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        !             2: PACKET.SYS
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        !             4: The PACKET.SYS driver demonstrates the use of the upper edge NDIS 3.0
        !             5: services to communicate with NDIS 3.0 MAC drivers.
        !             6: 
        !             7: The driver creates a device object which may be opened by Win32 apps
        !             8: via a symbolic link.  A Packet may be sent by writing data to the
        !             9: driver.  Receives may be pended to the driver by reading from the
        !            10: driver.
        !            11: 
        !            12: The driver expects that it will be bound an Ethernet card as it makes
        !            13: assumptions about frame size.
        !            14: 
        !            15: The testapp that accompanies the driver is there only to illustrate
        !            16: that the kernel mode driver functions as advertised.  It is not
        !            17: intended as a full featured reliable test application.
        !            18: 
        !            19: 
        !            20: 
        !            21: In order to install the driver there is an .INI which is run using
        !            22: REGINI.EXE.
        !            23: 
        !            24: To use it type
        !            25: 
        !            26: REGINI.EXE PACKET.INI
        !            27: 
        !            28: The PACKET.INI file will need to be edited for the particular netcard
        !            29: in use in a given machine.
        !            30: 
        !            31: The "Bind =" line in must be changed for proper netcard driver.
        !            32: 
        !            33: For example \Device\Elnk301, \Device\NE200001
        !            34: 
        !            35: 
        !            36:                     Parameters
        !            37: -->                     Bind = \Device\pcnet02
        !            38:                         Export = \Device\Packet

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