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diff --git a/net/Kconfig b/net/Kconfig new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..9251b28e8d5d --- /dev/null +++ b/net/Kconfig @@ -0,0 +1,646 @@ +# +# Network configuration +# + +menu "Networking support" + +config NET + bool "Networking support" + ---help--- + Unless you really know what you are doing, you should say Y here. + The reason is that some programs need kernel networking support even + when running on a stand-alone machine that isn't connected to any + other computer. If you are upgrading from an older kernel, you + should consider updating your networking tools too because changes + in the kernel and the tools often go hand in hand. The tools are + contained in the package net-tools, the location and version number + of which are given in <file:Documentation/Changes>. + + For a general introduction to Linux networking, it is highly + recommended to read the NET-HOWTO, available from + <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. + +menu "Networking options" + depends on NET + +config PACKET + tristate "Packet socket" + ---help--- + The Packet protocol is used by applications which communicate + directly with network devices without an intermediate network + protocol implemented in the kernel, e.g. tcpdump. If you want them + to work, choose Y. + + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will + be called af_packet. + + If unsure, say Y. + +config PACKET_MMAP + bool "Packet socket: mmapped IO" + depends on PACKET + help + If you say Y here, the Packet protocol driver will use an IO + mechanism that results in faster communication. + + If unsure, say N. + +config UNIX + tristate "Unix domain sockets" + ---help--- + If you say Y here, you will include support for Unix domain sockets; + sockets are the standard Unix mechanism for establishing and + accessing network connections. Many commonly used programs such as + the X Window system and syslog use these sockets even if your + machine is not connected to any network. Unless you are working on + an embedded system or something similar, you therefore definitely + want to say Y here. + + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will be + called unix. Note that several important services won't work + correctly if you say M here and then neglect to load the module. + + Say Y unless you know what you are doing. + +config NET_KEY + tristate "PF_KEY sockets" + select XFRM + ---help--- + PF_KEYv2 socket family, compatible to KAME ones. + They are required if you are going to use IPsec tools ported + from KAME. + + Say Y unless you know what you are doing. + +config INET + bool "TCP/IP networking" + ---help--- + These are the protocols used on the Internet and on most local + Ethernets. It is highly recommended to say Y here (this will enlarge + your kernel by about 144 KB), since some programs (e.g. the X window + system) use TCP/IP even if your machine is not connected to any + other computer. You will get the so-called loopback device which + allows you to ping yourself (great fun, that!). + + For an excellent introduction to Linux networking, please read the + Linux Networking HOWTO, available from + <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. + + If you say Y here and also to "/proc file system support" and + "Sysctl support" below, you can change various aspects of the + behavior of the TCP/IP code by writing to the (virtual) files in + /proc/sys/net/ipv4/*; the options are explained in the file + <file:Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt>. + + Short answer: say Y. + +source "net/ipv4/Kconfig" + +# IPv6 as module will cause a CRASH if you try to unload it +config IPV6 + tristate "The IPv6 protocol" + depends on INET + default m + select CRYPTO if IPV6_PRIVACY + select CRYPTO_MD5 if IPV6_PRIVACY + ---help--- + This is complemental support for the IP version 6. + You will still be able to do traditional IPv4 networking as well. + + For general information about IPv6, see + <http://playground.sun.com/pub/ipng/html/ipng-main.html>. + For Linux IPv6 development information, see <http://www.linux-ipv6.org>. + For specific information about IPv6 under Linux, read the HOWTO at + <http://www.bieringer.de/linux/IPv6/>. + + To compile this protocol support as a module, choose M here: the + module will be called ipv6. + +source "net/ipv6/Kconfig" + +menuconfig NETFILTER + bool "Network packet filtering (replaces ipchains)" + ---help--- + Netfilter is a framework for filtering and mangling network packets + that pass through your Linux box. + + The most common use of packet filtering is to run your Linux box as + a firewall protecting a local network from the Internet. The type of + firewall provided by this kernel support is called a "packet + filter", which means that it can reject individual network packets + based on type, source, destination etc. The other kind of firewall, + a "proxy-based" one, is more secure but more intrusive and more + bothersome to set up; it inspects the network traffic much more + closely, modifies it and has knowledge about the higher level + protocols, which a packet filter lacks. Moreover, proxy-based + firewalls often require changes to the programs running on the local + clients. Proxy-based firewalls don't need support by the kernel, but + they are often combined with a packet filter, which only works if + you say Y here. + + You should also say Y here if you intend to use your Linux box as + the gateway to the Internet for a local network of machines without + globally valid IP addresses. This is called "masquerading": if one + of the computers on your local network wants to send something to + the outside, your box can "masquerade" as that computer, i.e. it + forwards the traffic to the intended outside destination, but + modifies the packets to make it look like they came from the + firewall box itself. It works both ways: if the outside host + replies, the Linux box will silently forward the traffic to the + correct local computer. This way, the computers on your local net + are completely invisible to the outside world, even though they can + reach the outside and can receive replies. It is even possible to + run globally visible servers from within a masqueraded local network + using a mechanism called portforwarding. Masquerading is also often + called NAT (Network Address Translation). + + Another use of Netfilter is in transparent proxying: if a machine on + the local network tries to connect to an outside host, your Linux + box can transparently forward the traffic to a local server, + typically a caching proxy server. + + Yet another use of Netfilter is building a bridging firewall. Using + a bridge with Network packet filtering enabled makes iptables "see" + the bridged traffic. For filtering on the lower network and Ethernet + protocols over the bridge, use ebtables (under bridge netfilter + configuration). + + Various modules exist for netfilter which replace the previous + masquerading (ipmasqadm), packet filtering (ipchains), transparent + proxying, and portforwarding mechanisms. Please see + <file:Documentation/Changes> under "iptables" for the location of + these packages. + + Make sure to say N to "Fast switching" below if you intend to say Y + here, as Fast switching currently bypasses netfilter. + + Chances are that you should say Y here if you compile a kernel which + will run as a router and N for regular hosts. If unsure, say N. + +if NETFILTER + +config NETFILTER_DEBUG + bool "Network packet filtering debugging" + depends on NETFILTER + help + You can say Y here if you want to get additional messages useful in + debugging the netfilter code. + +config BRIDGE_NETFILTER + bool "Bridged IP/ARP packets filtering" + depends on BRIDGE && NETFILTER && INET + default y + ---help--- + Enabling this option will let arptables resp. iptables see bridged + ARP resp. IP traffic. If you want a bridging firewall, you probably + want this option enabled. + Enabling or disabling this option doesn't enable or disable + ebtables. + + If unsure, say N. + +source "net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig" +source "net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig" +source "net/decnet/netfilter/Kconfig" +source "net/bridge/netfilter/Kconfig" + +endif + +config XFRM + bool + depends on NET + +source "net/xfrm/Kconfig" + +source "net/sctp/Kconfig" + +config ATM + tristate "Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) (EXPERIMENTAL)" + depends on EXPERIMENTAL + ---help--- + ATM is a high-speed networking technology for Local Area Networks + and Wide Area Networks. It uses a fixed packet size and is + connection oriented, allowing for the negotiation of minimum + bandwidth requirements. + + In order to participate in an ATM network, your Linux box needs an + ATM networking card. If you have that, say Y here and to the driver + of your ATM card below. + + Note that you need a set of user-space programs to actually make use + of ATM. See the file <file:Documentation/networking/atm.txt> for + further details. + +config ATM_CLIP + tristate "Classical IP over ATM (EXPERIMENTAL)" + depends on ATM && INET + help + Classical IP over ATM for PVCs and SVCs, supporting InARP and + ATMARP. If you want to communication with other IP hosts on your ATM + network, you will typically either say Y here or to "LAN Emulation + (LANE)" below. + +config ATM_CLIP_NO_ICMP + bool "Do NOT send ICMP if no neighbour (EXPERIMENTAL)" + depends on ATM_CLIP + help + Normally, an "ICMP host unreachable" message is sent if a neighbour + cannot be reached because there is no VC to it in the kernel's + ATMARP table. This may cause problems when ATMARP table entries are + briefly removed during revalidation. If you say Y here, packets to + such neighbours are silently discarded instead. + +config ATM_LANE + tristate "LAN Emulation (LANE) support (EXPERIMENTAL)" + depends on ATM + help + LAN Emulation emulates services of existing LANs across an ATM + network. Besides operating as a normal ATM end station client, Linux + LANE client can also act as an proxy client bridging packets between + ELAN and Ethernet segments. You need LANE if you want to try MPOA. + +config ATM_MPOA + tristate "Multi-Protocol Over ATM (MPOA) support (EXPERIMENTAL)" + depends on ATM && INET && ATM_LANE!=n + help + Multi-Protocol Over ATM allows ATM edge devices such as routers, + bridges and ATM attached hosts establish direct ATM VCs across + subnetwork boundaries. These shortcut connections bypass routers + enhancing overall network performance. + +config ATM_BR2684 + tristate "RFC1483/2684 Bridged protocols" + depends on ATM && INET + help + ATM PVCs can carry ethernet PDUs according to rfc2684 (formerly 1483) + This device will act like an ethernet from the kernels point of view, + with the traffic being carried by ATM PVCs (currently 1 PVC/device). + This is sometimes used over DSL lines. If in doubt, say N. + +config ATM_BR2684_IPFILTER + bool "Per-VC IP filter kludge" + depends on ATM_BR2684 + help + This is an experimental mechanism for users who need to terminating a + large number of IP-only vcc's. Do not enable this unless you are sure + you know what you are doing. + +config BRIDGE + tristate "802.1d Ethernet Bridging" + ---help--- + If you say Y here, then your Linux box will be able to act as an + Ethernet bridge, which means that the different Ethernet segments it + is connected to will appear as one Ethernet to the participants. + Several such bridges can work together to create even larger + networks of Ethernets using the IEEE 802.1 spanning tree algorithm. + As this is a standard, Linux bridges will cooperate properly with + other third party bridge products. + + In order to use the Ethernet bridge, you'll need the bridge + configuration tools; see <file:Documentation/networking/bridge.txt> + for location. Please read the Bridge mini-HOWTO for more + information. + + If you enable iptables support along with the bridge support then you + turn your bridge into a bridging IP firewall. + iptables will then see the IP packets being bridged, so you need to + take this into account when setting up your firewall rules. + Enabling arptables support when bridging will let arptables see + bridged ARP traffic in the arptables FORWARD chain. + + To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the module + will be called bridge. + + If unsure, say N. + +config VLAN_8021Q + tristate "802.1Q VLAN Support" + ---help--- + Select this and you will be able to create 802.1Q VLAN interfaces + on your ethernet interfaces. 802.1Q VLAN supports almost + everything a regular ethernet interface does, including + firewalling, bridging, and of course IP traffic. You will need + the 'vconfig' tool from the VLAN project in order to effectively + use VLANs. See the VLAN web page for more information: + <http://www.candelatech.com/~greear/vlan.html> + + To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the module + will be called 8021q. + + If unsure, say N. + +config DECNET + tristate "DECnet Support" + ---help--- + The DECnet networking protocol was used in many products made by + Digital (now Compaq). It provides reliable stream and sequenced + packet communications over which run a variety of services similar + to those which run over TCP/IP. + + To find some tools to use with the kernel layer support, please + look at Patrick Caulfield's web site: + <http://linux-decnet.sourceforge.net/>. + + More detailed documentation is available in + <file:Documentation/networking/decnet.txt>. + + Be sure to say Y to "/proc file system support" and "Sysctl support" + below when using DECnet, since you will need sysctl support to aid + in configuration at run time. + + The DECnet code is also available as a module ( = code which can be + inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want). + The module is called decnet. + +source "net/decnet/Kconfig" + +source "net/llc/Kconfig" + +config IPX + tristate "The IPX protocol" + select LLC + ---help--- + This is support for the Novell networking protocol, IPX, commonly + used for local networks of Windows machines. You need it if you + want to access Novell NetWare file or print servers using the Linux + Novell client ncpfs (available from + <ftp://platan.vc.cvut.cz/pub/linux/ncpfs/>) or from + within the Linux DOS emulator DOSEMU (read the DOSEMU-HOWTO, + available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>). In order + to do the former, you'll also have to say Y to "NCP file system + support", below. + + IPX is similar in scope to IP, while SPX, which runs on top of IPX, + is similar to TCP. There is also experimental support for SPX in + Linux (see "SPX networking", below). + + To turn your Linux box into a fully featured NetWare file server and + IPX router, say Y here and fetch either lwared from + <ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/system/network/daemons/> or + mars_nwe from <ftp://www.compu-art.de/mars_nwe/>. For more + information, read the IPX-HOWTO available from + <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. + + General information about how to connect Linux, Windows machines and + Macs is on the WWW at <http://www.eats.com/linux_mac_win.html>. + + The IPX driver would enlarge your kernel by about 16 KB. To compile + this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will be called ipx. + Unless you want to integrate your Linux box with a local Novell + network, say N. + +source "net/ipx/Kconfig" + +config ATALK + tristate "Appletalk protocol support" + select LLC + ---help--- + AppleTalk is the protocol that Apple computers can use to communicate + on a network. If your Linux box is connected to such a network and you + wish to connect to it, say Y. You will need to use the netatalk package + so that your Linux box can act as a print and file server for Macs as + well as access AppleTalk printers. Check out + <http://www.zettabyte.net/netatalk/> on the WWW for details. + EtherTalk is the name used for AppleTalk over Ethernet and the + cheaper and slower LocalTalk is AppleTalk over a proprietary Apple + network using serial links. EtherTalk and LocalTalk are fully + supported by Linux. + + General information about how to connect Linux, Windows machines and + Macs is on the WWW at <http://www.eats.com/linux_mac_win.html>. The + NET-3-HOWTO, available from + <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>, contains valuable + information as well. + + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will be + called appletalk. You almost certainly want to compile it as a + module so you can restart your AppleTalk stack without rebooting + your machine. I hear that the GNU boycott of Apple is over, so + even politically correct people are allowed to say Y here. + +source "drivers/net/appletalk/Kconfig" + +config X25 + tristate "CCITT X.25 Packet Layer (EXPERIMENTAL)" + depends on EXPERIMENTAL + ---help--- + X.25 is a set of standardized network protocols, similar in scope to + frame relay; the one physical line from your box to the X.25 network + entry point can carry several logical point-to-point connections + (called "virtual circuits") to other computers connected to the X.25 + network. Governments, banks, and other organizations tend to use it + to connect to each other or to form Wide Area Networks (WANs). Many + countries have public X.25 networks. X.25 consists of two + protocols: the higher level Packet Layer Protocol (PLP) (say Y here + if you want that) and the lower level data link layer protocol LAPB + (say Y to "LAPB Data Link Driver" below if you want that). + + You can read more about X.25 at <http://www.sangoma.com/x25.htm> and + <http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios11/cbook/cx25.htm>. + Information about X.25 for Linux is contained in the files + <file:Documentation/networking/x25.txt> and + <file:Documentation/networking/x25-iface.txt>. + + One connects to an X.25 network either with a dedicated network card + using the X.21 protocol (not yet supported by Linux) or one can do + X.25 over a standard telephone line using an ordinary modem (say Y + to "X.25 async driver" below) or over Ethernet using an ordinary + Ethernet card and the LAPB over Ethernet (say Y to "LAPB Data Link + Driver" and "LAPB over Ethernet driver" below). + + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module + will be called x25. If unsure, say N. + +config LAPB + tristate "LAPB Data Link Driver (EXPERIMENTAL)" + depends on EXPERIMENTAL + ---help--- + Link Access Procedure, Balanced (LAPB) is the data link layer (i.e. + the lower) part of the X.25 protocol. It offers a reliable + connection service to exchange data frames with one other host, and + it is used to transport higher level protocols (mostly X.25 Packet + Layer, the higher part of X.25, but others are possible as well). + Usually, LAPB is used with specialized X.21 network cards, but Linux + currently supports LAPB only over Ethernet connections. If you want + to use LAPB connections over Ethernet, say Y here and to "LAPB over + Ethernet driver" below. Read + <file:Documentation/networking/lapb-module.txt> for technical + details. + + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the + module will be called lapb. If unsure, say N. + +config NET_DIVERT + bool "Frame Diverter (EXPERIMENTAL)" + depends on EXPERIMENTAL + ---help--- + The Frame Diverter allows you to divert packets from the + network, that are not aimed at the interface receiving it (in + promisc. mode). Typically, a Linux box setup as an Ethernet bridge + with the Frames Diverter on, can do some *really* transparent www + caching using a Squid proxy for example. + + This is very useful when you don't want to change your router's + config (or if you simply don't have access to it). + + The other possible usages of diverting Ethernet Frames are + numberous: + - reroute smtp traffic to another interface + - traffic-shape certain network streams + - transparently proxy smtp connections + - etc... + + For more informations, please refer to: + <http://diverter.sourceforge.net/> + <http://perso.wanadoo.fr/magpie/EtherDivert.html> + + If unsure, say N. + +config ECONET + tristate "Acorn Econet/AUN protocols (EXPERIMENTAL)" + depends on EXPERIMENTAL && INET + ---help--- + Econet is a fairly old and slow networking protocol mainly used by + Acorn computers to access file and print servers. It uses native + Econet network cards. AUN is an implementation of the higher level + parts of Econet that runs over ordinary Ethernet connections, on + top of the UDP packet protocol, which in turn runs on top of the + Internet protocol IP. + + If you say Y here, you can choose with the next two options whether + to send Econet/AUN traffic over a UDP Ethernet connection or over + a native Econet network card. + + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module + will be called econet. + +config ECONET_AUNUDP + bool "AUN over UDP" + depends on ECONET + help + Say Y here if you want to send Econet/AUN traffic over a UDP + connection (UDP is a packet based protocol that runs on top of the + Internet protocol IP) using an ordinary Ethernet network card. + +config ECONET_NATIVE + bool "Native Econet" + depends on ECONET + help + Say Y here if you have a native Econet network card installed in + your computer. + +config WAN_ROUTER + tristate "WAN router" + depends on EXPERIMENTAL + ---help--- + Wide Area Networks (WANs), such as X.25, frame relay and leased + lines, are used to interconnect Local Area Networks (LANs) over vast + distances with data transfer rates significantly higher than those + achievable with commonly used asynchronous modem connections. + Usually, a quite expensive external device called a `WAN router' is + needed to connect to a WAN. + + As an alternative, WAN routing can be built into the Linux kernel. + With relatively inexpensive WAN interface cards available on the + market, a perfectly usable router can be built for less than half + the price of an external router. If you have one of those cards and + wish to use your Linux box as a WAN router, say Y here and also to + the WAN driver for your card, below. You will then need the + wan-tools package which is available from <ftp://ftp.sangoma.com/>. + Read <file:Documentation/networking/wan-router.txt> for more + information. + + To compile WAN routing support as a module, choose M here: the + module will be called wanrouter. + + If unsure, say N. + +menu "QoS and/or fair queueing" + +config NET_SCHED + bool "QoS and/or fair queueing" + ---help--- + When the kernel has several packets to send out over a network + device, it has to decide which ones to send first, which ones to + delay, and which ones to drop. This is the job of the packet + scheduler, and several different algorithms for how to do this + "fairly" have been proposed. + + If you say N here, you will get the standard packet scheduler, which + is a FIFO (first come, first served). If you say Y here, you will be + able to choose from among several alternative algorithms which can + then be attached to different network devices. This is useful for + example if some of your network devices are real time devices that + need a certain minimum data flow rate, or if you need to limit the + maximum data flow rate for traffic which matches specified criteria. + This code is considered to be experimental. + + To administer these schedulers, you'll need the user-level utilities + from the package iproute2+tc at <ftp://ftp.tux.org/pub/net/ip-routing/>. + That package also contains some documentation; for more, check out + <http://snafu.freedom.org/linux2.2/iproute-notes.html>. + + This Quality of Service (QoS) support will enable you to use + Differentiated Services (diffserv) and Resource Reservation Protocol + (RSVP) on your Linux router if you also say Y to "QoS support", + "Packet classifier API" and to some classifiers below. Documentation + and software is at <http://diffserv.sourceforge.net/>. + + If you say Y here and to "/proc file system" below, you will be able + to read status information about packet schedulers from the file + /proc/net/psched. + + The available schedulers are listed in the following questions; you + can say Y to as many as you like. If unsure, say N now. + +source "net/sched/Kconfig" + +endmenu + +menu "Network testing" + +config NET_PKTGEN + tristate "Packet Generator (USE WITH CAUTION)" + depends on PROC_FS + ---help--- + This module will inject preconfigured packets, at a configurable + rate, out of a given interface. It is used for network interface + stress testing and performance analysis. If you don't understand + what was just said, you don't need it: say N. + + Documentation on how to use the packet generator can be found + at <file:Documentation/networking/pktgen.txt>. + + To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the + module will be called pktgen. + +endmenu + +endmenu + +config NETPOLL + def_bool NETCONSOLE + +config NETPOLL_RX + bool "Netpoll support for trapping incoming packets" + default n + depends on NETPOLL + +config NETPOLL_TRAP + bool "Netpoll traffic trapping" + default n + depends on NETPOLL + +config NET_POLL_CONTROLLER + def_bool NETPOLL + +source "net/ax25/Kconfig" + +source "net/irda/Kconfig" + +source "net/bluetooth/Kconfig" + +source "drivers/net/Kconfig" + +endmenu + |