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1 | # | ||
2 | # Network configuration | ||
3 | # | ||
4 | |||
5 | menu "Networking support" | ||
6 | |||
7 | config NET | ||
8 | bool "Networking support" | ||
9 | ---help--- | ||
10 | Unless you really know what you are doing, you should say Y here. | ||
11 | The reason is that some programs need kernel networking support even | ||
12 | when running on a stand-alone machine that isn't connected to any | ||
13 | other computer. If you are upgrading from an older kernel, you | ||
14 | should consider updating your networking tools too because changes | ||
15 | in the kernel and the tools often go hand in hand. The tools are | ||
16 | contained in the package net-tools, the location and version number | ||
17 | of which are given in <file:Documentation/Changes>. | ||
18 | |||
19 | For a general introduction to Linux networking, it is highly | ||
20 | recommended to read the NET-HOWTO, available from | ||
21 | <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. | ||
22 | |||
23 | menu "Networking options" | ||
24 | depends on NET | ||
25 | |||
26 | config PACKET | ||
27 | tristate "Packet socket" | ||
28 | ---help--- | ||
29 | The Packet protocol is used by applications which communicate | ||
30 | directly with network devices without an intermediate network | ||
31 | protocol implemented in the kernel, e.g. tcpdump. If you want them | ||
32 | to work, choose Y. | ||
33 | |||
34 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will | ||
35 | be called af_packet. | ||
36 | |||
37 | If unsure, say Y. | ||
38 | |||
39 | config PACKET_MMAP | ||
40 | bool "Packet socket: mmapped IO" | ||
41 | depends on PACKET | ||
42 | help | ||
43 | If you say Y here, the Packet protocol driver will use an IO | ||
44 | mechanism that results in faster communication. | ||
45 | |||
46 | If unsure, say N. | ||
47 | |||
48 | config UNIX | ||
49 | tristate "Unix domain sockets" | ||
50 | ---help--- | ||
51 | If you say Y here, you will include support for Unix domain sockets; | ||
52 | sockets are the standard Unix mechanism for establishing and | ||
53 | accessing network connections. Many commonly used programs such as | ||
54 | the X Window system and syslog use these sockets even if your | ||
55 | machine is not connected to any network. Unless you are working on | ||
56 | an embedded system or something similar, you therefore definitely | ||
57 | want to say Y here. | ||
58 | |||
59 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will be | ||
60 | called unix. Note that several important services won't work | ||
61 | correctly if you say M here and then neglect to load the module. | ||
62 | |||
63 | Say Y unless you know what you are doing. | ||
64 | |||
65 | config NET_KEY | ||
66 | tristate "PF_KEY sockets" | ||
67 | select XFRM | ||
68 | ---help--- | ||
69 | PF_KEYv2 socket family, compatible to KAME ones. | ||
70 | They are required if you are going to use IPsec tools ported | ||
71 | from KAME. | ||
72 | |||
73 | Say Y unless you know what you are doing. | ||
74 | |||
75 | config INET | ||
76 | bool "TCP/IP networking" | ||
77 | ---help--- | ||
78 | These are the protocols used on the Internet and on most local | ||
79 | Ethernets. It is highly recommended to say Y here (this will enlarge | ||
80 | your kernel by about 144 KB), since some programs (e.g. the X window | ||
81 | system) use TCP/IP even if your machine is not connected to any | ||
82 | other computer. You will get the so-called loopback device which | ||
83 | allows you to ping yourself (great fun, that!). | ||
84 | |||
85 | For an excellent introduction to Linux networking, please read the | ||
86 | Linux Networking HOWTO, available from | ||
87 | <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. | ||
88 | |||
89 | If you say Y here and also to "/proc file system support" and | ||
90 | "Sysctl support" below, you can change various aspects of the | ||
91 | behavior of the TCP/IP code by writing to the (virtual) files in | ||
92 | /proc/sys/net/ipv4/*; the options are explained in the file | ||
93 | <file:Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt>. | ||
94 | |||
95 | Short answer: say Y. | ||
96 | |||
97 | source "net/ipv4/Kconfig" | ||
98 | |||
99 | # IPv6 as module will cause a CRASH if you try to unload it | ||
100 | config IPV6 | ||
101 | tristate "The IPv6 protocol" | ||
102 | depends on INET | ||
103 | default m | ||
104 | select CRYPTO if IPV6_PRIVACY | ||
105 | select CRYPTO_MD5 if IPV6_PRIVACY | ||
106 | ---help--- | ||
107 | This is complemental support for the IP version 6. | ||
108 | You will still be able to do traditional IPv4 networking as well. | ||
109 | |||
110 | For general information about IPv6, see | ||
111 | <http://playground.sun.com/pub/ipng/html/ipng-main.html>. | ||
112 | For Linux IPv6 development information, see <http://www.linux-ipv6.org>. | ||
113 | For specific information about IPv6 under Linux, read the HOWTO at | ||
114 | <http://www.bieringer.de/linux/IPv6/>. | ||
115 | |||
116 | To compile this protocol support as a module, choose M here: the | ||
117 | module will be called ipv6. | ||
118 | |||
119 | source "net/ipv6/Kconfig" | ||
120 | |||
121 | menuconfig NETFILTER | ||
122 | bool "Network packet filtering (replaces ipchains)" | ||
123 | ---help--- | ||
124 | Netfilter is a framework for filtering and mangling network packets | ||
125 | that pass through your Linux box. | ||
126 | |||
127 | The most common use of packet filtering is to run your Linux box as | ||
128 | a firewall protecting a local network from the Internet. The type of | ||
129 | firewall provided by this kernel support is called a "packet | ||
130 | filter", which means that it can reject individual network packets | ||
131 | based on type, source, destination etc. The other kind of firewall, | ||
132 | a "proxy-based" one, is more secure but more intrusive and more | ||
133 | bothersome to set up; it inspects the network traffic much more | ||
134 | closely, modifies it and has knowledge about the higher level | ||
135 | protocols, which a packet filter lacks. Moreover, proxy-based | ||
136 | firewalls often require changes to the programs running on the local | ||
137 | clients. Proxy-based firewalls don't need support by the kernel, but | ||
138 | they are often combined with a packet filter, which only works if | ||
139 | you say Y here. | ||
140 | |||
141 | You should also say Y here if you intend to use your Linux box as | ||
142 | the gateway to the Internet for a local network of machines without | ||
143 | globally valid IP addresses. This is called "masquerading": if one | ||
144 | of the computers on your local network wants to send something to | ||
145 | the outside, your box can "masquerade" as that computer, i.e. it | ||
146 | forwards the traffic to the intended outside destination, but | ||
147 | modifies the packets to make it look like they came from the | ||
148 | firewall box itself. It works both ways: if the outside host | ||
149 | replies, the Linux box will silently forward the traffic to the | ||
150 | correct local computer. This way, the computers on your local net | ||
151 | are completely invisible to the outside world, even though they can | ||
152 | reach the outside and can receive replies. It is even possible to | ||
153 | run globally visible servers from within a masqueraded local network | ||
154 | using a mechanism called portforwarding. Masquerading is also often | ||
155 | called NAT (Network Address Translation). | ||
156 | |||
157 | Another use of Netfilter is in transparent proxying: if a machine on | ||
158 | the local network tries to connect to an outside host, your Linux | ||
159 | box can transparently forward the traffic to a local server, | ||
160 | typically a caching proxy server. | ||
161 | |||
162 | Yet another use of Netfilter is building a bridging firewall. Using | ||
163 | a bridge with Network packet filtering enabled makes iptables "see" | ||
164 | the bridged traffic. For filtering on the lower network and Ethernet | ||
165 | protocols over the bridge, use ebtables (under bridge netfilter | ||
166 | configuration). | ||
167 | |||
168 | Various modules exist for netfilter which replace the previous | ||
169 | masquerading (ipmasqadm), packet filtering (ipchains), transparent | ||
170 | proxying, and portforwarding mechanisms. Please see | ||
171 | <file:Documentation/Changes> under "iptables" for the location of | ||
172 | these packages. | ||
173 | |||
174 | Make sure to say N to "Fast switching" below if you intend to say Y | ||
175 | here, as Fast switching currently bypasses netfilter. | ||
176 | |||
177 | Chances are that you should say Y here if you compile a kernel which | ||
178 | will run as a router and N for regular hosts. If unsure, say N. | ||
179 | |||
180 | if NETFILTER | ||
181 | |||
182 | config NETFILTER_DEBUG | ||
183 | bool "Network packet filtering debugging" | ||
184 | depends on NETFILTER | ||
185 | help | ||
186 | You can say Y here if you want to get additional messages useful in | ||
187 | debugging the netfilter code. | ||
188 | |||
189 | config BRIDGE_NETFILTER | ||
190 | bool "Bridged IP/ARP packets filtering" | ||
191 | depends on BRIDGE && NETFILTER && INET | ||
192 | default y | ||
193 | ---help--- | ||
194 | Enabling this option will let arptables resp. iptables see bridged | ||
195 | ARP resp. IP traffic. If you want a bridging firewall, you probably | ||
196 | want this option enabled. | ||
197 | Enabling or disabling this option doesn't enable or disable | ||
198 | ebtables. | ||
199 | |||
200 | If unsure, say N. | ||
201 | |||
202 | source "net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig" | ||
203 | source "net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig" | ||
204 | source "net/decnet/netfilter/Kconfig" | ||
205 | source "net/bridge/netfilter/Kconfig" | ||
206 | |||
207 | endif | ||
208 | |||
209 | config XFRM | ||
210 | bool | ||
211 | depends on NET | ||
212 | |||
213 | source "net/xfrm/Kconfig" | ||
214 | |||
215 | source "net/sctp/Kconfig" | ||
216 | |||
217 | config ATM | ||
218 | tristate "Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) (EXPERIMENTAL)" | ||
219 | depends on EXPERIMENTAL | ||
220 | ---help--- | ||
221 | ATM is a high-speed networking technology for Local Area Networks | ||
222 | and Wide Area Networks. It uses a fixed packet size and is | ||
223 | connection oriented, allowing for the negotiation of minimum | ||
224 | bandwidth requirements. | ||
225 | |||
226 | In order to participate in an ATM network, your Linux box needs an | ||
227 | ATM networking card. If you have that, say Y here and to the driver | ||
228 | of your ATM card below. | ||
229 | |||
230 | Note that you need a set of user-space programs to actually make use | ||
231 | of ATM. See the file <file:Documentation/networking/atm.txt> for | ||
232 | further details. | ||
233 | |||
234 | config ATM_CLIP | ||
235 | tristate "Classical IP over ATM (EXPERIMENTAL)" | ||
236 | depends on ATM && INET | ||
237 | help | ||
238 | Classical IP over ATM for PVCs and SVCs, supporting InARP and | ||
239 | ATMARP. If you want to communication with other IP hosts on your ATM | ||
240 | network, you will typically either say Y here or to "LAN Emulation | ||
241 | (LANE)" below. | ||
242 | |||
243 | config ATM_CLIP_NO_ICMP | ||
244 | bool "Do NOT send ICMP if no neighbour (EXPERIMENTAL)" | ||
245 | depends on ATM_CLIP | ||
246 | help | ||
247 | Normally, an "ICMP host unreachable" message is sent if a neighbour | ||
248 | cannot be reached because there is no VC to it in the kernel's | ||
249 | ATMARP table. This may cause problems when ATMARP table entries are | ||
250 | briefly removed during revalidation. If you say Y here, packets to | ||
251 | such neighbours are silently discarded instead. | ||
252 | |||
253 | config ATM_LANE | ||
254 | tristate "LAN Emulation (LANE) support (EXPERIMENTAL)" | ||
255 | depends on ATM | ||
256 | help | ||
257 | LAN Emulation emulates services of existing LANs across an ATM | ||
258 | network. Besides operating as a normal ATM end station client, Linux | ||
259 | LANE client can also act as an proxy client bridging packets between | ||
260 | ELAN and Ethernet segments. You need LANE if you want to try MPOA. | ||
261 | |||
262 | config ATM_MPOA | ||
263 | tristate "Multi-Protocol Over ATM (MPOA) support (EXPERIMENTAL)" | ||
264 | depends on ATM && INET && ATM_LANE!=n | ||
265 | help | ||
266 | Multi-Protocol Over ATM allows ATM edge devices such as routers, | ||
267 | bridges and ATM attached hosts establish direct ATM VCs across | ||
268 | subnetwork boundaries. These shortcut connections bypass routers | ||
269 | enhancing overall network performance. | ||
270 | |||
271 | config ATM_BR2684 | ||
272 | tristate "RFC1483/2684 Bridged protocols" | ||
273 | depends on ATM && INET | ||
274 | help | ||
275 | ATM PVCs can carry ethernet PDUs according to rfc2684 (formerly 1483) | ||
276 | This device will act like an ethernet from the kernels point of view, | ||
277 | with the traffic being carried by ATM PVCs (currently 1 PVC/device). | ||
278 | This is sometimes used over DSL lines. If in doubt, say N. | ||
279 | |||
280 | config ATM_BR2684_IPFILTER | ||
281 | bool "Per-VC IP filter kludge" | ||
282 | depends on ATM_BR2684 | ||
283 | help | ||
284 | This is an experimental mechanism for users who need to terminating a | ||
285 | large number of IP-only vcc's. Do not enable this unless you are sure | ||
286 | you know what you are doing. | ||
287 | |||
288 | config BRIDGE | ||
289 | tristate "802.1d Ethernet Bridging" | ||
290 | ---help--- | ||
291 | If you say Y here, then your Linux box will be able to act as an | ||
292 | Ethernet bridge, which means that the different Ethernet segments it | ||
293 | is connected to will appear as one Ethernet to the participants. | ||
294 | Several such bridges can work together to create even larger | ||
295 | networks of Ethernets using the IEEE 802.1 spanning tree algorithm. | ||
296 | As this is a standard, Linux bridges will cooperate properly with | ||
297 | other third party bridge products. | ||
298 | |||
299 | In order to use the Ethernet bridge, you'll need the bridge | ||
300 | configuration tools; see <file:Documentation/networking/bridge.txt> | ||
301 | for location. Please read the Bridge mini-HOWTO for more | ||
302 | information. | ||
303 | |||
304 | If you enable iptables support along with the bridge support then you | ||
305 | turn your bridge into a bridging IP firewall. | ||
306 | iptables will then see the IP packets being bridged, so you need to | ||
307 | take this into account when setting up your firewall rules. | ||
308 | Enabling arptables support when bridging will let arptables see | ||
309 | bridged ARP traffic in the arptables FORWARD chain. | ||
310 | |||
311 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the module | ||
312 | will be called bridge. | ||
313 | |||
314 | If unsure, say N. | ||
315 | |||
316 | config VLAN_8021Q | ||
317 | tristate "802.1Q VLAN Support" | ||
318 | ---help--- | ||
319 | Select this and you will be able to create 802.1Q VLAN interfaces | ||
320 | on your ethernet interfaces. 802.1Q VLAN supports almost | ||
321 | everything a regular ethernet interface does, including | ||
322 | firewalling, bridging, and of course IP traffic. You will need | ||
323 | the 'vconfig' tool from the VLAN project in order to effectively | ||
324 | use VLANs. See the VLAN web page for more information: | ||
325 | <http://www.candelatech.com/~greear/vlan.html> | ||
326 | |||
327 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the module | ||
328 | will be called 8021q. | ||
329 | |||
330 | If unsure, say N. | ||
331 | |||
332 | config DECNET | ||
333 | tristate "DECnet Support" | ||
334 | ---help--- | ||
335 | The DECnet networking protocol was used in many products made by | ||
336 | Digital (now Compaq). It provides reliable stream and sequenced | ||
337 | packet communications over which run a variety of services similar | ||
338 | to those which run over TCP/IP. | ||
339 | |||
340 | To find some tools to use with the kernel layer support, please | ||
341 | look at Patrick Caulfield's web site: | ||
342 | <http://linux-decnet.sourceforge.net/>. | ||
343 | |||
344 | More detailed documentation is available in | ||
345 | <file:Documentation/networking/decnet.txt>. | ||
346 | |||
347 | Be sure to say Y to "/proc file system support" and "Sysctl support" | ||
348 | below when using DECnet, since you will need sysctl support to aid | ||
349 | in configuration at run time. | ||
350 | |||
351 | The DECnet code is also available as a module ( = code which can be | ||
352 | inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want). | ||
353 | The module is called decnet. | ||
354 | |||
355 | source "net/decnet/Kconfig" | ||
356 | |||
357 | source "net/llc/Kconfig" | ||
358 | |||
359 | config IPX | ||
360 | tristate "The IPX protocol" | ||
361 | select LLC | ||
362 | ---help--- | ||
363 | This is support for the Novell networking protocol, IPX, commonly | ||
364 | used for local networks of Windows machines. You need it if you | ||
365 | want to access Novell NetWare file or print servers using the Linux | ||
366 | Novell client ncpfs (available from | ||
367 | <ftp://platan.vc.cvut.cz/pub/linux/ncpfs/>) or from | ||
368 | within the Linux DOS emulator DOSEMU (read the DOSEMU-HOWTO, | ||
369 | available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>). In order | ||
370 | to do the former, you'll also have to say Y to "NCP file system | ||
371 | support", below. | ||
372 | |||
373 | IPX is similar in scope to IP, while SPX, which runs on top of IPX, | ||
374 | is similar to TCP. There is also experimental support for SPX in | ||
375 | Linux (see "SPX networking", below). | ||
376 | |||
377 | To turn your Linux box into a fully featured NetWare file server and | ||
378 | IPX router, say Y here and fetch either lwared from | ||
379 | <ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/system/network/daemons/> or | ||
380 | mars_nwe from <ftp://www.compu-art.de/mars_nwe/>. For more | ||
381 | information, read the IPX-HOWTO available from | ||
382 | <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. | ||
383 | |||
384 | General information about how to connect Linux, Windows machines and | ||
385 | Macs is on the WWW at <http://www.eats.com/linux_mac_win.html>. | ||
386 | |||
387 | The IPX driver would enlarge your kernel by about 16 KB. To compile | ||
388 | this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will be called ipx. | ||
389 | Unless you want to integrate your Linux box with a local Novell | ||
390 | network, say N. | ||
391 | |||
392 | source "net/ipx/Kconfig" | ||
393 | |||
394 | config ATALK | ||
395 | tristate "Appletalk protocol support" | ||
396 | select LLC | ||
397 | ---help--- | ||
398 | AppleTalk is the protocol that Apple computers can use to communicate | ||
399 | on a network. If your Linux box is connected to such a network and you | ||
400 | wish to connect to it, say Y. You will need to use the netatalk package | ||
401 | so that your Linux box can act as a print and file server for Macs as | ||
402 | well as access AppleTalk printers. Check out | ||
403 | <http://www.zettabyte.net/netatalk/> on the WWW for details. | ||
404 | EtherTalk is the name used for AppleTalk over Ethernet and the | ||
405 | cheaper and slower LocalTalk is AppleTalk over a proprietary Apple | ||
406 | network using serial links. EtherTalk and LocalTalk are fully | ||
407 | supported by Linux. | ||
408 | |||
409 | General information about how to connect Linux, Windows machines and | ||
410 | Macs is on the WWW at <http://www.eats.com/linux_mac_win.html>. The | ||
411 | NET-3-HOWTO, available from | ||
412 | <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>, contains valuable | ||
413 | information as well. | ||
414 | |||
415 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will be | ||
416 | called appletalk. You almost certainly want to compile it as a | ||
417 | module so you can restart your AppleTalk stack without rebooting | ||
418 | your machine. I hear that the GNU boycott of Apple is over, so | ||
419 | even politically correct people are allowed to say Y here. | ||
420 | |||
421 | source "drivers/net/appletalk/Kconfig" | ||
422 | |||
423 | config X25 | ||
424 | tristate "CCITT X.25 Packet Layer (EXPERIMENTAL)" | ||
425 | depends on EXPERIMENTAL | ||
426 | ---help--- | ||
427 | X.25 is a set of standardized network protocols, similar in scope to | ||
428 | frame relay; the one physical line from your box to the X.25 network | ||
429 | entry point can carry several logical point-to-point connections | ||
430 | (called "virtual circuits") to other computers connected to the X.25 | ||
431 | network. Governments, banks, and other organizations tend to use it | ||
432 | to connect to each other or to form Wide Area Networks (WANs). Many | ||
433 | countries have public X.25 networks. X.25 consists of two | ||
434 | protocols: the higher level Packet Layer Protocol (PLP) (say Y here | ||
435 | if you want that) and the lower level data link layer protocol LAPB | ||
436 | (say Y to "LAPB Data Link Driver" below if you want that). | ||
437 | |||
438 | You can read more about X.25 at <http://www.sangoma.com/x25.htm> and | ||
439 | <http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios11/cbook/cx25.htm>. | ||
440 | Information about X.25 for Linux is contained in the files | ||
441 | <file:Documentation/networking/x25.txt> and | ||
442 | <file:Documentation/networking/x25-iface.txt>. | ||
443 | |||
444 | One connects to an X.25 network either with a dedicated network card | ||
445 | using the X.21 protocol (not yet supported by Linux) or one can do | ||
446 | X.25 over a standard telephone line using an ordinary modem (say Y | ||
447 | to "X.25 async driver" below) or over Ethernet using an ordinary | ||
448 | Ethernet card and the LAPB over Ethernet (say Y to "LAPB Data Link | ||
449 | Driver" and "LAPB over Ethernet driver" below). | ||
450 | |||
451 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module | ||
452 | will be called x25. If unsure, say N. | ||
453 | |||
454 | config LAPB | ||
455 | tristate "LAPB Data Link Driver (EXPERIMENTAL)" | ||
456 | depends on EXPERIMENTAL | ||
457 | ---help--- | ||
458 | Link Access Procedure, Balanced (LAPB) is the data link layer (i.e. | ||
459 | the lower) part of the X.25 protocol. It offers a reliable | ||
460 | connection service to exchange data frames with one other host, and | ||
461 | it is used to transport higher level protocols (mostly X.25 Packet | ||
462 | Layer, the higher part of X.25, but others are possible as well). | ||
463 | Usually, LAPB is used with specialized X.21 network cards, but Linux | ||
464 | currently supports LAPB only over Ethernet connections. If you want | ||
465 | to use LAPB connections over Ethernet, say Y here and to "LAPB over | ||
466 | Ethernet driver" below. Read | ||
467 | <file:Documentation/networking/lapb-module.txt> for technical | ||
468 | details. | ||
469 | |||
470 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the | ||
471 | module will be called lapb. If unsure, say N. | ||
472 | |||
473 | config NET_DIVERT | ||
474 | bool "Frame Diverter (EXPERIMENTAL)" | ||
475 | depends on EXPERIMENTAL | ||
476 | ---help--- | ||
477 | The Frame Diverter allows you to divert packets from the | ||
478 | network, that are not aimed at the interface receiving it (in | ||
479 | promisc. mode). Typically, a Linux box setup as an Ethernet bridge | ||
480 | with the Frames Diverter on, can do some *really* transparent www | ||
481 | caching using a Squid proxy for example. | ||
482 | |||
483 | This is very useful when you don't want to change your router's | ||
484 | config (or if you simply don't have access to it). | ||
485 | |||
486 | The other possible usages of diverting Ethernet Frames are | ||
487 | numberous: | ||
488 | - reroute smtp traffic to another interface | ||
489 | - traffic-shape certain network streams | ||
490 | - transparently proxy smtp connections | ||
491 | - etc... | ||
492 | |||
493 | For more informations, please refer to: | ||
494 | <http://diverter.sourceforge.net/> | ||
495 | <http://perso.wanadoo.fr/magpie/EtherDivert.html> | ||
496 | |||
497 | If unsure, say N. | ||
498 | |||
499 | config ECONET | ||
500 | tristate "Acorn Econet/AUN protocols (EXPERIMENTAL)" | ||
501 | depends on EXPERIMENTAL && INET | ||
502 | ---help--- | ||
503 | Econet is a fairly old and slow networking protocol mainly used by | ||
504 | Acorn computers to access file and print servers. It uses native | ||
505 | Econet network cards. AUN is an implementation of the higher level | ||
506 | parts of Econet that runs over ordinary Ethernet connections, on | ||
507 | top of the UDP packet protocol, which in turn runs on top of the | ||
508 | Internet protocol IP. | ||
509 | |||
510 | If you say Y here, you can choose with the next two options whether | ||
511 | to send Econet/AUN traffic over a UDP Ethernet connection or over | ||
512 | a native Econet network card. | ||
513 | |||
514 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module | ||
515 | will be called econet. | ||
516 | |||
517 | config ECONET_AUNUDP | ||
518 | bool "AUN over UDP" | ||
519 | depends on ECONET | ||
520 | help | ||
521 | Say Y here if you want to send Econet/AUN traffic over a UDP | ||
522 | connection (UDP is a packet based protocol that runs on top of the | ||
523 | Internet protocol IP) using an ordinary Ethernet network card. | ||
524 | |||
525 | config ECONET_NATIVE | ||
526 | bool "Native Econet" | ||
527 | depends on ECONET | ||
528 | help | ||
529 | Say Y here if you have a native Econet network card installed in | ||
530 | your computer. | ||
531 | |||
532 | config WAN_ROUTER | ||
533 | tristate "WAN router" | ||
534 | depends on EXPERIMENTAL | ||
535 | ---help--- | ||
536 | Wide Area Networks (WANs), such as X.25, frame relay and leased | ||
537 | lines, are used to interconnect Local Area Networks (LANs) over vast | ||
538 | distances with data transfer rates significantly higher than those | ||
539 | achievable with commonly used asynchronous modem connections. | ||
540 | Usually, a quite expensive external device called a `WAN router' is | ||
541 | needed to connect to a WAN. | ||
542 | |||
543 | As an alternative, WAN routing can be built into the Linux kernel. | ||
544 | With relatively inexpensive WAN interface cards available on the | ||
545 | market, a perfectly usable router can be built for less than half | ||
546 | the price of an external router. If you have one of those cards and | ||
547 | wish to use your Linux box as a WAN router, say Y here and also to | ||
548 | the WAN driver for your card, below. You will then need the | ||
549 | wan-tools package which is available from <ftp://ftp.sangoma.com/>. | ||
550 | Read <file:Documentation/networking/wan-router.txt> for more | ||
551 | information. | ||
552 | |||
553 | To compile WAN routing support as a module, choose M here: the | ||
554 | module will be called wanrouter. | ||
555 | |||
556 | If unsure, say N. | ||
557 | |||
558 | menu "QoS and/or fair queueing" | ||
559 | |||
560 | config NET_SCHED | ||
561 | bool "QoS and/or fair queueing" | ||
562 | ---help--- | ||
563 | When the kernel has several packets to send out over a network | ||
564 | device, it has to decide which ones to send first, which ones to | ||
565 | delay, and which ones to drop. This is the job of the packet | ||
566 | scheduler, and several different algorithms for how to do this | ||
567 | "fairly" have been proposed. | ||
568 | |||
569 | If you say N here, you will get the standard packet scheduler, which | ||
570 | is a FIFO (first come, first served). If you say Y here, you will be | ||
571 | able to choose from among several alternative algorithms which can | ||
572 | then be attached to different network devices. This is useful for | ||
573 | example if some of your network devices are real time devices that | ||
574 | need a certain minimum data flow rate, or if you need to limit the | ||
575 | maximum data flow rate for traffic which matches specified criteria. | ||
576 | This code is considered to be experimental. | ||
577 | |||
578 | To administer these schedulers, you'll need the user-level utilities | ||
579 | from the package iproute2+tc at <ftp://ftp.tux.org/pub/net/ip-routing/>. | ||
580 | That package also contains some documentation; for more, check out | ||
581 | <http://snafu.freedom.org/linux2.2/iproute-notes.html>. | ||
582 | |||
583 | This Quality of Service (QoS) support will enable you to use | ||
584 | Differentiated Services (diffserv) and Resource Reservation Protocol | ||
585 | (RSVP) on your Linux router if you also say Y to "QoS support", | ||
586 | "Packet classifier API" and to some classifiers below. Documentation | ||
587 | and software is at <http://diffserv.sourceforge.net/>. | ||
588 | |||
589 | If you say Y here and to "/proc file system" below, you will be able | ||
590 | to read status information about packet schedulers from the file | ||
591 | /proc/net/psched. | ||
592 | |||
593 | The available schedulers are listed in the following questions; you | ||
594 | can say Y to as many as you like. If unsure, say N now. | ||
595 | |||
596 | source "net/sched/Kconfig" | ||
597 | |||
598 | endmenu | ||
599 | |||
600 | menu "Network testing" | ||
601 | |||
602 | config NET_PKTGEN | ||
603 | tristate "Packet Generator (USE WITH CAUTION)" | ||
604 | depends on PROC_FS | ||
605 | ---help--- | ||
606 | This module will inject preconfigured packets, at a configurable | ||
607 | rate, out of a given interface. It is used for network interface | ||
608 | stress testing and performance analysis. If you don't understand | ||
609 | what was just said, you don't need it: say N. | ||
610 | |||
611 | Documentation on how to use the packet generator can be found | ||
612 | at <file:Documentation/networking/pktgen.txt>. | ||
613 | |||
614 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | ||
615 | module will be called pktgen. | ||
616 | |||
617 | endmenu | ||
618 | |||
619 | endmenu | ||
620 | |||
621 | config NETPOLL | ||
622 | def_bool NETCONSOLE | ||
623 | |||
624 | config NETPOLL_RX | ||
625 | bool "Netpoll support for trapping incoming packets" | ||
626 | default n | ||
627 | depends on NETPOLL | ||
628 | |||
629 | config NETPOLL_TRAP | ||
630 | bool "Netpoll traffic trapping" | ||
631 | default n | ||
632 | depends on NETPOLL | ||
633 | |||
634 | config NET_POLL_CONTROLLER | ||
635 | def_bool NETPOLL | ||
636 | |||
637 | source "net/ax25/Kconfig" | ||
638 | |||
639 | source "net/irda/Kconfig" | ||
640 | |||
641 | source "net/bluetooth/Kconfig" | ||
642 | |||
643 | source "drivers/net/Kconfig" | ||
644 | |||
645 | endmenu | ||
646 | |||