Hardware Requirements and System Hardware Support
Networking Technologies
- Network Cards
- Windows 7 has redesigned networking support for the large data streams
users will see in both home and business applications. This includes the ability to use network
cards that have a Network Processing Unit to perform simple tasks that do not require the full
abilities of the CPU.
- Wireless Networks
- Wireless networking built on Wi-Fi standards is considered native to the operating system.
- Wireless connections support the new Network Diagnostic Framework, which will aid in au-
tomatically diagnosing problems with the wireless connection and assist with repairing or re-
porting the problem.
- Wireless connections can be configured with command line utilities and administrative policies set by network administrators.