Microsoft® Windows® 2000 network architecture is composed of software components that provide networking abilities to the Windows 2000 operating system. This appendix describes the components, protocols, and interfaces within Windows 2000. In addition, it introduces the networking concepts that provide a foundation for the other chapters in this book to build upon.
Overview of Windows 2000 Network Architecture
Network Driver Interface Specification
Network Protocols
Transport Driver Interface
Network Application Programming Interfaces
Interprocess Communication
Basic Network Services
For more information about SNA protocols, see "Interoperability with IBM Host Systems" in the Microsoft ® Windows ® 2000 Server Resource Kit Internetworking Guide .