Summary of Changes Required to Port a Protocol or Filter Driver to NDIS 6.30

To update an NDIS 6.x protocol or filter driver to support NDIS 6.30, you must modify it as outlined in the following sections.

• Build Environment
• General Porting Requirements for Protocol Drivers
• General Porting Requirements for Filter Drivers

Build Environment

• Replace the preprocessor definition NDIS60 or NDIS61 or NDIS620, if present, with NDIS630.
• Update the major and minor NDIS version number in the NDIS_Xxx_DRIVER_CHARACTERISTICS structure as described in Implementing an NDIS 6.30 Driver.

General Porting Requirements for Protocol Drivers

A protocol driver should always complete NetEventSetPower without waiting for packets. For more information, see:

• Power Management Enhancements in NDIS 6.30
• Handling PnP Events and Power Management Events in a Protocol Driver

For more information about NDIS 6.30 features, see Introduction to NDIS 6.30.

General Porting Requirements for Filter Drivers

A filter driver should always complete NetEventSetPower without waiting for packets. For more information, see:

• Power Management Enhancements in NDIS 6.30
• NDIS_MINIPORT_ADAPTER_REGISTRATION_ATTRIBUTES
• NET_PNP_EVENT
• OID_PNP_SET_POWER

For more information about NDIS 6.30 features, see Introduction to NDIS 6.30.