Glossary - 3Com ETHERLINK III LAN PC CARD User Manual

AutoLink
A software installation program that configures the 3C589C
PC Card, installs the DOS ODI client driver, and modifies PC
startup files to allow you to log in to a NetWare server after
you reboot your PC.
Card Information Structure (CIS)
A data structure written on every card that complies with the
PC Card standard, containing information about the
formatting and organization of the data on the card.
Card Services
A software program that coordinates PC Card access to sockets
and system resources, including device drivers, utilities, and
application programs. Card Services assigns the I/O Base
Address, Interrupt Request Level, and the CIS Memory Base
Address for the 3C589C PC Card. For more information about
Card Services, see Appendix A, About Card Services.
Client
In the PC Card environment, an application program or
device driver that uses Card Services and Socket Services.
Driver
A program, usually resident in server or workstation
memory, that controls the PC Card or implements the
protocol stacks that allow higher-level applications to
communicate with the network hardware.
Ethernet
A local area network standard defining a physical medium
and its method of placing data, or packet signaling, on a
cable. Based on CSMA/CD and 10 Mbps.
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