Using WDF in an NDIS driver
Can, Should, and How? WDF is a framework that makes it easier to write Windows drivers. NDIS is a framework for writing low-level Windows network drivers. The purposes of these frameworks overlap a...
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Are NDIS drivers allowed to use C++? The first question is easy: can NDIS drivers be written in C++? The answer: yes. In this case, NDIS doesn’t have any official stance on C++, so we just fall back...
View ArticleMapping from NDIS OIDs to WMI classes
In which we write a PowerShell script, install the WDK, attach a kernel debugger, reverse-engineer the OS, and prove Goldbach’s conjecture We’ve previously talked about how to rummage through all the...
View ArticleEliminating empty handlers
Don’t come back empty-handlered NDIS drivers have several opportunities to supply advanced functionality through optional handlers. But if you don’t want the advanced functionality, you don’t need to...
View ArticleA new video on NDIS debugging
The Defrag Tools show was kind enough to host me for a quick chat about debugging NDIS drivers. Check it out!
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It’s perfcounter week on the NDIS blog!
Actually every week is perfcounter week. Performance counters are an essential tool for devs, ops, … and marketing. Yet they’re often not well understood. Fortunately, under the hood, performance...
View ArticleMy favorite perfcounters
… are the NDIS counters. Like you even had to ask. We love performance counters on the Windows Networking team. We routinely use performance counters to monitor & diagnose issues. Nearly every...
View ArticleGoodbye
Microsoft is retiring this blogging platform, so the NDIS blog will be removed soon. If you have any articles that you need to reference, please save them locally.
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