Mapping IDs in a Netmap.inf File

Note  Vendor-supplied network upgrades are not supported in Microsoft Windows XP (SP1 and later), Microsoft Windows Server 2003, and later operating systems.

A netmap.inf file contains one or more of the following top-level sections. Each section contains ID mappings for the components listed in the Map column.

Section	Map
OemNetAdapters	Network adapters, excluding Async adapters
OemAsyncAdapters	Async network adapters
OemNetProtocols	Network protocol drivers
OemNetServices	Network services
OemNetClients	Network clients

Each entry in a section maps a network component's preupgrade device, hardware, or compatible ID to its corresponding Windows 2000 or later ID. Each entry specifies either one-to-one ID mapping or one-to-many ID mapping. These mapping strategies are described following.

Network clients are not defined as such in Windows NT 3.51 and Windows NT 4.0; therefore, if an earlier network service becomes a network client under Windows 2000 or later, its device ID mapping must be listed in the OemNetClients section, not in the OemNetServices section.