Hardware Developer Documentation: (Ethernet Drivers)

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Ethernet (IEEE standard 802.3) is a widely-used local area network technology. The most commonly installed Ethernet systems are called 10Base-T and provide transmission speeds up to 10 Mbps.


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		There is no Inside Macintosh documentation for the Ethernet Driver. Information about OpenTransport STREAMS drivers, which support Ethernet protocols, can be found in Designing PCI Cards and Drivers for Power Macintosh Computers. Designing PCI Cards and Drivers for Power Macintosh Computers, Revised Edition [PDF] This book describes the Macintosh implementation of the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) local bus, a high-performance interconnection for expansion cards, integrated I/O controller ICs, and the computer’s main memory and processor. This book contains useful information for developers who are designing PCI expansion cards and their associated software. Chapter 14 describes what must be done to create STREAMS drivers for the Apple Open Transport networking hardware.