wok annotate ndiswrapper/description.txt @ rev 25066
updated alsa-lib, alsa-lib-dev and alsa-utils (1.2.2 -> 1.2.7)
author | Hans-G?nter Theisgen |
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date | Fri Jun 10 13:35:13 2022 +0100 (2022-06-10) |
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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. |