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+menu "UML Network Devices"
+        depends on NET
+
+# UML virtual driver
+config UML_NET
+        bool "Virtual network device"
+        help
+        While the User-Mode port cannot directly talk to any physical
+        hardware devices, this choice and the following transport options
+        provide one or more virtual network devices through which the UML
+        kernels can talk to each other, the host, and with the host's help,
+        machines on the outside world.
+
+        For more information, including explanations of the networking and
+        sample configurations, see
+        <http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/networking.html>.
+
+        If you'd like to be able to enable networking in the User-Mode
+        linux environment, say Y; otherwise say N.  Note that you must
+        enable at least one of the following transport options to actually
+        make use of UML networking.
+
+config UML_NET_ETHERTAP
+        bool "Ethertap transport"
+        depends on UML_NET
+        help
+        The Ethertap User-Mode Linux network transport allows a single
+        running UML to exchange packets with its host over one of the
+        host's Ethertap devices, such as /dev/tap0.  Additional running
+        UMLs can use additional Ethertap devices, one per running UML.
+        While the UML believes it's on a (multi-device, broadcast) virtual
+        Ethernet network, it's in fact communicating over a point-to-point
+        link with the host.
+
+        To use this, your host kernel must have support for Ethertap
+        devices.  Also, if your host kernel is 2.4.x, it must have
+        CONFIG_NETLINK_DEV configured as Y or M.
+
+        For more information, see
+        <http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/networking.html>  That site
+        has examples of the UML command line to use to enable Ethertap
+        networking.
+
+        If you'd like to set up an IP network with the host and/or the
+        outside world, say Y to this, the Daemon Transport and/or the
+        Slip Transport.  You'll need at least one of them, but may choose
+        more than one without conflict.  If you don't need UML networking,
+        say N.
+
+config UML_NET_TUNTAP
+        bool "TUN/TAP transport"
+        depends on UML_NET
+        help
+        The UML TUN/TAP network transport allows a UML instance to exchange
+        packets with the host over a TUN/TAP device.  This option will only
+        work with a 2.4 host, unless you've applied the TUN/TAP patch to
+        your 2.2 host kernel.
+
+        To use this transport, your host kernel must have support for TUN/TAP
+        devices, either built-in or as a module.
+
+config UML_NET_SLIP
+        bool "SLIP transport"
+        depends on UML_NET
+        help
+        The slip User-Mode Linux network transport allows a running UML to
+        network with its host over a point-to-point link.  Unlike Ethertap,
+        which can carry any Ethernet frame (and hence even non-IP packets),
+        the slip transport can only carry IP packets.
+
+        To use this, your host must support slip devices.
+
+        For more information, see
+        <http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/networking.html>.  That site
+        has examples of the UML command line to use to enable slip
+        networking, and details of a few quirks with it.
+
+        The Ethertap Transport is preferred over slip because of its
+        limitations.  If you prefer slip, however, say Y here.  Otherwise
+        choose the Multicast transport (to network multiple UMLs on
+        multiple hosts), Ethertap (to network with the host and the
+        outside world), and/or the Daemon transport (to network multiple
+        UMLs on a single host).  You may choose more than one without
+        conflict.  If you don't need UML networking, say N.
+
+config UML_NET_DAEMON
+        bool "Daemon transport"
+        depends on UML_NET
+        help
+        This User-Mode Linux network transport allows one or more running
+        UMLs on a single host to communicate with each other, but not to
+        the host.
+
+        To use this form of networking, you'll need to run the UML
+        networking daemon on the host.
+
+        For more information, see
+        <http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/networking.html>  That site
+        has examples of the UML command line to use to enable Daemon
+        networking.
+
+        If you'd like to set up a network with other UMLs on a single host,
+        say Y.  If you need a network between UMLs on multiple physical
+        hosts, choose the Multicast Transport.  To set up a network with
+        the host and/or other IP machines, say Y to the Ethertap or Slip
+        transports.  You'll need at least one of them, but may choose
+        more than one without conflict.  If you don't need UML networking,
+        say N.
+
+config UML_NET_MCAST
+        bool "Multicast transport"
+        depends on UML_NET
+        help
+        This Multicast User-Mode Linux network transport allows multiple
+        UMLs (even ones running on different host machines!) to talk to
+        each other over a virtual ethernet network.  However, it requires
+        at least one UML with one of the other transports to act as a
+        bridge if any of them need to be able to talk to their hosts or any
+        other IP machines.
+
+        To use this, your host kernel(s) must support IP Multicasting.
+
+        For more information, see
+        <http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/networking.html>  That site
+        has examples of the UML command line to use to enable Multicast
+        networking, and notes about the security of this approach.
+
+        If you need UMLs on multiple physical hosts to communicate as if
+        they shared an Ethernet network, say Y.  If you need to communicate
+        with other IP machines, make sure you select one of the other
+        transports (possibly in addition to Multicast; they're not
+        exclusive).  If you don't need to network UMLs say N to each of
+        the transports.
+
+config UML_NET_PCAP
+        bool "pcap transport"
+        depends on UML_NET && EXPERIMENTAL
+        help
+        The pcap transport makes a pcap packet stream on the host look
+        like an ethernet device inside UML.  This is useful for making
+        UML act as a network monitor for the host.  You must have libcap
+        installed in order to build the pcap transport into UML.
+
+        For more information, see
+        <http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/networking.html>  That site
+        has examples of the UML command line to use to enable this option.
+
+        If you intend to use UML as a network monitor for the host, say
+        Y here.  Otherwise, say N.
+
+config UML_NET_SLIRP
+        bool "SLiRP transport"
+        depends on UML_NET
+        help
+        The SLiRP User-Mode Linux network transport allows a running UML
+        to network by invoking a program that can handle SLIP encapsulated
+        packets.  This is commonly (but not limited to) the application
+        known as SLiRP, a program that can re-socket IP packets back onto
+        the host on which it is run.  Only IP packets are supported,
+        unlike other network transports that can handle all Ethernet
+        frames.  In general, slirp allows the UML the same IP connectivity
+        to the outside world that the host user is permitted, and unlike
+        other transports, SLiRP works without the need of root level
+        privleges, setuid binaries, or SLIP devices on the host.  This
+        also means not every type of connection is possible, but most
+        situations can be accomodated with carefully crafted slirp
+        commands that can be passed along as part of the network device's
+        setup string.  The effect of this transport on the UML is similar
+        that of a host behind a firewall that masquerades all network
+        connections passing through it (but is less secure).
+
+        To use this you should first have slirp compiled somewhere
+        accessible on the host, and have read its documentation.  If you
+        don't need UML networking, say N.
+
+        Startup example: "eth0=slirp,FE:FD:01:02:03:04,/usr/local/bin/slirp"
+
+endmenu
+