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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/networking')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/generic-hdlc.txt | 51 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/multicast.txt | 1 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt | 3 |
3 files changed, 26 insertions, 29 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/generic-hdlc.txt b/Documentation/networking/generic-hdlc.txt index 7d1dc6b884f3..31bc8b759b75 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/generic-hdlc.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/generic-hdlc.txt | |||
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@ | |||
1 | Generic HDLC layer | 1 | Generic HDLC layer |
2 | Krzysztof Halasa <khc@pm.waw.pl> | 2 | Krzysztof Halasa <khc@pm.waw.pl> |
3 | January, 2003 | ||
4 | 3 | ||
5 | 4 | ||
6 | Generic HDLC layer currently supports: | 5 | Generic HDLC layer currently supports: |
7 | - Frame Relay (ANSI, CCITT and no LMI), with ARP support (no InARP). | 6 | 1. Frame Relay (ANSI, CCITT, Cisco and no LMI). |
8 | Normal (routed) and Ethernet-bridged (Ethernet device emulation) | 7 | - Normal (routed) and Ethernet-bridged (Ethernet device emulation) |
9 | interfaces can share a single PVC. | 8 | interfaces can share a single PVC. |
10 | - raw HDLC - either IP (IPv4) interface or Ethernet device emulation. | 9 | - ARP support (no InARP support in the kernel - there is an |
11 | - Cisco HDLC, | 10 | experimental InARP user-space daemon available on: |
12 | - PPP (uses syncppp.c), | 11 | http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/net/hdlc/). |
13 | - X.25 (uses X.25 routines). | 12 | 2. raw HDLC - either IP (IPv4) interface or Ethernet device emulation. |
14 | 13 | 3. Cisco HDLC. | |
15 | There are hardware drivers for the following cards: | 14 | 4. PPP (uses syncppp.c). |
16 | - C101 by Moxa Technologies Co., Ltd. | 15 | 5. X.25 (uses X.25 routines). |
17 | - RISCom/N2 by SDL Communications Inc. | 16 | |
18 | - and others, some not in the official kernel. | 17 | Generic HDLC is a protocol driver only - it needs a low-level driver |
18 | for your particular hardware. | ||
19 | 19 | ||
20 | Ethernet device emulation (using HDLC or Frame-Relay PVC) is compatible | 20 | Ethernet device emulation (using HDLC or Frame-Relay PVC) is compatible |
21 | with IEEE 802.1Q (VLANs) and 802.1D (Ethernet bridging). | 21 | with IEEE 802.1Q (VLANs) and 802.1D (Ethernet bridging). |
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ with IEEE 802.1Q (VLANs) and 802.1D (Ethernet bridging). | |||
24 | Make sure the hdlc.o and the hardware driver are loaded. It should | 24 | Make sure the hdlc.o and the hardware driver are loaded. It should |
25 | create a number of "hdlc" (hdlc0 etc) network devices, one for each | 25 | create a number of "hdlc" (hdlc0 etc) network devices, one for each |
26 | WAN port. You'll need the "sethdlc" utility, get it from: | 26 | WAN port. You'll need the "sethdlc" utility, get it from: |
27 | http://hq.pm.waw.pl/hdlc/ | 27 | http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/net/hdlc/ |
28 | 28 | ||
29 | Compile sethdlc.c utility: | 29 | Compile sethdlc.c utility: |
30 | gcc -O2 -Wall -o sethdlc sethdlc.c | 30 | gcc -O2 -Wall -o sethdlc sethdlc.c |
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ Setting interface: | |||
52 | * v35 | rs232 | x21 | t1 | e1 - sets physical interface for a given port | 52 | * v35 | rs232 | x21 | t1 | e1 - sets physical interface for a given port |
53 | if the card has software-selectable interfaces | 53 | if the card has software-selectable interfaces |
54 | loopback - activate hardware loopback (for testing only) | 54 | loopback - activate hardware loopback (for testing only) |
55 | * clock ext - external clock (uses DTE RX and TX clock) | 55 | * clock ext - both RX clock and TX clock external |
56 | * clock int - internal clock (provides clock signal on DCE clock output) | 56 | * clock int - both RX clock and TX clock internal |
57 | * clock txint - TX internal, RX external (provides TX clock on DCE output) | 57 | * clock txint - RX clock external, TX clock internal |
58 | * clock txfromrx - TX clock derived from RX clock (TX clock on DCE output) | 58 | * clock txfromrx - RX clock external, TX clock derived from RX clock |
59 | * rate - sets clock rate in bps (not required for external clock or | 59 | * rate - sets clock rate in bps (for "int" or "txint" clock only) |
60 | for txfromrx) | 60 | |
61 | 61 | ||
62 | Setting protocol: | 62 | Setting protocol: |
63 | 63 | ||
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Setting protocol: | |||
79 | * x25 - sets X.25 mode | 79 | * x25 - sets X.25 mode |
80 | 80 | ||
81 | * fr - Frame Relay mode | 81 | * fr - Frame Relay mode |
82 | lmi ansi / ccitt / none - LMI (link management) type | 82 | lmi ansi / ccitt / cisco / none - LMI (link management) type |
83 | dce - Frame Relay DCE (network) side LMI instead of default DTE (user). | 83 | dce - Frame Relay DCE (network) side LMI instead of default DTE (user). |
84 | It has nothing to do with clocks! | 84 | It has nothing to do with clocks! |
85 | t391 - link integrity verification polling timer (in seconds) - user | 85 | t391 - link integrity verification polling timer (in seconds) - user |
@@ -119,13 +119,14 @@ or | |||
119 | 119 | ||
120 | 120 | ||
121 | 121 | ||
122 | If you have a problem with N2 or C101 card, you can issue the "private" | 122 | If you have a problem with N2, C101 or PLX200SYN card, you can issue the |
123 | command to see port's packet descriptor rings (in kernel logs): | 123 | "private" command to see port's packet descriptor rings (in kernel logs): |
124 | 124 | ||
125 | sethdlc hdlc0 private | 125 | sethdlc hdlc0 private |
126 | 126 | ||
127 | The hardware driver has to be build with CONFIG_HDLC_DEBUG_RINGS. | 127 | The hardware driver has to be build with #define DEBUG_RINGS. |
128 | Attaching this info to bug reports would be helpful. Anyway, let me know | 128 | Attaching this info to bug reports would be helpful. Anyway, let me know |
129 | if you have problems using this. | 129 | if you have problems using this. |
130 | 130 | ||
131 | For patches and other info look at http://hq.pm.waw.pl/hdlc/ | 131 | For patches and other info look at: |
132 | <http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/net/hdlc/>. | ||
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/multicast.txt b/Documentation/networking/multicast.txt index 5049a64313d1..b06c8c69266f 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/multicast.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/multicast.txt | |||
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ ni52 <------------------ Buggy ------------------> | |||
47 | ni65 YES YES YES Software(#) | 47 | ni65 YES YES YES Software(#) |
48 | seeq NO NO NO N/A | 48 | seeq NO NO NO N/A |
49 | sgiseek <------------------ Buggy ------------------> | 49 | sgiseek <------------------ Buggy ------------------> |
50 | sk_g16 NO NO YES N/A | ||
51 | smc-ultra YES YES YES Hardware | 50 | smc-ultra YES YES YES Hardware |
52 | sunlance YES YES YES Hardware | 51 | sunlance YES YES YES Hardware |
53 | tulip YES YES YES Hardware | 52 | tulip YES YES YES Hardware |
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt b/Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt index 3830a83513d2..0b27863f155c 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt | |||
@@ -284,9 +284,6 @@ ppp.c: | |||
284 | seeq8005.c: *Not modularized* | 284 | seeq8005.c: *Not modularized* |
285 | (Probes ports: 0x300, 0x320, 0x340, 0x360) | 285 | (Probes ports: 0x300, 0x320, 0x340, 0x360) |
286 | 286 | ||
287 | sk_g16.c: *Not modularized* | ||
288 | (Probes ports: 0x100, 0x180, 0x208, 0x220m 0x288, 0x320, 0x328, 0x390) | ||
289 | |||
290 | skeleton.c: *Skeleton* | 287 | skeleton.c: *Skeleton* |
291 | 288 | ||
292 | slhc.c: | 289 | slhc.c: |