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author | Hans-G?nter Theisgen |
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date | Sat Jun 18 15:13:12 2022 +0100 (2022-06-18) |
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1.1 --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 1.2 +++ b/ndiswrapper/description.txt Sat Jun 18 15:13:12 2022 +0100 1.3 @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ 1.4 +Many vendors do not release specifications of the hardware or provide 1.5 +a Linux driver for their wireless network cards. 1.6 +This project implements Windows kernel API and NDIS (Network Driver 1.7 +Interface Specification) API within Linux kernel. 1.8 +A Windows driver for wireless network card is then linked to this 1.9 +implementation so that the driver runs natively, as though it is in 1.10 +Windows, without binary emulation. 1.11 + 1.12 +With ndiswrapper, most miniPCI (builtin), PCI, PCMCIA (Cardbus only) 1.13 +or USB wireless network cards work in Linux with x86 or x86-64. 1.14 +Although ndiswrapper is intended for wireless network cards, other 1.15 +devices are known to work: e.g., ethernet cards, USB to serial port 1.16 +device, home phone network device etc.