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From: madams@ecst.csuchico.edu (Michael E. Adams)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: Re: A glossary of commonly used terms
Keywords: glossary BWNFS packet driver NDIS
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Date: 2 Dec 90 10:06:32 GMT
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In article <21910@well.sf.ca.us> shiva@well.sf.ca.us (Kenneth Porter) writes:
>
>As a new reader of comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc, I noticed a few
>buzzwords fly by that I'm unfamiliar with.  Not seeing a FAQ
>topic, could someone enlighten me to the meaning/sources of the
>following?
> 
>	packet driver
>	NDIS
>	BWNFS
> 
>Pointers to documentation would be useful (should be moderately
>technical, not Business Week no-brainer stuff).  I'd prefer
>stuff accessible through mail servers, as I don't have ftp
>access.
> 
>I'm currently administering a cluster of 3 Sun 386i's serving 4
>Sun PC-NFS clients, and I'd like to add some OS/2 clients using
>FTP's InterDrive.
> 
>Ken (shiva@well.sf.ca.us)