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Ads by Google      Plug-n-play - definition of Plug-n-play in Encyclopedia Plug and Play is a term used in the computer field to describe a computer's ability to have new devices, normally peripherals, added to it without having to restart the computer. The term Plug and Play is most associated with Microsoft, who started using it in reference to their Windows 95 product. ISA Plug and Play caused some of the greatest difficulties that made PnP initially very unreliable. http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Plug-n-play   (481 words)      Plug-and-play - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Plug and Play is a term used in the computer field to describe a computer's ability to have new devices, normally peripherals, added to it without having to reconfigure or load device drivers for the new card. The term Plug and Play is most associated with Microsoft, who started using it in reference to their Windows 95 product. This led to the derisive term "Plug and Pray", since I/O addresses and IRQ lines were often set incorrectly in the early days. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug-and-play   (739 words)      Microsoft Windows 2000 Plug and Play Plug and Play is a combination of hardware and software support that enables a computer system to recognize and adapt to hardware configuration changes with little or no user intervention. Plug and Play allows a user to change a computer's configuration with the assurance that all devices will work together and that the machine will boot correctly after the changes are made. Plug and Play is one of a number of enhancements to Windows that will simplify device driver development and device management. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000pro/evaluate/featfunc/plugplay.mspx   (4371 words)      Universal Plug and Play - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a set of computer network protocols promulgated by the UPnP Forum. UPnP Design by Example: A Software Developer's Guide to Universal Plug and Play UPnP™ Forum, Universal Plug and Play Device Architecture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Plug_and_Play   (1298 words)      PnP-Plug-N-Play Plug-N-Play (PnP) is a computer technology used in describing the ability of a hardware device to compare hardware settings of other devices and then use this information to configure itself as to not conflict with the other devices. Both Windows 95 and 98 are PnP enable, unlike Windows NT which has no native PnP capabilities. PnP hardware are not capable of detecting settings of older style ISA cards which can cause problems with overlapping settings. http://www.techadvice.com/tech/P/PnP.htm   (135 words)      Universal Plug and Play - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a set of computer network protocols promulgated by the UPnP Forum. UPnP Design by Example: A Software Developer's Guide to Universal Plug and Play UPnP™ Forum, Universal Plug and Play Device Architecture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Plug_and_Play   (1399 words)      Plug-and-play - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Plug and Play is a term used in the computer field to describe a computer's ability to have new devices, normally peripherals, added to it without having to reconfigure or load device drivers for the new card. The term Plug and Play is most associated with Microsoft, who started using it in reference to their Windows 95 product. This ID code system was not integrated into the early Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) hardware common in PCs when Plug and Play was first introduced. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug-and-play   (739 words)      What is Plug'n Play ? In summary, Plug 'n Play is welcomed and embraced by everyone and is a major step towards "user-friendly" computing. Prior to "plug n play", you would have to insert a floppy disc or CD, to supply and install the necessary software or "driver". Plug and play equipment or hardware solves the problem of driver installation, re-starting routines, and generally speaking, "hassle", for those who are not technically proficient. http://www.howtoadvice.com/plugNplay   (403 words)      Plug-and-Play-HOWTO Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) This is actually a sort of network plug-and-play developed by Microsoft but usable by Linux. The other part of "Linux Plug and Play" is the kernel interface used by device drivers. Using the /sys tree to configure resources is known as the "Linux Plug and Play User Interface". http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/Plug-and-Play-HOWTO   (23587 words)      Semantic Plug and Play Hardware plug and play promises that the physical components of an architecture can be changed and continue to function and exchange signals as necessary without excessive dependency on the user's knowledge of how to control their interrelationships. A critical step in a semantic plug and play architecture is the semantic mapping of the services of one component to those of another (or to the conceptual schema that brokers the exchange of services between them). Whatever the form of the knowledge application, in order for it to plug and play in our operating environment, it will still be necessary to compare its view of data, services and rules with those in its new environment, and to create mappings between them. http://www.mel.nist.gov/workshop/jtc1-96/papfultn.htm   (18184 words)      Smart Computing Article - Plug-and-Play Makes Installing Devices Easy Plug and Play isn't perfect—until you remember the old way devices were installed under Windows 3.x and DOS—then it's magic. Plug-and-Play technology, which is designed to improve integration of hardware and software to let computers automatically recognize and immediately use hardware components immediately after they are installed. Even while Apple's Macintosh touted its own version of Plug and Play, no one in the PC industry did anything about it until 1993 when a Plug-and-Play industry standard was promoted by four companies—each dependent upon the other to deliver the Plug-and-Play promise. http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles/archive/2up/2upg04/2upg04.asp   (3073 words)      UnPlug n' Pray - Disable the Dangerous UPnP Internet Server The Universal Plug and Play service (UPnP), which is installed and running in all versions of Windows XP — and may be loaded into Windows 98 and ME — essentially turns every one of those systems into a wide-open Internet server. Under Windows XP, the Universal Plug and Play system is supported by two service processes, the "SSDP Discovery Service" (SSDPDS) and the "Universal Plug and Play Device Host" (UPNPDH). In the wake of this latest exploit announcement I studied UPnP closely and wrote several experimental Universal Plug and Play protocol devices. http://grc.com/unpnp/unpnp.htm   (2747 words)      Plug and Play The goal of Plug and Play is to create a computer whose hardware and software work together to automatically configure devices and assign resources, to allow for hardware changes and additions without the need for large-scale resource assignment tweaking. In an attempt to resolve this ongoing problem, the Plug and Play (also called PnP) specification was developed by Microsoft with cooperation from Intel and many other hardware manufacturers. A form of Plug and Play was actually first made available on the EISA and MCA buses many years ago. http://www.pcguide.com/ref/mbsys/res/pnp-c.html   (310 words)      SANS Malware FAQ: Microsoft Windows UPnP vulnerabilities In a nutshell, the idea behind Universal Plug and Play is the ability to reconfigure the operating system in response to the detection of new, peripheral hardware that has been made available via a communications network. "Universal Plug and Play" (UPnP) is a technology pioneered and developed by Microsoft. Universal Plug and Play provides a framework for just that: imagine a simple home setup with several parties sharing a common Internet connection, for example through inexpensive router hardware. http://www.sans.org/resources/malwarefaq/win_upnp.php   (5295 words)      Universal Plug and Play Universal Plug and Play is an evolving architecture that is designed to extend the zero-configuration mantra to a highly dynamic world of many networked devices supplied by many vendors. Plug and Play was a successful cooperative multiple-vendor effort to improve the personal computer platform by delivering zero-configuration peripheral connectivity. First delivered in the Microsoft® Windows® 95 operating system, the improvement in ease of use enabled by the Plug and Play initiative vs. Windows 3.1 is impressive. http://www.smarthomeforum.com/start/upnp.asp?ID=22   (404 words)      Plug and Play Universal Plug and Play must be installed on all computers on which you want to view and control devices. Devices (Plug and Play and non-Plug and Play) can be connected to your computer in several ways. Universal Plug and Play allows Windows to discover and control Universal Plug and Play devices When plugged into a network, these devices immediately provide their services and make use of other services on the network. http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_plug_and_play.htm   (650 words)      Articles - Microsoft Introduces Universal Plug and Play Initiative To Help Consumers Get More From New and Existing Home Electronics Universal Plug and Play will become the driving force behind the new easy-to-use intelligent network, making networking as familiar to tomorrow's users as computing is to today's. Companies supporting Universal Plug and Play are helping to drive the emergence of a new generation of easily networked consumer devices and to remove the barriers for consumers implementing home networks. The Universal Plug and Play initiative is an exciting and needed step in making networking seamless and will allow for transparent exchange of data between smart devices. http://www.activewin.com/articles/general/article_38.shtml   (1851 words)      CERT Advisory CA-2001-37 Buffer Overflow in UPnP Service On Microsoft Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a set of protocols that allow computer systems and network devices to work together with little or no prior configuration. There is a vulnerability in the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) service on Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows ME that could permit an intruder to execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges on a vulnerable system. Vulnerabilities in software included by default on Microsoft Windows XP, and optionally on Windows ME and Windows 98, may allow an intruder to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems, to launch denial-of-service attacks against vulnerable systems, or to use vulnerable systems to launch denial-of-service attacks against third-party systems. http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-37.html   (584 words)      Description of Universal Plug and Play Features in Windows XP Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is an architecture in Windows XP that supports peer-to-peer Plug and Play functionality for network devices. Description of Universal Plug and Play Features in Windows XP View products that this article applies to. Description of Universal Plug and Play Features in Windows XP Microsoft.com Home http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;323713   (704 words)      Dell intros 'Plug-n-Play' NAS Dubbed PowerVault 705N, the new product plugs into virtually any network environment and offers four disk drives - representing 120GB of networked storage. http://www.itweb.co.za/office/dell/0009210828.htm   (557 words)      Plug-and-Play-HOWTO Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) This is actually a sort of network plug-and-play developed by Microsoft but usable by Linux. The other part of "Linux Plug and Play" is the kernel interface used by device drivers. Using the /sys tree to configure resources is known as the "Linux Plug and Play User Interface". http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/Plug-and-Play-HOWTO   (23587 words)      Universal Plug and Play - RomUPNP Toolkit Allegro Software offers three Universal Plug and Play toolkits as part of the extensive family of RomPager embedded Internet and Web technology, RomUPNP Basic, RomUPNP Advanced and RomUPNP Control. The Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) architecture is a set of open standards and technologies for transparently connecting appliances, PCs, and services by extending the Plug and Play concept to support networks and peer-to-peer discovery, configuration and control. Universal Plug and Play's focus on explicit open wire protocols means that it is language and operating system neutral. http://www.allegrosoft.com/romupnp.html   (1917 words)      Download Universal Plug-and-Play Tester 2.01 by Noel Danjou Universal Plug-and-Play Tester - UPnP Tester is an experimental tool which lists all the available devices compatible with the Universal Plug-and-Play protocol including Internet Gateway Devices (IGDs). List of formats supported has more than 20 algorithms and could be enlarged adding a regularly updated plug-in (including WinAMP). Universal File Splitter and Merger - Universal File Splitter and Merger is a powerful, friendly and easy tool that helps you to split and merge any kind of files. http://www.programurl.com/universal-plug-and-play-tester.htm   (381 words)      Beyond Plug & Play Linux Journal Meanwhile, plug and play is a large problem that isn't just limited to complex devices. They only way they know how to play the game is to forbid competion, close the playing field, and make it illegal to start up new games or new fields. We are going to find that the path to readily available Linux device drivers and open content connections will be strewn with potholes and landmines to preserve obsolete business models and lines of business that serve no modern purpose. http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1000038   (2545 words)      Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-039: Vulnerability in Plug and Play Could Allow Remote Code Execution and Elevation of Privilege (899588) Plug and Play (PnP) allows the operating system to detect new hardware when you install it on a system. A remote code execution and local elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Plug and Play that could allow an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability to take complete control of the affected system. The update removes the vulnerability by modifying the way that the Plug and Play service validates the length of a message before it passes the message to the allocated buffer. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-039.mspx   (6842 words)      UnPlug n' Pray - Disable the Dangerous UPnP Internet Server The Universal Plug and Play service (UPnP), which is installed and running in all versions of Windows XP — and may be loaded into Windows 98 and ME — essentially turns every one of those systems into a wide-open Internet server. Under Windows XP, the Universal Plug and Play system is supported by two service processes, the "SSDP Discovery Service" (SSDPDS) and the "Universal Plug and Play Device Host" (UPNPDH). In the wake of this latest exploit announcement I studied UPnP closely and wrote several experimental Universal Plug and Play protocol devices. http://grc.com/unpnp/unpnp.htm   (2747 words)      Windows Universal Plug and Play Security Vulnerability The feature, called "Universal Plug and Play," is activated by design in every copy of Windows XP and can be added manually to earlier versions of Microsoft's Windows software, specifically Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Millenium Edition (Windows ME). Security Alert: Universal Plug and Play Security Vulnerability In Windows XP Windows XP, Microsoft's newest version of Windows, contains a serious flaw that allows hackers to steal or destroy a victim's data files across the Internet or implant rogue computer software. National Infrastructure Protection Center Advisory on Universal Plug and Play Vulnerabilities. http://www.upenn.edu/computing/help/doc/os/windows/pnpvulnerable.html   (255 words)      Universal Plug and Play - a Whatis.com definition See also Plug and Play, an earlier, proprietary Microsoft approach. The Universal Plug and Play Web site provides details about the initiative. Universal Plug and Play is an open industry standard that Microsoft, a leading promoter of the standard, describes as "seamless proximity networking" that provides "standardization on the wire rather than in the devices," using existing Internet standards. http://whatis.techtarget.com/gDefinition/0,294236,sid43_gci525224,00.html   (374 words)      PCWorld.com - Microsoft Debuts 'Universal Plug and Play' With Universal Plug and Play, that idea is extended and applied to a home network: Peripherals can be attached to a network; they "announce" their presence; and they can interoperate with other devices already connected to the network, Mundie said. Universal Plug and Play is almost certain to butt heads with Sun's Jini. The devices were not connected, but using Universal Plug and Play and infrared technology, the printer "announced its presence" on the network and churned out the document. http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,9275,00.asp   (577 words)      NetLingo.com Dictionary of Internet Terms: Online Dictionary Most computer systems are now designed to be plug-and-play, so that you can buy it, bring it home, plug it in, and start playing. A standard for add-in hardware that requires it to identify itself on demand (see: hot plugging). This makes it easier for people who consider themselves computer illiterate to use a computer, because they don't need to install devices or configure drivers-it does most of the work for you. http://www.netlingo.com/right.cfm?term=plug-and-play   (128 words)

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