network redirector
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 {named
pipes} 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)