The Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) component provides the run time environment (APIs, execution context) used by all network device (NIC) drivers, as well as by network protocols (e.g. TCP/IP). NIC drivers and network drivers use NDIS APIs to interact with each other. NDIS also supports a mechanism for administering network protocols by using NetConfig.
There are no configuration requirements for this component.
· NDIS is a base component required for any type of network functionality.
· NDIS must be started before any other network driver starts.