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@@ -1,30 +1,27 @@
1# 1#
2# Amateur Radio protocols and AX.25 device configuration 2# Amateur Radio protocols and AX.25 device configuration
3# 3#
4# 19971130 Now in an own category to make correct compilation of the
5# AX.25 stuff easier...
6# Joerg Reuter DL1BKE <jreuter@yaina.de>
7# 19980129 Moved to net/ax25/Config.in, sourcing device drivers.
8 4
9menuconfig HAMRADIO 5menuconfig HAMRADIO
10 depends on NET 6 depends on NET
11 bool "Amateur Radio support" 7 bool "Amateur Radio support"
12 help 8 help
13 If you want to connect your Linux box to an amateur radio, answer Y 9 If you want to connect your Linux box to an amateur radio, answer Y
14 here. You want to read <http://www.tapr.org/tapr/html/pkthome.html> and 10 here. You want to read <http://www.tapr.org/tapr/html/pkthome.html>
15 the AX25-HOWTO, available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. 11 and more specifically about AX.25 on Linux
12 <http://www.linux-ax25.org/>.
16 13
17 Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the 14 Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the
18 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all 15 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
19 the questions about amateur radio. 16 the questions about amateur radio.
20 17
21comment "Packet Radio protocols" 18comment "Packet Radio protocols"
22 depends on HAMRADIO && NET 19 depends on HAMRADIO
23 20
24config AX25 21config AX25
25 tristate "Amateur Radio AX.25 Level 2 protocol" 22 tristate "Amateur Radio AX.25 Level 2 protocol"
26 depends on HAMRADIO && NET 23 depends on HAMRADIO
27 ---help--- 24 help
28 This is the protocol used for computer communication over amateur 25 This is the protocol used for computer communication over amateur
29 radio. It is either used by itself for point-to-point links, or to 26 radio. It is either used by itself for point-to-point links, or to
30 carry other protocols such as tcp/ip. To use it, you need a device 27 carry other protocols such as tcp/ip. To use it, you need a device
@@ -52,6 +49,7 @@ config AX25
52 49
53config AX25_DAMA_SLAVE 50config AX25_DAMA_SLAVE
54 bool "AX.25 DAMA Slave support" 51 bool "AX.25 DAMA Slave support"
52 default y
55 depends on AX25 53 depends on AX25
56 help 54 help
57 DAMA is a mechanism to prevent collisions when doing AX.25 55 DAMA is a mechanism to prevent collisions when doing AX.25
@@ -59,23 +57,38 @@ config AX25_DAMA_SLAVE
59 from clients (called "slaves") and redistributes it to other slaves. 57 from clients (called "slaves") and redistributes it to other slaves.
60 If you say Y here, your Linux box will act as a DAMA slave; this is 58 If you say Y here, your Linux box will act as a DAMA slave; this is
61 transparent in that you don't have to do any special DAMA 59 transparent in that you don't have to do any special DAMA
62 configuration. (Linux cannot yet act as a DAMA server.) If unsure, 60 configuration. Linux cannot yet act as a DAMA server. This option
63 say N. 61 only compiles DAMA slave support into the kernel. It still needs to
62 be enabled at runtime. For more about DAMA see
63 <http://www.linux-ax25.org>. If unsure, say Y.
64
65# placeholder until implemented
66config AX25_DAMA_MASTER
67 bool 'AX.25 DAMA Master support'
68 depends on AX25_DAMA_SLAVE && BROKEN
69 help
70 DAMA is a mechanism to prevent collisions when doing AX.25
71 networking. A DAMA server (called "master") accepts incoming traffic
72 from clients (called "slaves") and redistributes it to other slaves.
73 If you say Y here, your Linux box will act as a DAMA master; this is
74 transparent in that you don't have to do any special DAMA
75 configuration. Linux cannot yet act as a DAMA server. This option
76 only compiles DAMA slave support into the kernel. It still needs to
77 be explicitly enabled, so if unsure, say Y.
64 78
65# bool ' AX.25 DAMA Master support' CONFIG_AX25_DAMA_MASTER
66config NETROM 79config NETROM
67 tristate "Amateur Radio NET/ROM protocol" 80 tristate "Amateur Radio NET/ROM protocol"
68 depends on AX25 81 depends on AX25
69 ---help--- 82 help
70 NET/ROM is a network layer protocol on top of AX.25 useful for 83 NET/ROM is a network layer protocol on top of AX.25 useful for
71 routing. 84 routing.
72 85
73 A comprehensive listing of all the software for Linux amateur radio 86 A comprehensive listing of all the software for Linux amateur radio
74 users as well as information about how to configure an AX.25 port is 87 users as well as information about how to configure an AX.25 port is
75 contained in the AX25-HOWTO, available from 88 contained in the Linux Ham Wiki, available from
76 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. You also might want to 89 <http://www.linux-ax25.org>. You also might want to check out the
77 check out the file <file:Documentation/networking/ax25.txt>. More 90 file <file:Documentation/networking/ax25.txt>. More information about
78 information about digital amateur radio in general is on the WWW at 91 digital amateur radio in general is on the WWW at
79 <http://www.tapr.org/tapr/html/pkthome.html>. 92 <http://www.tapr.org/tapr/html/pkthome.html>.
80 93
81 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the 94 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
@@ -84,27 +97,25 @@ config NETROM
84config ROSE 97config ROSE
85 tristate "Amateur Radio X.25 PLP (Rose)" 98 tristate "Amateur Radio X.25 PLP (Rose)"
86 depends on AX25 99 depends on AX25
87 ---help--- 100 help
88 The Packet Layer Protocol (PLP) is a way to route packets over X.25 101 The Packet Layer Protocol (PLP) is a way to route packets over X.25
89 connections in general and amateur radio AX.25 connections in 102 connections in general and amateur radio AX.25 connections in
90 particular, essentially an alternative to NET/ROM. 103 particular, essentially an alternative to NET/ROM.
91 104
92 A comprehensive listing of all the software for Linux amateur radio 105 A comprehensive listing of all the software for Linux amateur radio
93 users as well as information about how to configure an AX.25 port is 106 users as well as information about how to configure an AX.25 port is
94 contained in the AX25-HOWTO, available from 107 contained in the Linux Ham Wiki, available from
95 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. You also might want to 108 <http://www.linux-ax25.org>. You also might want to check out the
96 check out the file <file:Documentation/networking/ax25.txt>. More 109 file <file:Documentation/networking/ax25.txt>. More information about
97 information about digital amateur radio in general is on the WWW at 110 digital amateur radio in general is on the WWW at
98 <http://www.tapr.org/tapr/html/pkthome.html>. 111 <http://www.tapr.org/tapr/html/pkthome.html>.
99 112
100 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the 113 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
101 module will be called rose. 114 module will be called rose.
102 115
103
104menu "AX.25 network device drivers" 116menu "AX.25 network device drivers"
105 depends on HAMRADIO && NET && AX25!=n 117 depends on HAMRADIO && AX25
106 118
107source "drivers/net/hamradio/Kconfig" 119source "drivers/net/hamradio/Kconfig"
108 120
109endmenu 121endmenu
110