network redirector

networking An operating system driver that sends data to

and receives data from a remote device. A network redirector

often provides mechanisms to locate, open, read, write, and

delete files and submit print jobs.

It also makes available application services such as namedpipes and mailslots. When an application needs to send or

receive data from a remote device, it sends a call to the

redirector. The redirector provides the functionality of the

Application layer and Presentation layer of the OSI

model.

In Microsoft Networking, the network redirectors are

implemented as installable file systems (IFS).

(1999-08-08)