, Server 2008 R2
  • NDIS 6.30: Windows 8, Windows Server 2012
  • NDIS 6.40: Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2

In the Windows versions from Windows 2000, the NDIS WAN drivers will be installed automatically with the respective device driver for the ISDN or ADSL controller. Under older versions of Windows (Windows 95/98/Me) has the NDIS WAN drivers, however, will also be installed when required by a VPN adapter is added to the network configuration.

The full support of installations with multiple active ISDN controllers via Dial-Up Networking is ensured only through the built- in the CAPI drivers CoNDIS WAN CAPI driver. CoNDIS represents a further development of the NDIS standards dar. CoNDIS driver to replace the NDIS driver in all future Microsoft operating systems.

Integrated Services Digital Network MS-DOS Common ISDN Application Programming Interface
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