| 摘要 |
A network interface device that is capable of supporting a plurality of protocols on a heterogeneous LAN, and that triggers the initialization of at least one loaded, but uninitialized, protocol stack upon the automatic detection of a network communication on the LAN that is supported by the protocol stack. The network interface device is also capable of triggering the initialization of at least one loaded, but uninitialized, protocol stack upon the receipt of a network services or status request from an application software module that requires the support of the protocol stack.
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