GLOSSARY
AutoLink
A software installation program that configures the 3C589D PC Card, installs the DOS ODI client driver, and modifies PC startup files to allow you to log in to a NetWare server after you reboot your PC.
Card Information Structure (CIS)
A data structure written on every card that complies with the PC Card standard, containing information about the formatting and organization of the data on the card.
Card Services
A software program that coordinates PC Card access to sockets and system resources, including device drivers, utilities, and application programs. Card Services assigns the I/O Base Address, Interrupt Request Level, and the CIS Memory Base Address for the 3C589D PC Card. For more information about Card Services, see Appendix A.
Driver
A program, usually resident in server or workstation memory, that controls the PC Card or implements the protocol stacks that allow
Loopback
A type of diagnostic test in which the transmitted signal is returned to the sending device after passing through all, or a portion of, a data communications link or network. A loopback test permits the comparison of a returned signal with the transmitted signal.
