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MAC driver, Magic Packet™, media, medium, memory mapped, Miniport, NetBEUI

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Glossary MAC driver Media Access Control driver. A driver responsible for the lowest level of network device control. A MAC device driver deals directly with the network adapter. Magic Packet™ The HP Ethernet Family Adapter has a unique IEEE address (MAC address). This address repeated 16 times in-a-row within a valid network packet was chosen to serve as a wake-up call for the remote power control. MAU Medium Attachment Unit. The physical and electrical interface between a workstation or repeater and the actual medium. The MAU is connected to the station by an attachment unit interface (AUI). A different MAU is required to support each different type of medium (cable type). MCA Micro Channel Architecture. MCA is the architectural basis for IBM's Micro Channel bus which is used in high-end models of IBM's PS/2 series of computers. media Plural of medium. medium The network medium is the cabling or wiring used to carry network signals. Common types include coax, fiber optic, and twisted pair. memory mapped The NIC registers are located in the memory address space. MIF Management Information Format. MIF files describe collections of standardized instrumentation attributes defined by the DMTF working groups. Miniport Miniport drivers implement the hardware-specific operations necessary to manage a Network Interface Card (NIC). Operations common to all lowest level NIC drivers are generally provided by the NDIS library, so that the driver is smaller, faster and easier to write than the old "full" NIC drivers. Only miniport NIC drivers can take advantage of the enhancements and functionality planned for future versions of the NDIS library. NDIS Microsoft NDIS (Network Driver Interface Specification) 2.01 and 3.x are driver specifications developed by Microsoft Corporation to offer a standard driver interface for all network adapters. A standard driver interface provides flexibility to support not only multiple network adapter cards but also multiple protocol stacks (like ODI). As a result, many operating systems have incorporated the NDIS interface to make configuration and installation of network adapters easy and independent of the network adapter used. NetBEUI NetBIOS Extended User Interface transport. A network transport commonly used in Microsoft networks. 109 English

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English
Glossary
MAC driver
Media Access Control
driver. A driver responsible for the
lowest level of network device
control. A MAC device driver deals
directly with the network adapter.
Magic Packet™
The HP Ethernet
Family Adapter has a unique IEEE
address (MAC address). This address
repeated 16 times in-a-row within a
valid network packet was chosen to
serve as a wake-up call for the remote
power control.
MAU
Medium Attachment Unit. The
physical and electrical interface
between a workstation or repeater
and the actual medium. The MAU is
connected to the station by an
attachment unit interface (AUI). A
different MAU is required to support
each different type of medium (cable
type).
MCA
Micro Channel Architecture.
MCA is the architectural basis for
IBM's Micro Channel bus which is
used in high-end models of IBM's
PS/2 series of computers.
media
Plural of medium.
medium
The network medium is the
cabling or wiring used to carry
network signals. Common types
include coax, fiber optic, and twisted
pair.
memory mapped
The NIC registers
are located in the memory address
space.
MIF
Management Information
Format. MIF files describe collections
of standardized instrumentation
attributes defined by the DMTF
working groups.
Miniport
Miniport drivers
implement the hardware-specific
operations necessary to manage a
Network Interface Card (NIC).
Operations common to all lowest level
NIC drivers are generally provided by
the NDIS library, so that the driver is
smaller, faster and easier to write than
the old “full” NIC drivers. Only
miniport NIC drivers can take
advantage of the enhancements and
functionality planned for future
versions of the NDIS library.
NDIS
Microsoft NDIS (Network
Driver Interface Specification) 2.01
and 3.x are driver specifications
developed by Microsoft Corporation
to offer a standard driver interface for
all network adapters. A standard
driver interface provides flexibility to
support not only multiple network
adapter cards but also multiple
protocol stacks (like ODI). As a result,
many operating systems have
incorporated the NDIS interface to
make configuration and installation of
network adapters easy and
independent of the network adapter
used.
NetBEUI
NetBIOS Extended User
Interface transport. A network
transport commonly used in Microsoft
networks.