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LOSSARY
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.
