wok annotate ndiswrapper/description.txt @ rev 25097

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author Pascal Bellard <pascal.bellard@slitaz.org>
date Sat Jun 18 20:27:19 2022 +0000 (23 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.