Microsoft Operating Systems,Versions and NDIS Versions

Windows operating system,major and minor version numbers of the operating system support for NDIS versions, are described in the following table.
Operating System
Version number
NDIS version
Windows 8
6.2
6.3
Windows 7
6.1
6.2
Windows Vista SP1
6.1
6.1
Windows Vista
6.0
6.0
Windows XP
5.1
5.1



Favourites

  • CDC-EEM vs. CDC-ECM Protocols - Improvements in TCP Throughput
    The CDC-EEM protocol is intended as an alternative to the CDC-ECM protocol for applications that do not require a Control Plane. The CDC-E...
  • USBLAN for Windows 10
    January, 2017 -  Windows 10 Anniversary Edition Support For Windows 10 Anniversary systems the most recent version (USBLAN v 2.4.11) has b...
  • Raspberry Pi Networks with USBLAN
    The Raspberry Pi Zero running Raspbian (Raspberry Pi OS, a Debian-based system) can use Networking over USB  to connect to the internet via ...
  • Quickstart
  • USB TestDrive - Panda
    Belcarra supports a testing environment for testing Networking over USB protocols. This paper explains the Testdrive PandaBoard distributi...
  • USBLAN v2.4.11 released
    An evaluation version of Belcarra's USBLAN is now available from Windows Update for Windows 10 users. To use this demo version of USB...
  • Address Management and Device Discovery
    Overview This paper describes how to build and manage a TCP/IP network for USB devices. Ethernet-style networking  can very simply be  ...
  • USBLAN and Gadget EEM
    The CDC EEM protocol allows multiple network frames to be aggregated into a single CDC-EEM USB Bulk transfer. This allows for higher bus ut...
  • Windows Driver Signing Requirements
    The requirements for signing driver kits for Windows have changed as of January 2016, specifically: All drivers for Windows 10 must be s...
  • Beaglebone USB TestDrive
    Belcarra has created Beagle TestDrive, an edition of Belcarra’s USB Testdrive for t he BeagleBone Black to allow rapid prototyping of netw...