A protocol-independent structure used by early Novell NetWare clients. It provides support for simultaneous connection to multiple network protocols, much...
(network) Novell specification for a multi-protocol API allowing NetWare and other transport protocols to share a common network interface card for PCs on a LAN. Off-Line Not directly connected to the computer (e.g., an off-line tape drive), or with connection suspended ("take the printer off-line"). OID
The Open Data-Link Interface (ODI), developed by Apple and Novell, serves the same function as Microsoft and 3COM's Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS). Originally, ODI was written for Net Ware and Macintosh environments. Like NDIS, ODI provides rules that establish a vendor-neutral interface between the protocol stack and the adapter driver.