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Diffstat (limited to 'net/ipv6/Kconfig')
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diff --git a/net/ipv6/Kconfig b/net/ipv6/Kconfig index 5728695b5449..4f7fe7270e37 100644 --- a/net/ipv6/Kconfig +++ b/net/ipv6/Kconfig @@ -201,6 +201,22 @@ config IPV6_TUNNEL If unsure, say N. +config IPV6_GRE + tristate "IPv6: GRE tunnel" + select IPV6_TUNNEL + ---help--- + Tunneling means encapsulating data of one protocol type within + another protocol and sending it over a channel that understands the + encapsulating protocol. This particular tunneling driver implements + GRE (Generic Routing Encapsulation) and at this time allows + encapsulating of IPv4 or IPv6 over existing IPv6 infrastructure. + This driver is useful if the other endpoint is a Cisco router: Cisco + likes GRE much better than the other Linux tunneling driver ("IP + tunneling" above). In addition, GRE allows multicast redistribution + through the tunnel. + + Saying M here will produce a module called ip6_gre. If unsure, say N. + config IPV6_MULTIPLE_TABLES bool "IPv6: Multiple Routing Tables" depends on EXPERIMENTAL |