NDISwrapper
Sign in to saveNDISwrapper is a free software driver wrapper that enables the use of Windows XP network device drivers (for devices such as PCI cards, USB modems, and routers) on Linux operating systems. NDISwrapper works by implementing the Windows kernel and NDIS APIs and dynamically linking Windows network drivers to this implementation. As a result, it only works on systems based on the instruction set architectures supported by Windows, namely IA-32 and x86-64.
Key facts
- Software.name
- NDISwrapper
- Software.screenshot
- Ndiswrapper.png
- Software.screenshot size
- 290px
- Software.caption
- ndiswrapper command line running in a terminal window
- Software.developer
- Jan Kiszka, Giridhar Pemmasani, Pontus Fuchs
- Software.latest release version
- 1.63
- Software.operating system
- Linux on IA-32 and x86-64 architectures only
- Software.genre
- Driver wrapper
- Software.license
- GNU GPL
- Software.website
- The NDISwrapper wiki, NDISwrapper Download Area
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9 sectionsContents
- Use
- Graphical frontends
- Architecture
- How it works
- Similar programs
- Limitations
- See also
- References
- External links
NDISwrapper is a free software driver wrapper that enables the use of Windows XP network device drivers (for devices such as PCI cards, USB modems, and routers) on Linux operating systems. NDISwrapper works by implementing the Windows kernel and NDIS APIs and dynamically linking Windows network drivers to this implementation. As a result, it only works on systems based on the instruction set architectures supported by Windows, namely IA-32 and x86-64.
Native drivers for some network adapters are not available on Linux as some manufacturers maintain proprietary interfaces and do not write cross-platform drivers. NDISwrapper allows the use of Windows drivers, which are available for virtually all modern PC network adapters.