NdisWrapper: The Ultimate Guide | Linux Today

NdisWrapper: The Ultimate Guide

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 16, 2007

“NdisWrapper is effectively an open-source driver (technically
described as a kernel module) that allows Linux to use standard
Windows XP drivers for wireless network devices. You might describe
NdisWrapper as being a translation layer between the Linux kernel
and the Windows drivers, which can be installed using NdisWrapper’s
configuration tools.

“You should only use NdisWrapper in one of two
situations…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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