wok-6.x annotate ndiswrapper/description.txt @ rev 25565
Reenable rpc for glibc, fix gpxe grub4dos receipt, fix linld url
| author | Stanislas Leduc <shann@slitaz.org> |
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| date | Tue May 09 17:24:00 2023 +0000 (13 months ago) |
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| Hans-G?nter@24962 | 1 Many vendors do not release specifications of the hardware or provide |
| Hans-G?nter@24962 | 2 a Linux driver for their wireless network cards. |
| Hans-G?nter@24962 | 3 This project implements Windows kernel API and NDIS (Network Driver |
| Hans-G?nter@24962 | 4 Interface Specification) API within Linux kernel. |
| Hans-G?nter@24962 | 5 A Windows driver for wireless network card is then linked to this |
| Hans-G?nter@24962 | 6 implementation so that the driver runs natively, as though it is in |
| Hans-G?nter@24962 | 7 Windows, without binary emulation. |
| Hans-G?nter@24962 | 8 |
| Hans-G?nter@24962 | 9 With ndiswrapper, most miniPCI (builtin), PCI, PCMCIA (Cardbus only) |
| Hans-G?nter@24962 | 10 or USB wireless network cards work in Linux with x86 or x86-64. |
| Hans-G?nter@24962 | 11 Although ndiswrapper is intended for wireless network cards, other |
| Hans-G?nter@24962 | 12 devices are known to work: e.g., ethernet cards, USB to serial port |
| Hans-G?nter@24962 | 13 device, home phone network device etc. |