Routing of messages

A router comprising:

• an embedded device to receive a message from an application program;
• a routing service;
• an operating system to route the message to the routing service;
• and
• the routing service to send the message to the embedded device without use of a local area network.

A machine-readable medium that provides instructions, which when executed by one or more processors, cause the processors to perform operations comprising:

• determining to route a message of an application program to an embedded device;
• intercepting the message by an operating system;
• and
• sending the message by a routing service to the embedded device after the message is intercepted by the operating system, the routing service excluding use of a local area network.

A system comprising:

• an application program to send a message to an embedded processor;
• a routing service;
• an operating system to route the message to the routing service;
• the routing service to send the message to the embedded processor excluding use of a local area network;
• and
• the embedded processor being a portion of a network interface card, the network interface card being inserted into a circuit card slot.

A semiconductor device comprising:

• a processor having:
• an operating system to determine to route a message to an embedded device;
• a router to receive the message from the operating system, if the determination is made;
• and
• the router to send the message to the embedded device, the router excluding use of a local area network.