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This driver supports MyriCOM Sbus gigabit Ethernet cards.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called myri_sbus. This is recommended.
config NS83820
tristate "National Semiconductor DP83820 support"
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help
This is a driver for the National Semiconductor DP83820 series
of gigabit ethernet MACs. Cards using this chipset include
the D-Link DGE-500T, PureData's PDP8023Z-TG, SMC's SMC9462TX,
SOHO-GA2000T, SOHO-GA2500T. The driver supports the use of
zero copy.
config HAMACHI
tristate "Packet Engines Hamachi GNIC-II support"
depends on PCI
select MII
help
If you have a Gigabit Ethernet card of this type, say Y and read
the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
<http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
<file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module will be
called hamachi.
config YELLOWFIN
tristate "Packet Engines Yellowfin Gigabit-NIC support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
select CRC32
---help---
Say Y here if you have a Packet Engines G-NIC PCI Gigabit Ethernet
adapter or the SYM53C885 Ethernet controller. The Gigabit adapter is
used by the Beowulf Linux cluster project. See
<http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/yellowfin.html> for more
information about this driver in particular and Beowulf in general.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called yellowfin. This is recommended.
config R8169
tristate "Realtek 8169 gigabit ethernet support"
depends on PCI
select CRC32
---help---
Say Y here if you have a Realtek 8169 PCI Gigabit Ethernet adapter.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called r8169. This is recommended.
config R8169_NAPI
bool "Use Rx and Tx Polling (NAPI) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on R8169 && EXPERIMENTAL
help
NAPI is a new driver API designed to reduce CPU and interrupt load
when the driver is receiving lots of packets from the card. It is
still somewhat experimental and thus not yet enabled by default.
If your estimated Rx load is 10kpps or more, or if the card will be
deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall),
then say Y here.
See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more
information.
If in doubt, say N.
config R8169_VLAN
bool "VLAN support"
depends on R8169 && VLAN_8021Q
---help---
Say Y here for the r8169 driver to support the functions required
by the kernel 802.1Q code.
If in doubt, say Y.
tristate "SiS190/SiS191 gigabit ethernet support"
depends on PCI
select CRC32
select MII
---help---
Say Y here if you have a SiS 190 PCI Fast Ethernet adapter or
a SiS 191 PCI Gigabit Ethernet adapter. Both are expected to
appear in lan on motherboard designs which are based on SiS 965
and SiS 966 south bridge.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called sis190. This is recommended.
tristate "New SysKonnect GigaEthernet support"
depends on PCI
select CRC32
---help---
This driver support the Marvell Yukon or SysKonnect SK-98xx/SK-95xx
and related Gigabit Ethernet adapters. It is a new smaller driver
with better performance and more complete ethtool support.
It does not support the link failover and network management
features that "portable" vendor supplied sk98lin driver does.
This driver supports adapters based on the original Yukon chipset:
Marvell 88E8001, Belkin F5D5005, CNet GigaCard, DLink DGE-530T,
Linksys EG1032/EG1064, 3Com 3C940/3C940B, SysKonnect SK-9871/9872.
It does not support the newer Yukon2 chipset: a separate driver,
sky2, is provided for Yukon2-based adapters.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called skge. This is recommended.
config SKY2
tristate "SysKonnect Yukon2 support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
select CRC32
---help---
This driver supports Gigabit Ethernet adapters based on the
Marvell Yukon 2 chipset:
Marvell 88E8021/88E8022/88E8035/88E8036/88E8038/88E8050/88E8052/
88E8053/88E8055/88E8061/88E8062, SysKonnect SK-9E21D/SK-9S21
There is companion driver for the older Marvell Yukon and
Genesis based adapters: skge.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called sky2. This is recommended.
tristate "Marvell Yukon Chipset / SysKonnect SK-98xx Support (DEPRECATED)"
depends on PCI
---help---
Say Y here if you have a Marvell Yukon or SysKonnect SK-98xx/SK-95xx
compliant Gigabit Ethernet Adapter.
This driver supports the original Yukon chipset. This driver is
deprecated and will be removed from the kernel in the near future,
it has been replaced by the skge driver. skge is cleaner and
seems to work better.
This driver does not support the newer Yukon2 chipset. A separate
driver, sky2, is provided to support Yukon2-based adapters.
The following adapters are supported by this driver:
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- 3Com 3C940 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter
- 3Com 3C941 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter
- Allied Telesyn AT-2970LX Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
- Allied Telesyn AT-2970LX/2SC Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
- Allied Telesyn AT-2970SX Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
- Allied Telesyn AT-2970SX/2SC Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
- Allied Telesyn AT-2970TX Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
- Allied Telesyn AT-2970TX/2TX Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
- Allied Telesyn AT-2971SX Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
- Allied Telesyn AT-2971T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
- Belkin Gigabit Desktop Card 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter, Copper RJ-45
- EG1032 v2 Instant Gigabit Network Adapter
- EG1064 v2 Instant Gigabit Network Adapter
- Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter (Abit)
- Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter (Albatron)
- Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter (Asus)
- Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter (ECS)
- Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter (Epox)
- Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter (Foxconn)
- Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter (Gigabyte)
- Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter (Iwill)
- Marvell 88E8050 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter (Intel)
- Marvell RDK-8001 Adapter
- Marvell RDK-8002 Adapter
- Marvell RDK-8003 Adapter
- Marvell RDK-8004 Adapter
- Marvell RDK-8006 Adapter
- Marvell RDK-8007 Adapter
- Marvell RDK-8008 Adapter
- Marvell RDK-8009 Adapter
- Marvell RDK-8010 Adapter
- Marvell RDK-8011 Adapter
- Marvell RDK-8012 Adapter
- Marvell RDK-8052 Adapter
- Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter (32 bit)
- Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter (64 bit)
- N-Way PCI-Bus Giga-Card 1000/100/10Mbps(L)
- SK-9521 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter
- SK-9521 V2.0 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter
- SK-9821 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-T)
- SK-9821 V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter
- SK-9822 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-T dual link)
- SK-9841 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-LX)
- SK-9841 V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-LX Adapter
- SK-9842 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-LX dual link)
- SK-9843 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-SX)
- SK-9843 V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-SX Adapter
- SK-9844 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-SX dual link)
- SK-9851 V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-SX Adapter
- SK-9861 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-SX Volition)
- SK-9861 V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-SX Adapter
- SK-9862 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-SX Volition dual link)
- SK-9871 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-ZX)
- SK-9871 V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-ZX Adapter
- SK-9872 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-ZX dual link)
- SMC EZ Card 1000 (SMC9452TXV.2)
The adapters support Jumbo Frames.
The dual link adapters support link-failover and dual port features.
Both Marvell Yukon and SysKonnect SK-98xx/SK-95xx adapters support
the scatter-gather functionality with sendfile(). Please refer to
<file:Documentation/networking/sk98lin.txt> for more information about
optional driver parameters.
Questions concerning this driver may be addressed to:
<linux@syskonnect.de>
If you want to compile this driver as a module ( = code which can be
inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want),
say M here and read <file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>. The module will
be called sk98lin. This is recommended.
config VIA_VELOCITY
tristate "VIA Velocity support"
select CRC32
select CRC_CCITT
select MII
help
If you have a VIA "Velocity" based network card say Y here.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
will be called via-velocity.
config TIGON3
tristate "Broadcom Tigon3 support"
depends on PCI
help
This driver supports Broadcom Tigon3 based gigabit Ethernet cards.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called tg3. This is recommended.
config BNX2
tristate "Broadcom NetXtremeII support"
depends on PCI
select CRC32
select ZLIB_INFLATE
help
This driver supports Broadcom NetXtremeII gigabit Ethernet cards.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called bnx2. This is recommended.
config SPIDER_NET
tristate "Spider Gigabit Ethernet driver"
depends on PCI && (PPC_IBM_CELL_BLADE || PPC_CELLEB)
help
This driver supports the Gigabit Ethernet chips present on the
Cell Processor-Based Blades from IBM.
config TSI108_ETH
tristate "Tundra TSI108 gigabit Ethernet support"
depends on TSI108_BRIDGE
help
This driver supports Tundra TSI108 gigabit Ethernet ports.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called tsi108_eth.
depends on 85xx || 83xx || PPC_86xx
This driver supports the Gigabit TSEC on the MPC83xx, MPC85xx,
and MPC86xx family of chips, and the FEC on the 8540.
config GFAR_NAPI
bool "NAPI Support"
depends on GIANFAR
tristate "Freescale QE Gigabit Ethernet"
depends on QUICC_ENGINE
This driver supports the Gigabit Ethernet mode of the QUICC Engine,
which is available on some Freescale SOCs.
config UGETH_NAPI
bool "NAPI Support"
depends on UCC_GETH
config UGETH_MAGIC_PACKET
bool "Magic Packet detection support"
depends on UCC_GETH
config UGETH_FILTERING
bool "Mac address filtering support"
depends on UCC_GETH
config UGETH_TX_ON_DEMAND
bool "Transmit on Demand support"
config MV643XX_ETH
tristate "MV-643XX Ethernet support"
depends on MOMENCO_OCELOT_C || MOMENCO_JAGUAR_ATX || MV64360 || MV64X60 || MOMENCO_OCELOT_3 || (PPC_MULTIPLATFORM && PPC32)
select MII
help
This driver supports the gigabit Ethernet on the Marvell MV643XX
chipset which is used in the Momenco Ocelot C and Jaguar ATX and
Pegasos II, amongst other PPC and MIPS boards.
config QLA3XXX
tristate "QLogic QLA3XXX Network Driver Support"
depends on PCI
help
This driver supports QLogic ISP3XXX gigabit Ethernet cards.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called qla3xxx.
config ATL1
tristate "Attansic L1 Gigabit Ethernet support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
select CRC32
select MII
help
This driver supports the Attansic L1 gigabit ethernet adapter.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
will be called atl1.
menuconfig NETDEV_10000
bool "Ethernet (10000 Mbit)"
depends on !UML
config CHELSIO_T1
tristate "Chelsio 10Gb Ethernet support"
depends on PCI
This driver supports Chelsio gigabit and 10-gigabit
Ethernet cards. More information about adapter features and
performance tuning is in <file:Documentation/networking/cxgb.txt>.
For general information about Chelsio and our products, visit
our website at <http://www.chelsio.com>.
For customer support, please visit our customer support page at
<http://www.chelsio.com/support.htm>.
Please send feedback to <linux-bugs@chelsio.com>.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called cxgb.
config CHELSIO_T1_1G
bool "Chelsio gigabit Ethernet support"
depends on CHELSIO_T1
help
Enables support for Chelsio's gigabit Ethernet PCI cards. If you
are using only 10G cards say 'N' here.
config CHELSIO_T1_NAPI
bool "Use Rx Polling (NAPI)"
depends on CHELSIO_T1
default y
help
NAPI is a driver API designed to reduce CPU and interrupt load
when the driver is receiving lots of packets from the card.
tristate "Chelsio Communications T3 10Gb Ethernet support"
depends on PCI
help
This driver supports Chelsio T3-based gigabit and 10Gb Ethernet
adapters.
For general information about Chelsio and our products, visit
our website at <http://www.chelsio.com>.
For customer support, please visit our customer support page at
<http://www.chelsio.com/support.htm>.
Please send feedback to <linux-bugs@chelsio.com>.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called cxgb3.
config EHEA
tristate "eHEA Ethernet support"
depends on IBMEBUS
---help---
This driver supports the IBM pSeries eHEA ethernet adapter.
To compile the driver as a module, choose M here. The module
will be called ehea.
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config IXGB
tristate "Intel(R) PRO/10GbE support"
depends on PCI
---help---
This driver supports Intel(R) PRO/10GbE family of
adapters. For more information on how to identify your adapter, go
to the Adapter & Driver ID Guide at:
<http://support.intel.com/support/network/adapter/pro100/21397.htm>
For general information and support, go to the Intel support
website at:
<http://support.intel.com>
More specific information on configuring the driver is in
<file:Documentation/networking/ixgb.txt>.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
<file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
will be called ixgb.
config IXGB_NAPI
bool "Use Rx Polling (NAPI) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on IXGB && EXPERIMENTAL
help
NAPI is a new driver API designed to reduce CPU and interrupt load
when the driver is receiving lots of packets from the card. It is
still somewhat experimental and thus not yet enabled by default.
If your estimated Rx load is 10kpps or more, or if the card will be
deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall),
then say Y here.
See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more
information.
If in doubt, say N.
config S2IO
tristate "S2IO 10Gbe XFrame NIC"
depends on PCI
---help---
This driver supports the 10Gbe XFrame NIC of S2IO.
More specific information on configuring the driver is in
<file:Documentation/networking/s2io.txt>.
config S2IO_NAPI
bool "Use Rx Polling (NAPI) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on S2IO && EXPERIMENTAL
help
NAPI is a new driver API designed to reduce CPU and interrupt load
when the driver is receiving lots of packets from the card. It is
still somewhat experimental and thus not yet enabled by default.
If your estimated Rx load is 10kpps or more, or if the card will be
deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall),
then say Y here.
See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more
information.
If in doubt, say N.
config MYRI10GE
tristate "Myricom Myri-10G Ethernet support"
depends on PCI
select FW_LOADER
select CRC32
---help---
This driver supports Myricom Myri-10G Dual Protocol interface in
Ethernet mode. If the eeprom on your board is not recent enough,
you will need a newer firmware image.
You may get this image or more information, at:
<http://www.myri.com/scs/download-Myri10GE.html>
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
<file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
will be called myri10ge.
config NETXEN_NIC
tristate "NetXen Multi port (1/10) Gigabit Ethernet NIC"
help
This enables the support for NetXen's Gigabit Ethernet card.
config PASEMI_MAC
tristate "PA Semi 1/10Gbit MAC"
depends on PPC64 && PCI
help
This driver supports the on-chip 1/10Gbit Ethernet controller on
PA Semi's PWRficient line of chips.
config MLX4_CORE
tristate
depends on PCI
default n
config MLX4_DEBUG
bool "Verbose debugging output" if (MLX4_CORE && EMBEDDED)
default y
---help---
This option causes debugging code to be compiled into the
mlx4_core driver. The output can be turned on via the
debug_level module parameter (which can also be set after
the driver is loaded through sysfs).
source "drivers/net/tokenring/Kconfig"
source "drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig"
source "drivers/net/usb/Kconfig"
source "drivers/net/pcmcia/Kconfig"
source "drivers/net/wan/Kconfig"
source "drivers/atm/Kconfig"
source "drivers/s390/net/Kconfig"
config ISERIES_VETH
tristate "iSeries Virtual Ethernet driver support"
depends on PPC_ISERIES
config RIONET
tristate "RapidIO Ethernet over messaging driver support"
config RIONET_TX_SIZE
int "Number of outbound queue entries"
depends on RIONET
default "128"
config RIONET_RX_SIZE
int "Number of inbound queue entries"
depends on RIONET
default "128"
help
Fiber Distributed Data Interface is a high speed local area network
design; essentially a replacement for high speed Ethernet. FDDI can
run over copper or fiber. If you are connected to such a network and
want a driver for the FDDI card in your computer, say Y here (and
then also Y to the driver for your FDDI card, below). Most people
will say N.
config DEFXX
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depends on FDDI && (PCI || EISA || TC)
---help---
This is support for the DIGITAL series of TURBOchannel (DEFTA),
EISA (DEFEA) and PCI (DEFPA) controllers which can connect you
to a local FDDI network.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called defxx. If unsure, say N.
config DEFXX_MMIO
bool
prompt "Use MMIO instead of PIO" if PCI || EISA
depends on DEFXX
default n if PCI || EISA
default y
---help---
This instructs the driver to use EISA or PCI memory-mapped I/O
(MMIO) as appropriate instead of programmed I/O ports (PIO).
Enabling this gives an improvement in processing time in parts
of the driver, but it may cause problems with EISA (DEFEA)
adapters. TURBOchannel does not have the concept of I/O ports,
so MMIO is always used for these (DEFTA) adapters.
If unsure, say N.
config SKFP
tristate "SysKonnect FDDI PCI support"
depends on FDDI && PCI
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---help---
Say Y here if you have a SysKonnect FDDI PCI adapter.
The following adapters are supported by this driver:
- SK-5521 (SK-NET FDDI-UP)
- SK-5522 (SK-NET FDDI-UP DAS)
- SK-5541 (SK-NET FDDI-FP)
- SK-5543 (SK-NET FDDI-LP)
- SK-5544 (SK-NET FDDI-LP DAS)
- SK-5821 (SK-NET FDDI-UP64)
- SK-5822 (SK-NET FDDI-UP64 DAS)
- SK-5841 (SK-NET FDDI-FP64)
- SK-5843 (SK-NET FDDI-LP64)
- SK-5844 (SK-NET FDDI-LP64 DAS)
- Netelligent 100 FDDI DAS Fibre SC
- Netelligent 100 FDDI SAS Fibre SC
- Netelligent 100 FDDI DAS UTP
- Netelligent 100 FDDI SAS UTP
- Netelligent 100 FDDI SAS Fibre MIC
Read <file:Documentation/networking/skfp.txt> for information about
the driver.
Questions concerning this driver can be addressed to:
<linux@syskonnect.de>
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called skfp. This is recommended.
config HIPPI
bool "HIPPI driver support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on EXPERIMENTAL && INET && PCI
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HIgh Performance Parallel Interface (HIPPI) is a 800Mbit/sec and
1600Mbit/sec dual-simplex switched or point-to-point network. HIPPI
can run over copper (25m) or fiber (300m on multi-mode or 10km on
single-mode). HIPPI networks are commonly used for clusters and to
connect to super computers. If you are connected to a HIPPI network
and have a HIPPI network card in your computer that you want to use
under Linux, say Y here (you must also remember to enable the driver
for your HIPPI card below). Most people will say N here.
config ROADRUNNER
tristate "Essential RoadRunner HIPPI PCI adapter support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on HIPPI && PCI
help
Say Y here if this is your PCI HIPPI network card.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called rrunner. If unsure, say N.
config ROADRUNNER_LARGE_RINGS
bool "Use large TX/RX rings (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on ROADRUNNER
help
If you say Y here, the RoadRunner driver will preallocate up to 2 MB
of additional memory to allow for fastest operation, both for
transmitting and receiving. This memory cannot be used by any other
kernel code or by user space programs. Say Y here only if you have
the memory.
config PLIP
tristate "PLIP (parallel port) support"
depends on PARPORT
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---help---
PLIP (Parallel Line Internet Protocol) is used to create a
reasonably fast mini network consisting of two (or, rarely, more)
local machines. A PLIP link from a Linux box is a popular means to
install a Linux distribution on a machine which doesn't have a
CD-ROM drive (a minimal system has to be transferred with floppies
first). The kernels on both machines need to have this PLIP option
enabled for this to work.
The PLIP driver has two modes, mode 0 and mode 1. The parallel
ports (the connectors at the computers with 25 holes) are connected
with "null printer" or "Turbo Laplink" cables which can transmit 4
bits at a time (mode 0) or with special PLIP cables, to be used on
bidirectional parallel ports only, which can transmit 8 bits at a
time (mode 1); you can find the wiring of these cables in
<file:Documentation/networking/PLIP.txt>. The cables can be up to
15m long. Mode 0 works also if one of the machines runs DOS/Windows
and has some PLIP software installed, e.g. the Crynwr PLIP packet
driver (<http://oak.oakland.edu/simtel.net/msdos/pktdrvr-pre.html>)
and winsock or NCSA's telnet.
If you want to use PLIP, say Y and read the PLIP mini-HOWTO as well
as the NET-3-HOWTO, both available from
<http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Note that the PLIP
protocol has been changed and this PLIP driver won't work together
with the PLIP support in Linux versions 1.0.x. This option enlarges
your kernel by about 8 KB.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
<file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module will be
called plip. If unsure, say Y or M, in case you buy a laptop
later.
config PPP
tristate "PPP (point-to-point protocol) support"
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---help---
PPP (Point to Point Protocol) is a newer and better SLIP. It serves
the same purpose: sending Internet traffic over telephone (and other
serial) lines. Ask your access provider if they support it, because
otherwise you can't use it; most Internet access providers these
days support PPP rather than SLIP.
To use PPP, you need an additional program called pppd as described
in the PPP-HOWTO, available at
<http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Make sure that you have
the version of pppd recommended in <file:Documentation/Changes>.
The PPP option enlarges your kernel by about 16 KB.
There are actually two versions of PPP: the traditional PPP for
asynchronous lines, such as regular analog phone lines, and
synchronous PPP which can be used over digital ISDN lines for
example. If you want to use PPP over phone lines or other
asynchronous serial lines, you need to say Y (or M) here and also to
the next option, "PPP support for async serial ports". For PPP over
synchronous lines, you should say Y (or M) here and to "Support
synchronous PPP", below.
If you said Y to "Version information on all symbols" above, then
you cannot compile the PPP driver into the kernel; you can then only
compile it as a module. To compile this driver as a module, choose M
here and read <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>.
The module will be called ppp_generic.
config PPP_MULTILINK
bool "PPP multilink support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on PPP && EXPERIMENTAL
help
PPP multilink is a protocol (defined in RFC 1990) which allows you
to combine several (logical or physical) lines into one logical PPP
connection, so that you can utilize your full bandwidth.
This has to be supported at the other end as well and you need a
version of the pppd daemon which understands the multilink protocol.
If unsure, say N.
config PPP_FILTER
bool "PPP filtering"
depends on PPP
help
Say Y here if you want to be able to filter the packets passing over
PPP interfaces. This allows you to control which packets count as
activity (i.e. which packets will reset the idle timer or bring up
a demand-dialed link) and which packets are to be dropped entirely.
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You need to say Y here if you wish to use the pass-filter and
active-filter options to pppd.
If unsure, say N.
config PPP_ASYNC
tristate "PPP support for async serial ports"
depends on PPP
select CRC_CCITT
---help---
Say Y (or M) here if you want to be able to use PPP over standard
asynchronous serial ports, such as COM1 or COM2 on a PC. If you use
a modem (not a synchronous or ISDN modem) to contact your ISP, you
need this option.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here.
If unsure, say Y.
config PPP_SYNC_TTY
tristate "PPP support for sync tty ports"
depends on PPP
help
Say Y (or M) here if you want to be able to use PPP over synchronous
(HDLC) tty devices, such as the SyncLink adapter. These devices
are often used for high-speed leased lines like T1/E1.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here.
config PPP_DEFLATE
tristate "PPP Deflate compression"
depends on PPP
select ZLIB_INFLATE
select ZLIB_DEFLATE
---help---
Support for the Deflate compression method for PPP, which uses the
Deflate algorithm (the same algorithm that gzip uses) to compress
each PPP packet before it is sent over the wire. The machine at the
other end of the PPP link (usually your ISP) has to support the
Deflate compression method as well for this to be useful. Even if
they don't support it, it is safe to say Y here.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here.
config PPP_BSDCOMP
tristate "PPP BSD-Compress compression"
depends on PPP
---help---
Support for the BSD-Compress compression method for PPP, which uses
the LZW compression method to compress each PPP packet before it is
sent over the wire. The machine at the other end of the PPP link
(usually your ISP) has to support the BSD-Compress compression
method as well for this to be useful. Even if they don't support it,
it is safe to say Y here.
The PPP Deflate compression method ("PPP Deflate compression",
above) is preferable to BSD-Compress, because it compresses better
and is patent-free.
Note that the BSD compression code will always be compiled as a
module; it is called bsd_comp and will show up in the directory
modules once you have said "make modules". If unsure, say N.
config PPP_MPPE
tristate "PPP MPPE compression (encryption) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on PPP && EXPERIMENTAL
select CRYPTO
select CRYPTO_SHA1
select CRYPTO_ARC4
---help---
Support for the MPPE Encryption protocol, as employed by the
Microsoft Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol.
See http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/ for information on
configuring PPTP clients and servers to utilize this method.
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config PPPOE
tristate "PPP over Ethernet (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on EXPERIMENTAL && PPP
help
Support for PPP over Ethernet.
This driver requires the latest version of pppd from the CVS
repository at cvs.samba.org. Alternatively, see the
RoaringPenguin package (<http://www.roaringpenguin.com/pppoe>)
which contains instruction on how to use this driver (under
the heading "Kernel mode PPPoE").
config PPPOATM
tristate "PPP over ATM"
depends on ATM && PPP
help
Support PPP (Point to Point Protocol) encapsulated in ATM frames.
This implementation does not yet comply with section 8 of RFC2364,
which can lead to bad results if the ATM peer loses state and
changes its encapsulation unilaterally.
config SLIP
tristate "SLIP (serial line) support"
---help---
Say Y if you intend to use SLIP or CSLIP (compressed SLIP) to
connect to your Internet service provider or to connect to some
other local Unix box or if you want to configure your Linux box as a
Slip/CSlip server for other people to dial in. SLIP (Serial Line
Internet Protocol) is a protocol used to send Internet traffic over
serial connections such as telephone lines or null modem cables;
nowadays, the protocol PPP is more commonly used for this same
purpose.
Normally, your access provider has to support SLIP in order for you
to be able to use it, but there is now a SLIP emulator called SLiRP
around (available from
<ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/system/network/serial/>) which
allows you to use SLIP over a regular dial up shell connection. If
you plan to use SLiRP, make sure to say Y to CSLIP, below. The
NET-3-HOWTO, available from
<http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>, explains how to
configure SLIP. Note that you don't need this option if you just
want to run term (term is a program which gives you almost full
Internet connectivity if you have a regular dial up shell account on
some Internet connected Unix computer. Read
<http://www.bart.nl/~patrickr/term-howto/Term-HOWTO.html>). SLIP
support will enlarge your kernel by about 4 KB. If unsure, say N.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
<file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module will be
called slip.
config SLIP_COMPRESSED
bool "CSLIP compressed headers"
depends on SLIP
---help---
This protocol is faster than SLIP because it uses compression on the
TCP/IP headers (not on the data itself), but it has to be supported
on both ends. Ask your access provider if you are not sure and
answer Y, just in case. You will still be able to use plain SLIP. If
you plan to use SLiRP, the SLIP emulator (available from
<ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/system/network/serial/>) which
allows you to use SLIP over a regular dial up shell connection, you
definitely want to say Y here. The NET-3-HOWTO, available from
<http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>, explains how to configure
CSLIP. This won't enlarge your kernel.
config SLHC
tristate
help
This option enables Van Jacobsen serial line header compression
routines.
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config SLIP_SMART
bool "Keepalive and linefill"
depends on SLIP
help
Adds additional capabilities to the SLIP driver to support the
RELCOM line fill and keepalive monitoring. Ideal on poor quality
analogue lines.
config SLIP_MODE_SLIP6
bool "Six bit SLIP encapsulation"
depends on SLIP
help
Just occasionally you may need to run IP over hostile serial
networks that don't pass all control characters or are only seven
bit. Saying Y here adds an extra mode you can use with SLIP:
"slip6". In this mode, SLIP will only send normal ASCII symbols over
the serial device. Naturally, this has to be supported at the other
end of the link as well. It's good enough, for example, to run IP
over the async ports of a Camtec JNT Pad. If unsure, say N.
config NET_FC
bool "Fibre Channel driver support"
depends on SCSI && PCI
help
Fibre Channel is a high speed serial protocol mainly used to connect
large storage devices to the computer; it is compatible with and
intended to replace SCSI.
If you intend to use Fibre Channel, you need to have a Fibre channel
adaptor card in your computer; say Y here and to the driver for your
adaptor below. You also should have said Y to "SCSI support" and
"SCSI generic support".
config SHAPER
tristate "Traffic Shaper (OBSOLETE)"
depends on EXPERIMENTAL
---help---
The traffic shaper is a virtual network device that allows you to
limit the rate of outgoing data flow over some other network device.
The traffic that you want to slow down can then be routed through
these virtual devices. See
<file:Documentation/networking/shaper.txt> for more information.
An alternative to this traffic shaper are traffic schedulers which
you'll get if you say Y to "QoS and/or fair queuing" in
"Networking options".
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called shaper. If unsure, say N.
config NETCONSOLE
tristate "Network console logging support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on EXPERIMENTAL
---help---
If you want to log kernel messages over the network, enable this.
See <file:Documentation/networking/netconsole.txt> for details.
config NETPOLL
def_bool NETCONSOLE
config NETPOLL_TRAP
bool "Netpoll traffic trapping"
default n
depends on NETPOLL
config NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
def_bool NETPOLL