2 # Network device configuration
11 bool "Network device support"
13 You can say N here if you don't intend to connect your Linux box to
14 any other computer at all.
16 You'll have to say Y if your computer contains a network card that
17 you want to use under Linux. If you are going to run SLIP or PPP over
18 telephone line or null modem cable you need say Y here. Connecting
19 two machines with parallel ports using PLIP needs this, as well as
20 AX.25/KISS for sending Internet traffic over amateur radio links.
22 See also "The Linux Network Administrator's Guide" by Olaf Kirch and
23 Terry Dawson. Available at <http://www.tldp.org/guides.html>.
27 # All the following symbols are dependent on NETDEVICES - do not repeat
28 # that for each of the symbols.
32 tristate "Intermediate Functional Block support"
33 depends on NET_CLS_ACT
35 This is an intermediate driver that allows sharing of
37 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
38 will be called ifb. If you want to use more than one ifb
39 device at a time, you need to compile this driver as a module.
40 Instead of 'ifb', the devices will then be called 'ifb0',
42 Look at the iproute2 documentation directory for usage etc
45 tristate "Dummy net driver support"
47 This is essentially a bit-bucket device (i.e. traffic you send to
48 this device is consigned into oblivion) with a configurable IP
49 address. It is most commonly used in order to make your currently
50 inactive SLIP address seem like a real address for local programs.
51 If you use SLIP or PPP, you might want to say Y here. Since this
52 thing often comes in handy, the default is Y. It won't enlarge your
53 kernel either. What a deal. Read about it in the Network
54 Administrator's Guide, available from
55 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#guide>.
57 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
58 will be called dummy. If you want to use more than one dummy
59 device at a time, you need to compile this driver as a module.
60 Instead of 'dummy', the devices will then be called 'dummy0',
64 tristate "Bonding driver support"
66 depends on IPV6 || IPV6=n
68 Say 'Y' or 'M' if you wish to be able to 'bond' multiple Ethernet
69 Channels together. This is called 'Etherchannel' by Cisco,
70 'Trunking' by Sun, 802.3ad by the IEEE, and 'Bonding' in Linux.
72 The driver supports multiple bonding modes to allow for both high
73 performance and high availability operation.
75 Refer to <file:Documentation/networking/bonding.txt> for more
78 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
79 will be called bonding.
82 tristate "MAC-VLAN support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
83 depends on EXPERIMENTAL
85 This allows one to create virtual interfaces that map packets to
86 or from specific MAC addresses to a particular interface.
88 Macvlan devices can be added using the "ip" command from the
89 iproute2 package starting with the iproute2-2.6.23 release:
91 "ip link add link <real dev> [ address MAC ] [ NAME ] type macvlan"
93 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
94 will be called macvlan.
97 tristate "MAC-VLAN based tap driver (EXPERIMENTAL)"
100 This adds a specialized tap character device driver that is based
101 on the MAC-VLAN network interface, called macvtap. A macvtap device
102 can be added in the same way as a macvlan device, using 'type
103 macvlan', and then be accessed through the tap user space interface.
105 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
106 will be called macvtap.
109 tristate "EQL (serial line load balancing) support"
111 If you have two serial connections to some other computer (this
112 usually requires two modems and two telephone lines) and you use
113 SLIP (the protocol for sending Internet traffic over telephone
114 lines) or PPP (a better SLIP) on them, you can make them behave like
115 one double speed connection using this driver. Naturally, this has
116 to be supported at the other end as well, either with a similar EQL
117 Linux driver or with a Livingston Portmaster 2e.
119 Say Y if you want this and read
120 <file:Documentation/networking/eql.txt>. You may also want to read
121 section 6.2 of the NET-3-HOWTO, available from
122 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
124 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
125 will be called eql. If unsure, say N.
128 tristate "Universal TUN/TAP device driver support"
131 TUN/TAP provides packet reception and transmission for user space
132 programs. It can be viewed as a simple Point-to-Point or Ethernet
133 device, which instead of receiving packets from a physical media,
134 receives them from user space program and instead of sending packets
135 via physical media writes them to the user space program.
137 When a program opens /dev/net/tun, driver creates and registers
138 corresponding net device tunX or tapX. After a program closed above
139 devices, driver will automatically delete tunXX or tapXX device and
140 all routes corresponding to it.
142 Please read <file:Documentation/networking/tuntap.txt> for more
145 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
148 If you don't know what to use this for, you don't need it.
151 tristate "Virtual ethernet pair device"
153 This device is a local ethernet tunnel. Devices are created in pairs.
154 When one end receives the packet it appears on its pair and vice
158 tristate "General Instruments Surfboard 1000"
161 This is a driver for the General Instrument (also known as
162 NextLevel) SURFboard 1000 internal
163 cable modem. This is an ISA card which is used by a number of cable
164 TV companies to provide cable modem access. It's a one-way
165 downstream-only cable modem, meaning that your upstream net link is
166 provided by your regular phone modem.
168 At present this driver only compiles as a module, so say M here if
169 you have this card. The module will be called sb1000. Then read
170 <file:Documentation/networking/README.sb1000> for information on how
171 to use this module, as it needs special ppp scripts for establishing
172 a connection. Further documentation and the necessary scripts can be
175 <http://www.jacksonville.net/~fventuri/>
176 <http://home.adelphia.net/~siglercm/sb1000.html>
177 <http://linuxpower.cx/~cable/>
179 If you don't have this card, of course say N.
181 source "drivers/net/arcnet/Kconfig"
184 tristate "Generic Media Independent Interface device support"
186 Most ethernet controllers have MII transceiver either as an external
187 or internal device. It is safe to say Y or M here even if your
188 ethernet card lacks MII.
190 source "drivers/net/phy/Kconfig"
196 source "drivers/net/ethernet/Kconfig"
198 menuconfig NET_ETHERNET
199 bool "Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit)"
202 Ethernet (also called IEEE 802.3 or ISO 8802-2) is the most common
203 type of Local Area Network (LAN) in universities and companies.
205 Common varieties of Ethernet are: 10BASE-2 or Thinnet (10 Mbps over
206 coaxial cable, linking computers in a chain), 10BASE-T or twisted
207 pair (10 Mbps over twisted pair cable, linking computers to central
208 hubs), 10BASE-F (10 Mbps over optical fiber links, using hubs),
209 100BASE-TX (100 Mbps over two twisted pair cables, using hubs),
210 100BASE-T4 (100 Mbps over 4 standard voice-grade twisted pair
211 cables, using hubs), 100BASE-FX (100 Mbps over optical fiber links)
212 [the 100BASE varieties are also known as Fast Ethernet], and Gigabit
213 Ethernet (1 Gbps over optical fiber or short copper links).
215 If your Linux machine will be connected to an Ethernet and you have
216 an Ethernet network interface card (NIC) installed in your computer,
217 say Y here and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
218 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. You will then also have
219 to say Y to the driver for your particular NIC.
221 Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the
222 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
223 the questions about Ethernet network cards. If unsure, say N.
228 tristate "Atmel MACB support"
229 depends on HAVE_NET_MACB
232 The Atmel MACB ethernet interface is found on many AT32 and AT91
233 parts. Say Y to include support for the MACB chip.
235 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
238 source "drivers/net/arm/Kconfig"
241 tristate "MACE (Power Mac ethernet) support"
242 depends on PPC_PMAC && PPC32
245 Power Macintoshes and clones with Ethernet built-in on the
246 motherboard will usually use a MACE (Medium Access Control for
247 Ethernet) interface. Say Y to include support for the MACE chip.
249 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
252 config MACE_AAUI_PORT
253 bool "Use AAUI port instead of TP by default"
256 Some Apple machines (notably the Apple Network Server) which use the
257 MACE ethernet chip have an Apple AUI port (small 15-pin connector),
258 instead of an 8-pin RJ45 connector for twisted-pair ethernet. Say
259 Y here if you have such a machine. If unsure, say N.
260 The driver will default to AAUI on ANS anyway, and if you use it as
261 a module, you can provide the port_aaui=0|1 to force the driver.
264 tristate "BMAC (G3 ethernet) support"
265 depends on PPC_PMAC && PPC32
268 Say Y for support of BMAC Ethernet interfaces. These are used on G3
271 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
275 tristate "Macintosh CS89x0 based ethernet cards"
278 Support for CS89x0 chipset based Ethernet cards. If you have a
279 Nubus or LC-PDS network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and
280 read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
281 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
283 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. This module will
287 tristate "Macintosh SONIC based ethernet (onboard, NuBus, LC, CS)"
290 Support for NatSemi SONIC based Ethernet devices. This includes
291 the onboard Ethernet in many Quadras as well as some LC-PDS,
292 a few Nubus and all known Comm Slot Ethernet cards. If you have
293 one of these say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
294 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
296 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. This module will
300 bool "Macintosh (AV) onboard MACE ethernet"
304 Support for the onboard AMD 79C940 MACE Ethernet controller used in
305 the 660AV and 840AV Macintosh. If you have one of these Macintoshes
306 say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
307 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
310 tristate "MVME16x Ethernet support"
313 This is the driver for the Ethernet interface on the Motorola
314 MVME162, 166, 167, 172 and 177 boards. Say Y here to include the
315 driver for this chip in your kernel.
316 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here.
319 tristate "BVME6000 Ethernet support"
322 This is the driver for the Ethernet interface on BVME4000 and
323 BVME6000 VME boards. Say Y here to include the driver for this chip
325 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here.
328 bool "Sun3 on-board Intel 82586 support"
331 This driver enables support for the on-board Intel 82586 based
332 Ethernet adapter found on Sun 3/1xx and 3/2xx motherboards. Note
333 that this driver does not support 82586-based adapters on additional
337 tristate "Lasi ethernet"
340 Say Y here to support the builtin Intel 82596 ethernet controller
341 found in Hewlett-Packard PA-RISC machines with 10Mbit ethernet.
344 tristate "SNI RM ethernet"
345 depends on NET_ETHERNET && SNI_RM
347 Say Y here to support the on-board Intel 82596 ethernet controller
348 built into SNI RM machines.
351 tristate "Korina (IDT RC32434) Ethernet support"
352 depends on NET_ETHERNET && MIKROTIK_RB532
354 If you have a Mikrotik RouterBoard 500 or IDT RC32434
355 based system say Y. Otherwise say N.
357 config MIPS_JAZZ_SONIC
358 tristate "MIPS JAZZ onboard SONIC Ethernet support"
361 This is the driver for the onboard card of MIPS Magnum 4000,
362 Acer PICA, Olivetti M700-10 and a few other identical OEM systems.
364 config XTENSA_XT2000_SONIC
365 tristate "Xtensa XT2000 onboard SONIC Ethernet support"
366 depends on XTENSA_PLATFORM_XT2000
368 This is the driver for the onboard card of the Xtensa XT2000 board.
371 bool "SGI IOC3 Ethernet"
372 depends on PCI && SGI_IP27
376 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
377 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
378 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
381 tristate "MIPS simulator Network device"
384 The MIPSNET device is a simple Ethernet network device which is
385 emulated by the MIPS Simulator.
386 If you are not using a MIPSsim or are unsure, say N.
388 config SGI_O2MACE_ETH
389 tristate "SGI O2 MACE Fast Ethernet support"
390 depends on SGI_IP32=y
393 tristate "Renesas SuperH Ethernet support"
394 depends on SUPERH && \
395 (CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7710 || CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7712 || \
396 CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7763 || CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7619 || \
397 CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7724 || CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7757)
403 Renesas SuperH Ethernet device driver.
404 This driver supporting CPUs are:
405 - SH7710, SH7712, SH7763, SH7619, SH7724, and SH7757.
408 tristate "Sun Happy Meal 10/100baseT support"
409 depends on SBUS || PCI
412 This driver supports the "hme" interface present on most Ultra
413 systems and as an option on older Sbus systems. This driver supports
414 both PCI and Sbus devices. This driver also supports the "qfe" quad
415 100baseT device available in both PCI and Sbus configurations.
417 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
418 will be called sunhme.
421 tristate "Sun BigMAC 10/100baseT support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
422 depends on SBUS && EXPERIMENTAL
425 This driver supports the "be" interface available as an Sbus option.
426 This is Sun's older 100baseT Ethernet device.
428 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
429 will be called sunbmac.
432 tristate "Sun QuadEthernet support"
436 This driver supports the "qe" 10baseT Ethernet device, available as
437 an Sbus option. Note that this is not the same as Quad FastEthernet
438 "qfe" which is supported by the Happy Meal driver instead.
440 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
441 will be called sunqe.
444 tristate "Sun GEM support"
448 Support for the Sun GEM chip, aka Sun GigabitEthernet/P 2.0. See also
449 <http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/pdf/806-3985-10.pdf>.
452 tristate "Sun Cassini support"
456 Support for the Sun Cassini chip, aka Sun GigaSwift Ethernet. See also
457 <http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/pdf/817-4341-10.pdf>
460 tristate "Sun Virtual Network support"
463 Support for virtual network devices under Sun Logical Domains.
466 tristate "3c503 \"EtherLink II\" support"
470 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
471 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
472 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
474 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
475 will be called 3c503.
478 tristate "3c505 \"EtherLink Plus\" support"
479 depends on ISA && ISA_DMA_API
481 Information about this network (Ethernet) card can be found in
482 <file:Documentation/networking/3c505.txt>. If you have a card of
483 this type, say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
484 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
486 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
487 will be called 3c505.
490 tristate "3c507 \"EtherLink 16\" support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
491 depends on ISA && EXPERIMENTAL
493 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
494 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
495 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
497 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
498 will be called 3c507.
501 tristate "3c523 \"EtherLink/MC\" support"
502 depends on MCA_LEGACY
504 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
505 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
506 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
508 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
509 will be called 3c523.
512 tristate "3c527 \"EtherLink/MC 32\" support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
513 depends on MCA && MCA_LEGACY
515 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
516 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
517 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
519 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
520 will be called 3c527.
523 tristate "Blackfin on-chip MAC support"
524 depends on NET_ETHERNET && (BF516 || BF518 || BF526 || BF527 || BF536 || BF537)
528 select BFIN_MAC_USE_L1 if DMA_UNCACHED_NONE
530 This is the driver for Blackfin on-chip mac device. Say Y if you want it
531 compiled into the kernel. This driver is also available as a module
532 ( = code which can be inserted in and removed from the running kernel
533 whenever you want). The module will be called bfin_mac.
535 config BFIN_MAC_USE_L1
536 bool "Use L1 memory for rx/tx packets"
537 depends on BFIN_MAC && (BF527 || BF537)
540 To get maximum network performance, you should use L1 memory as rx/tx buffers.
541 Say N here if you want to reserve L1 memory for other uses.
543 config BFIN_TX_DESC_NUM
544 int "Number of transmit buffer packets"
546 range 6 10 if BFIN_MAC_USE_L1
550 Set the number of buffer packets used in driver.
552 config BFIN_RX_DESC_NUM
553 int "Number of receive buffer packets"
555 range 20 100 if BFIN_MAC_USE_L1
559 Set the number of buffer packets used in driver.
561 config BFIN_MAC_USE_HWSTAMP
562 bool "Use IEEE 1588 hwstamp"
563 depends on BFIN_MAC && BF518
566 To support the IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP), select y here
569 tristate "SMC 9194 support"
570 depends on NET_VENDOR_SMC && (ISA || MAC && BROKEN)
573 This is support for the SMC9xxx based Ethernet cards. Choose this
574 option if you have a DELL laptop with the docking station, or
575 another SMC9192/9194 based chipset. Say Y if you want it compiled
576 into the kernel, and read the file
577 <file:Documentation/networking/smc9.txt> and the Ethernet-HOWTO,
578 available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
580 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
581 will be called smc9194.
584 tristate "SMC 91C9x/91C1xxx support"
587 depends on ARM || M32R || SUPERH || \
588 MIPS || BLACKFIN || MN10300 || COLDFIRE
590 This is a driver for SMC's 91x series of Ethernet chipsets,
591 including the SMC91C94 and the SMC91C111. Say Y if you want it
592 compiled into the kernel, and read the file
593 <file:Documentation/networking/smc9.txt> and the Ethernet-HOWTO,
594 available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
596 This driver is also available as a module ( = code which can be
597 inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
598 The module will be called smc91x. If you want to compile it as a
599 module, say M here and read <file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>.
602 tristate "Marvell pxa168 ethernet support"
603 depends on CPU_PXA168
606 This driver supports the pxa168 Ethernet ports.
608 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
609 will be called pxa168_eth.
612 tristate "NetX Ethernet support"
616 This is support for the Hilscher netX builtin Ethernet ports
618 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
619 will be called netx-eth.
621 config TI_DAVINCI_EMAC
622 tristate "TI DaVinci EMAC Support"
623 depends on ARM && ( ARCH_DAVINCI || ARCH_OMAP3 )
624 select TI_DAVINCI_MDIO
625 select TI_DAVINCI_CPDMA
628 This driver supports TI's DaVinci Ethernet .
630 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
631 will be called davinci_emac_driver. This is recommended.
633 config TI_DAVINCI_MDIO
634 tristate "TI DaVinci MDIO Support"
635 depends on ARM && ( ARCH_DAVINCI || ARCH_OMAP3 )
638 This driver supports TI's DaVinci MDIO module.
640 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
641 will be called davinci_mdio. This is recommended.
643 config TI_DAVINCI_CPDMA
644 tristate "TI DaVinci CPDMA Support"
645 depends on ARM && ( ARCH_DAVINCI || ARCH_OMAP3 )
647 This driver supports TI's DaVinci CPDMA dma engine.
649 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
650 will be called davinci_cpdma. This is recommended.
653 tristate "DM9000 support"
654 depends on ARM || BLACKFIN || MIPS
658 Support for DM9000 chipset.
660 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
661 will be called dm9000.
663 config DM9000_DEBUGLEVEL
664 int "DM9000 maximum debug level"
668 The maximum level of debugging code compiled into the DM9000
671 config DM9000_FORCE_SIMPLE_PHY_POLL
672 bool "Force simple NSR based PHY polling"
675 This configuration forces the DM9000 to use the NSR's LinkStatus
676 bit to determine if the link is up or down instead of the more
677 costly MII PHY reads. Note, this will not work if the chip is
678 operating with an external PHY.
681 tristate "ENC28J60 support"
682 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && SPI && NET_ETHERNET
685 Support for the Microchip EN28J60 ethernet chip.
687 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module will be
690 config ENC28J60_WRITEVERIFY
691 bool "Enable write verify"
694 Enable the verify after the buffer write useful for debugging purpose.
698 tristate "OpenCores 10/100 Mbps Ethernet MAC support"
699 depends on NET_ETHERNET && HAS_IOMEM && HAS_DMA
705 Say Y here if you want to use the OpenCores 10/100 Mbps Ethernet MAC.
708 tristate "Aeroflex Gaisler GRETH Ethernet MAC support"
713 Say Y here if you want to use the Aeroflex Gaisler GRETH Ethernet MAC.
716 tristate "SMSC LAN911[5678] support"
719 depends on ARM || SUPERH || MN10300
721 This is a driver for SMSC's LAN911x series of Ethernet chipsets
722 including the new LAN9115, LAN9116, LAN9117, and LAN9118.
723 Say Y if you want it compiled into the kernel,
724 and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
725 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
727 This driver is also available as a module. The module will be
728 called smc911x. If you want to compile it as a module, say M
729 here and read <file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>
732 tristate "SMSC LAN911x/LAN921x families embedded ethernet support"
733 depends on ARM || SUPERH || BLACKFIN || MIPS || MN10300
738 Say Y here if you want support for SMSC LAN911x and LAN921x families
739 of ethernet controllers.
741 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
742 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
743 will be called smsc911x.
745 config SMSC911X_ARCH_HOOKS
749 If the arch enables this, it allows the arch to implement various
750 hooks for more comprehensive interrupt control and also to override
751 the source of the MAC address.
753 config NET_VENDOR_RACAL
754 bool "Racal-Interlan (Micom) NI cards"
757 If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, such
758 as the NI5010, NI5210 or NI6210, say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO,
759 available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
761 Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
762 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
763 the questions about NI cards. If you say Y, you will be asked for
764 your specific card in the following questions.
767 tristate "NI5010 support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
768 depends on NET_VENDOR_RACAL && ISA && EXPERIMENTAL && BROKEN_ON_SMP
770 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
771 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
772 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Note that this is still
775 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
776 will be called ni5010.
779 tristate "NI5210 support"
780 depends on NET_VENDOR_RACAL && ISA
782 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
783 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
784 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
786 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
790 tristate "Dave ethernet support (DNET)"
791 depends on NET_ETHERNET && HAS_IOMEM
794 The Dave ethernet interface (DNET) is found on Qong Board FPGA.
795 Say Y to include support for the DNET chip.
797 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
800 source "drivers/net/tulip/Kconfig"
803 tristate "AT1700/1720 support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
804 depends on (ISA || MCA_LEGACY) && EXPERIMENTAL
807 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
808 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
809 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
811 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
812 will be called at1700.
815 tristate "HP 10/100VG PCLAN (ISA, EISA, PCI) support"
816 depends on ISA || EISA || PCI
818 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
819 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
820 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
822 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
823 will be called hp100.
826 bool "Other ISA cards"
829 If your network (Ethernet) card hasn't been mentioned yet and its
830 bus system (that's the way the cards talks to the other components
831 of your computer) is ISA (as opposed to EISA, VLB or PCI), say Y.
832 Make sure you know the name of your card. Read the Ethernet-HOWTO,
833 available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
837 Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
838 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
839 the remaining ISA network card questions. If you say Y, you will be
840 asked for your specific card in the following questions.
843 tristate "EtherWORKS 3 (DE203, DE204, DE205) support"
847 This driver supports the DE203, DE204 and DE205 network (Ethernet)
848 cards. If this is for you, say Y and read
849 <file:Documentation/networking/ewrk3.txt> in the kernel source as
850 well as the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
851 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
853 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
854 will be called ewrk3.
857 tristate "EtherExpress 16 support"
860 If you have an EtherExpress16 network (Ethernet) card, say Y and
861 read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
862 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Note that the Intel
863 EtherExpress16 card used to be regarded as a very poor choice
864 because the driver was very unreliable. We now have a new driver
865 that should do better.
867 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
868 will be called eexpress.
871 tristate "EtherExpressPro support/EtherExpress 10 (i82595) support"
874 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y. This
875 driver supports Intel i82595{FX,TX} based boards. Note however
876 that the EtherExpress PRO/100 Ethernet card has its own separate
877 driver. Please read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
878 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
880 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
881 will be called eepro.
884 tristate "LP486E on board Ethernet"
887 Say Y here to support the 82596-based on-board Ethernet controller
888 for the Panther motherboard, which is one of the two shipped in the
889 Intel Professional Workstation.
892 tristate "ICL EtherTeam 16i/32 support"
895 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
896 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
897 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
899 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
900 will be called eth16i.
903 tristate "Zenith Z-Note support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
904 depends on NET_ISA && EXPERIMENTAL && ISA_DMA_API
906 The Zenith Z-Note notebook computer has a built-in network
907 (Ethernet) card, and this is the Linux driver for it. Note that the
908 IBM Thinkpad 300 is compatible with the Z-Note and is also supported
909 by this driver. Read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
910 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
913 tristate "SEEQ8005 support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
914 depends on NET_ISA && EXPERIMENTAL
916 This is a driver for the SEEQ 8005 network (Ethernet) card. If this
917 is for you, read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
918 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
920 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
921 will be called seeq8005.
924 tristate "IBM LAN Adapter/A support"
927 This is a Micro Channel Ethernet adapter. You need to set
928 CONFIG_MCA to use this driver. It is both available as an in-kernel
929 driver and as a module.
931 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The only
932 currently supported card is the IBM LAN Adapter/A for Ethernet. It
933 will both support 16K and 32K memory windows, however a 32K window
934 gives a better security against packet losses. Usage of multiple
935 boards with this driver should be possible, but has not been tested
936 up to now due to lack of hardware.
939 tristate "IBM LAN Virtual Ethernet support"
940 depends on PPC_PSERIES
942 This driver supports virtual ethernet adapters on newer IBM iSeries
945 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module will
948 source "drivers/net/ibm_newemac/Kconfig"
951 bool "EISA, VLB, PCI and on board controllers"
952 depends on ISA || EISA || PCI
954 This is another class of network cards which attach directly to the
955 bus. If you have one of those, say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO,
956 available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
958 Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
959 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
960 the questions about this class of network cards. If you say Y, you
961 will be asked for your specific card in the following questions. If
962 you are unsure, say Y.
964 config ADAPTEC_STARFIRE
965 tristate "Adaptec Starfire/DuraLAN support"
966 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
970 Say Y here if you have an Adaptec Starfire (or DuraLAN) PCI network
971 adapter. The DuraLAN chip is used on the 64 bit PCI boards from
972 Adaptec e.g. the ANA-6922A. The older 32 bit boards use the tulip
975 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
976 will be called starfire. This is recommended.
979 tristate "Micrel KSZ8841/2 PCI"
980 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
984 This PCI driver is for Micrel KSZ8841/KSZ8842 PCI Ethernet chip.
986 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
987 will be called ksz884x.
990 tristate "Apricot Xen-II on board Ethernet"
991 depends on NET_PCI && ISA
993 If you have a network (Ethernet) controller of this type, say Y and
994 read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
995 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
997 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
998 will be called apricot.
1001 tristate "nForce Ethernet support"
1002 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1004 If you have a network (Ethernet) controller of this type, say Y and
1005 read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1006 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1008 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1009 will be called forcedeth.
1012 tristate "CS89x0 support"
1013 depends on NET_ETHERNET && (ISA || EISA || MACH_IXDP2351 \
1014 || ARCH_IXDP2X01 || MACH_MX31ADS || MACH_QQ2440)
1016 Support for CS89x0 chipset based Ethernet cards. If you have a
1017 network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read the
1018 Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1019 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto> as well as
1020 <file:Documentation/networking/cs89x0.txt>.
1022 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1023 will be called cs89x0.
1025 config CS89x0_NONISA_IRQ
1027 depends on CS89x0 != n
1028 depends on MACH_IXDP2351 || ARCH_IXDP2X01 || MACH_MX31ADS || MACH_QQ2440
1031 tristate "TOSHIBA TC35815 Ethernet support"
1032 depends on NET_PCI && PCI && MIPS
1036 tristate "Myson MTD-8xx PCI Ethernet support"
1037 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1041 Say Y here to support the Myson MTD-800 family of PCI-based Ethernet
1042 cards. <http://www.myson.com.tw/>
1045 tristate "National Semiconductor DP8381x series PCI Ethernet support"
1046 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1049 This driver is for the National Semiconductor DP83810 series,
1050 which is used in cards from PureData, NetGear, Linksys
1051 and others, including the 83815 chip.
1052 More specific information and updates are available from
1053 <http://www.scyld.com/network/natsemi.html>.
1056 tristate "RealTek RTL-8139 C+ PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1057 depends on NET_PCI && PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
1061 This is a driver for the Fast Ethernet PCI network cards based on
1062 the RTL8139C+ chips. If you have one of those, say Y and read
1063 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1064 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1066 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1067 will be called 8139cp. This is recommended.
1070 tristate "RealTek RTL-8129/8130/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter support"
1071 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1075 This is a driver for the Fast Ethernet PCI network cards based on
1076 the RTL 8129/8130/8139 chips. If you have one of those, say Y and
1077 read the Ethernet-HOWTO <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1079 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1080 will be called 8139too. This is recommended.
1083 bool "Use PIO instead of MMIO"
1087 This instructs the driver to use programmed I/O ports (PIO) instead
1088 of PCI shared memory (MMIO). This can possibly solve some problems
1089 in case your mainboard has memory consistency issues. If unsure,
1092 config 8139TOO_TUNE_TWISTER
1093 bool "Support for uncommon RTL-8139 rev. K (automatic channel equalization)"
1096 This implements a function which might come in handy in case you
1097 are using low quality on long cabling. It is required for RealTek
1098 RTL-8139 revision K boards, and totally unused otherwise. It tries
1099 to match the transceiver to the cable characteristics. This is
1100 experimental since hardly documented by the manufacturer.
1104 bool "Support for older RTL-8129/8130 boards"
1107 This enables support for the older and uncommon RTL-8129 and
1108 RTL-8130 chips, which support MII via an external transceiver,
1109 instead of an internal one. Disabling this option will save some
1110 memory by making the code size smaller. If unsure, say Y.
1112 config 8139_OLD_RX_RESET
1113 bool "Use older RX-reset method"
1116 The 8139too driver was recently updated to contain a more rapid
1117 reset sequence, in the face of severe receive errors. This "new"
1118 RX-reset method should be adequate for all boards. But if you
1119 experience problems, you can enable this option to restore the
1120 old RX-reset behavior. If unsure, say N.
1123 tristate "RDC R6040 Fast Ethernet Adapter support"
1124 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1129 This is a driver for the R6040 Fast Ethernet MACs found in the
1130 the RDC R-321x System-on-chips.
1132 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1133 will be called r6040. This is recommended.
1136 tristate "SiS 900/7016 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter support"
1137 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1141 This is a driver for the Fast Ethernet PCI network cards based on
1142 the SiS 900 and SiS 7016 chips. The SiS 900 core is also embedded in
1143 SiS 630 and SiS 540 chipsets.
1145 This driver also supports AMD 79C901 HomePNA so that you can use
1146 your phone line as a network cable.
1148 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1149 will be called sis900. This is recommended.
1152 tristate "SMC EtherPower II"
1153 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1157 This driver is for the SMC EtherPower II 9432 PCI Ethernet NIC,
1158 which is based on the SMC83c17x (EPIC/100).
1159 More specific information and updates are available from
1160 <http://www.scyld.com/network/epic100.html>.
1163 tristate "SMSC LAN9420 PCI ethernet adapter support"
1164 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1169 This is a driver for SMSC's LAN9420 PCI ethernet adapter.
1170 Say Y if you want it compiled into the kernel,
1171 and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1172 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1174 This driver is also available as a module. The module will be
1175 called smsc9420. If you want to compile it as a module, say M
1176 here and read <file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>
1179 tristate "Sundance Alta support"
1180 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1184 This driver is for the Sundance "Alta" chip.
1185 More specific information and updates are available from
1186 <http://www.scyld.com/network/sundance.html>.
1188 config SUNDANCE_MMIO
1189 bool "Use MMIO instead of PIO"
1192 Enable memory-mapped I/O for interaction with Sundance NIC registers.
1193 Do NOT enable this by default, PIO (enabled when MMIO is disabled)
1194 is known to solve bugs on certain chips.
1199 tristate "TI ThunderLAN support"
1200 depends on NET_PCI && (PCI || EISA)
1202 If you have a PCI Ethernet network card based on the ThunderLAN chip
1203 which is supported by this driver, say Y and read the
1204 Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1205 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1207 Devices currently supported by this driver are Compaq Netelligent,
1208 Compaq NetFlex and Olicom cards. Please read the file
1209 <file:Documentation/networking/tlan.txt> for more details.
1211 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1212 will be called tlan.
1214 Please email feedback to <torben.mathiasen@compaq.com>.
1217 tristate "Micrel KSZ8841/42 with generic bus interface"
1218 depends on HAS_IOMEM && DMA_ENGINE
1220 This platform driver is for KSZ8841(1-port) / KS8842(2-port)
1221 ethernet switch chip (managed, VLAN, QoS) from Micrel or
1225 tristate "Micrel KS8851 SPI"
1230 SPI driver for Micrel KS8851 SPI attached network chip.
1233 tristate "Micrel KS8851 MLL"
1234 depends on HAS_IOMEM
1237 This platform driver is for Micrel KS8851 Address/data bus
1238 multiplexed network chip.
1241 tristate "VIA Rhine support"
1242 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1246 If you have a VIA "Rhine" based network card (Rhine-I (VT86C100A),
1247 Rhine-II (VT6102), or Rhine-III (VT6105)), say Y here. Rhine-type
1248 Ethernet functions can also be found integrated on South Bridges
1251 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1252 will be called via-rhine.
1254 config VIA_RHINE_MMIO
1255 bool "Use MMIO instead of PIO"
1256 depends on VIA_RHINE
1258 This instructs the driver to use PCI shared memory (MMIO) instead of
1259 programmed I/O ports (PIO). Enabling this gives an improvement in
1260 processing time in parts of the driver.
1265 tristate "Silan SC92031 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter driver (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1266 depends on NET_PCI && PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
1269 This is a driver for the Fast Ethernet PCI network cards based on
1270 the Silan SC92031 chip (sometimes also called Rsltek 8139D). If you
1271 have one of these, say Y here.
1273 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1274 will be called sc92031. This is recommended.
1277 tristate "TI AR7 CPMAC Ethernet support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1278 depends on NET_ETHERNET && EXPERIMENTAL && AR7
1281 TI AR7 CPMAC Ethernet support
1284 bool "Pocket and portable adapters"
1287 Cute little network (Ethernet) devices which attach to the parallel
1288 port ("pocket adapters"), commonly used with laptops. If you have
1289 one of those, say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1290 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1292 If you want to plug a network (or some other) card into the PCMCIA
1293 (or PC-card) slot of your laptop instead (PCMCIA is the standard for
1294 credit card size extension cards used by all modern laptops), you
1295 need the pcmcia-cs package (location contained in the file
1296 <file:Documentation/Changes>) and you can say N here.
1298 Laptop users should read the Linux Laptop home page at
1299 <http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/> or
1300 Tuxmobil - Linux on Mobile Computers at <http://www.tuxmobil.org/>.
1302 Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
1303 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
1304 the questions about this class of network devices. If you say Y, you
1305 will be asked for your specific device in the following questions.
1308 tristate "AT-LAN-TEC/RealTek pocket adapter support"
1309 depends on NET_POCKET && PARPORT && X86
1312 This is a network (Ethernet) device which attaches to your parallel
1313 port. Read <file:drivers/net/atp.c> as well as the Ethernet-HOWTO,
1314 available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>, if you
1315 want to use this. If you intend to use this driver, you should have
1316 said N to the "Parallel printer support", because the two drivers
1317 don't like each other.
1319 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1323 tristate "D-Link DE600 pocket adapter support"
1324 depends on NET_POCKET && PARPORT
1326 This is a network (Ethernet) device which attaches to your parallel
1327 port. Read <file:Documentation/networking/DLINK.txt> as well as the
1328 Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1329 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>, if you want to use
1330 this. It is possible to have several devices share a single parallel
1331 port and it is safe to compile the corresponding drivers into the
1334 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1335 will be called de600.
1338 tristate "D-Link DE620 pocket adapter support"
1339 depends on NET_POCKET && PARPORT
1341 This is a network (Ethernet) device which attaches to your parallel
1342 port. Read <file:Documentation/networking/DLINK.txt> as well as the
1343 Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1344 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>, if you want to use
1345 this. It is possible to have several devices share a single parallel
1346 port and it is safe to compile the corresponding drivers into the
1349 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1350 will be called de620.
1353 tristate "SGI Seeq ethernet controller support"
1354 depends on SGI_HAS_SEEQ
1356 Say Y here if you have an Seeq based Ethernet network card. This is
1357 used in many Silicon Graphics machines.
1360 bool "FEC ethernet controller (of ColdFire and some i.MX CPUs)"
1361 depends on M523x || M527x || M5272 || M528x || M520x || M532x || \
1362 IMX_HAVE_PLATFORM_FEC || MXS_HAVE_PLATFORM_FEC
1363 default IMX_HAVE_PLATFORM_FEC || MXS_HAVE_PLATFORM_FEC if ARM
1366 Say Y here if you want to use the built-in 10/100 Fast ethernet
1367 controller on some Motorola ColdFire and Freescale i.MX processors.
1370 tristate "MPC52xx FEC driver"
1371 depends on PPC_MPC52xx && PPC_BESTCOMM
1374 select PPC_BESTCOMM_FEC
1376 This option enables support for the MPC5200's on-chip
1377 Fast Ethernet Controller
1378 If compiled as module, it will be called fec_mpc52xx.
1380 config FEC_MPC52xx_MDIO
1381 bool "MPC52xx FEC MDIO bus driver"
1382 depends on FEC_MPC52xx
1385 The MPC5200's FEC can connect to the Ethernet either with
1386 an external MII PHY chip or 10 Mbps 7-wire interface
1387 (Motorola? industry standard).
1388 If your board uses an external PHY connected to FEC, enable this.
1389 If not sure, enable.
1390 If compiled as module, it will be called fec_mpc52xx_phy.
1393 tristate "Atheros L2 Fast Ethernet support"
1398 This driver supports the Atheros L2 fast ethernet adapter.
1400 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1401 will be called atl2.
1403 config XILINX_EMACLITE
1404 tristate "Xilinx 10/100 Ethernet Lite support"
1405 depends on PPC32 || MICROBLAZE
1408 This driver supports the 10/100 Ethernet Lite from Xilinx.
1411 tristate "Faraday FTMAC100 10/100 Ethernet support"
1415 This driver supports the FTMAC100 10/100 Ethernet controller
1416 from Faraday. It is used on Faraday A320, Andes AG101 and some
1417 other ARM/NDS32 SoC's.
1420 tristate "Lantiq SoC ETOP driver"
1421 depends on SOC_TYPE_XWAY
1423 Support for the MII0 inside the Lantiq SoC
1426 source "drivers/net/fs_enet/Kconfig"
1428 source "drivers/net/octeon/Kconfig"
1430 endif # NET_ETHERNET
1436 menuconfig NETDEV_1000
1437 bool "Ethernet (1000 Mbit)"
1441 Ethernet (also called IEEE 802.3 or ISO 8802-2) is the most common
1442 type of Local Area Network (LAN) in universities and companies.
1444 Say Y here to get to see options for Gigabit Ethernet drivers.
1445 This option alone does not add any kernel code.
1446 Note that drivers supporting both 100 and 1000 MBit may be listed
1447 under "Ethernet (10 or 100MBit)" instead.
1449 If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and disabled.
1454 tristate "DL2000/TC902x-based Gigabit Ethernet support"
1458 This driver supports DL2000/TC902x-based Gigabit ethernet cards,
1460 D-Link DGE-550T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter.
1461 D-Link DL2000-based Gigabit Ethernet Adapter.
1462 Sundance/Tamarack TC902x Gigabit Ethernet Adapter.
1464 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
1465 module will be called dl2k.
1468 tristate "IP1000 Gigabit Ethernet support"
1469 depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
1472 This driver supports IP1000 gigabit Ethernet cards.
1474 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1475 will be called ipg. This is recommended.
1477 source "drivers/net/ixp2000/Kconfig"
1480 tristate "National Semiconductor DP83820 support"
1483 This is a driver for the National Semiconductor DP83820 series
1484 of gigabit ethernet MACs. Cards using this chipset include
1485 the D-Link DGE-500T, PureData's PDP8023Z-TG, SMC's SMC9462TX,
1486 SOHO-GA2000T, SOHO-GA2500T. The driver supports the use of
1490 tristate "Packet Engines Hamachi GNIC-II support"
1494 If you have a Gigabit Ethernet card of this type, say Y and read
1495 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1496 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1498 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module will be
1502 tristate "Packet Engines Yellowfin Gigabit-NIC support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1503 depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
1506 Say Y here if you have a Packet Engines G-NIC PCI Gigabit Ethernet
1507 adapter or the SYM53C885 Ethernet controller. The Gigabit adapter is
1508 used by the Beowulf Linux cluster project. See
1509 <http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/yellowfin.html> for more
1510 information about this driver in particular and Beowulf in general.
1512 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1513 will be called yellowfin. This is recommended.
1516 tristate "Realtek 8169 gigabit ethernet support"
1522 Say Y here if you have a Realtek 8169 PCI Gigabit Ethernet adapter.
1524 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1525 will be called r8169. This is recommended.
1528 tristate "SiS190/SiS191 gigabit ethernet support"
1533 Say Y here if you have a SiS 190 PCI Fast Ethernet adapter or
1534 a SiS 191 PCI Gigabit Ethernet adapter. Both are expected to
1535 appear in lan on motherboard designs which are based on SiS 965
1536 and SiS 966 south bridge.
1538 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1539 will be called sis190. This is recommended.
1542 tristate "Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet support"
1546 This driver support the Marvell Yukon or SysKonnect SK-98xx/SK-95xx
1547 and related Gigabit Ethernet adapters. It is a new smaller driver
1548 with better performance and more complete ethtool support.
1550 It does not support the link failover and network management
1551 features that "portable" vendor supplied sk98lin driver does.
1553 This driver supports adapters based on the original Yukon chipset:
1554 Marvell 88E8001, Belkin F5D5005, CNet GigaCard, DLink DGE-530T,
1555 Linksys EG1032/EG1064, 3Com 3C940/3C940B, SysKonnect SK-9871/9872.
1557 It does not support the newer Yukon2 chipset: a separate driver,
1558 sky2, is provided for these adapters.
1560 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1561 will be called skge. This is recommended.
1564 bool "Debugging interface"
1565 depends on SKGE && DEBUG_FS
1567 This option adds the ability to dump driver state for debugging.
1568 The file /sys/kernel/debug/skge/ethX displays the state of the internal
1569 transmit and receive rings.
1574 bool "Support for older SysKonnect Genesis boards"
1577 This enables support for the older and uncommon SysKonnect Genesis
1578 chips, which support MII via an external transceiver, instead of
1579 an internal one. Disabling this option will save some memory
1580 by making code smaller. If unsure say Y.
1583 tristate "Marvell Yukon 2 support"
1587 This driver supports Gigabit Ethernet adapters based on the
1588 Marvell Yukon 2 chipset:
1589 Marvell 88E8021/88E8022/88E8035/88E8036/88E8038/88E8050/88E8052/
1590 88E8053/88E8055/88E8061/88E8062, SysKonnect SK-9E21D/SK-9S21
1592 There is companion driver for the older Marvell Yukon and
1593 SysKonnect Genesis based adapters: skge.
1595 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1596 will be called sky2. This is recommended.
1599 bool "Debugging interface"
1600 depends on SKY2 && DEBUG_FS
1602 This option adds the ability to dump driver state for debugging.
1603 The file /sys/kernel/debug/sky2/ethX displays the state of the internal
1604 transmit and receive rings.
1609 tristate "VIA Velocity support"
1615 If you have a VIA "Velocity" based network card say Y here.
1617 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1618 will be called via-velocity.
1621 tristate "Spider Gigabit Ethernet driver"
1622 depends on PCI && (PPC_IBM_CELL_BLADE || PPC_CELLEB)
1625 This driver supports the Gigabit Ethernet chips present on the
1626 Cell Processor-Based Blades from IBM.
1629 tristate "Tundra TSI108 gigabit Ethernet support"
1630 depends on TSI108_BRIDGE
1632 This driver supports Tundra TSI108 gigabit Ethernet ports.
1633 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1634 will be called tsi108_eth.
1637 tristate "PS3 Gigabit Ethernet driver"
1639 select PS3_SYS_MANAGER
1641 This driver supports the network device on the PS3 game
1642 console. This driver has built-in support for Ethernet.
1644 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
1645 module will be called ps3_gelic.
1647 config GELIC_WIRELESS
1648 bool "PS3 Wireless support"
1650 depends on GELIC_NET
1653 This option adds the support for the wireless feature of PS3.
1654 If you have the wireless-less model of PS3 or have no plan to
1655 use wireless feature, disabling this option saves memory. As
1656 the driver automatically distinguishes the models, you can
1657 safely enable this option even if you have a wireless-less model.
1660 tristate "Freescale PQ MDIO"
1664 This driver supports the MDIO bus used by the gianfar and UCC drivers.
1667 tristate "Gianfar Ethernet"
1673 This driver supports the Gigabit TSEC on the MPC83xx, MPC85xx,
1674 and MPC86xx family of chips, and the FEC on the 8540.
1677 tristate "Freescale QE Gigabit Ethernet"
1678 depends on QUICC_ENGINE
1682 This driver supports the Gigabit Ethernet mode of the QUICC Engine,
1683 which is available on some Freescale SOCs.
1685 config UGETH_TX_ON_DEMAND
1686 bool "Transmit on Demand support"
1690 tristate "Marvell Discovery (643XX) and Orion ethernet support"
1691 depends on (MV64X60 || PPC32 || PLAT_ORION) && INET
1695 This driver supports the gigabit ethernet MACs in the
1696 Marvell Discovery PPC/MIPS chipset family (MV643XX) and
1697 in the Marvell Orion ARM SoC family.
1699 Some boards that use the Discovery chipset are the Momenco
1700 Ocelot C and Jaguar ATX and Pegasos II.
1702 config XILINX_LL_TEMAC
1703 tristate "Xilinx LL TEMAC (LocalLink Tri-mode Ethernet MAC) driver"
1704 depends on PPC || MICROBLAZE
1707 This driver supports the Xilinx 10/100/1000 LocalLink TEMAC
1708 core used in Xilinx Spartan and Virtex FPGAs
1711 tristate "Atheros/Attansic L1 Gigabit Ethernet support"
1716 This driver supports the Atheros/Attansic L1 gigabit ethernet
1719 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1720 will be called atl1.
1723 tristate "Atheros L1E Gigabit Ethernet support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1724 depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
1728 This driver supports the Atheros L1E gigabit ethernet adapter.
1730 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1731 will be called atl1e.
1734 tristate "Atheros L1C Gigabit Ethernet support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1735 depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
1739 This driver supports the Atheros L1C gigabit ethernet adapter.
1741 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1742 will be called atl1c.
1745 tristate "JMicron(R) PCI-Express Gigabit Ethernet support"
1750 This driver supports the PCI-Express gigabit ethernet adapters
1751 based on JMicron JMC250 chipset.
1753 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1757 tristate "S6105 GMAC ethernet support"
1758 depends on XTENSA_VARIANT_S6000
1761 This driver supports the on chip ethernet device on the
1762 S6105 xtensa processor.
1764 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1765 will be called s6gmac.
1767 source "drivers/net/stmmac/Kconfig"
1770 tristate "Intel EG20T PCH / OKI SEMICONDUCTOR ML7223 IOH GbE"
1774 This is a gigabit ethernet driver for EG20T PCH.
1775 EG20T PCH is the platform controller hub that is used in Intel's
1776 general embedded platform.
1777 EG20T PCH has Gigabit Ethernet interface.
1778 Using this interface, it is able to access system devices connected
1779 to Gigabit Ethernet.
1780 This driver enables Gigabit Ethernet function.
1782 This driver also can be used for OKI SEMICONDUCTOR IOH(Input/
1783 Output Hub), ML7223.
1784 ML7223 IOH is for MP(Media Phone) use.
1785 ML7223 is companion chip for Intel Atom E6xx series.
1786 ML7223 is completely compatible for Intel EG20T PCH.
1789 tristate "Faraday FTGMAC100 Gigabit Ethernet support"
1793 This driver supports the FTGMAC100 Gigabit Ethernet controller
1794 from Faraday. It is used on Faraday A369, Andes AG102 and some
1795 other ARM/NDS32 SoC's.
1800 # 10 Gigabit Ethernet
1803 menuconfig NETDEV_10000
1804 bool "Ethernet (10000 Mbit)"
1808 Say Y here to get to see options for 10 Gigabit Ethernet drivers.
1809 This option alone does not add any kernel code.
1811 If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and disabled.
1819 tristate "eHEA Ethernet support"
1820 depends on IBMEBUS && INET && SPARSEMEM
1823 This driver supports the IBM pSeries eHEA ethernet adapter.
1825 To compile the driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1826 will be called ehea.
1829 tristate "Cisco VIC Ethernet NIC Support"
1830 depends on PCI && INET
1832 This enables the support for the Cisco VIC Ethernet card.
1835 tristate "Exar Xframe 10Gb Ethernet Adapter"
1838 This driver supports Exar Corp's Xframe Series 10Gb Ethernet Adapters.
1840 More specific information on configuring the driver is in
1841 <file:Documentation/networking/s2io.txt>.
1843 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1844 will be called s2io.
1847 tristate "Exar X3100 Series 10GbE PCIe Server Adapter"
1848 depends on PCI && INET
1850 This driver supports Exar Corp's X3100 Series 10 GbE PCIe
1851 I/O Virtualized Server Adapter.
1853 More specific information on configuring the driver is in
1854 <file:Documentation/networking/vxge.txt>.
1856 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1857 will be called vxge.
1859 config VXGE_DEBUG_TRACE_ALL
1860 bool "Enabling All Debug trace statments in driver"
1864 Say Y here if you want to enabling all the debug trace statements in
1865 the vxge driver. By default only few debug trace statements are
1869 tristate "Myricom Myri-10G Ethernet support"
1870 depends on PCI && INET
1875 This driver supports Myricom Myri-10G Dual Protocol interface in
1876 Ethernet mode. If the eeprom on your board is not recent enough,
1877 you will need a newer firmware image.
1878 You may get this image or more information, at:
1880 <http://www.myri.com/scs/download-Myri10GE.html>
1882 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1883 will be called myri10ge.
1886 bool "Direct Cache Access (DCA) Support"
1888 depends on MYRI10GE && DCA && !(MYRI10GE=y && DCA=m)
1890 Say Y here if you want to use Direct Cache Access (DCA) in the
1891 driver. DCA is a method for warming the CPU cache before data
1892 is used, with the intent of lessening the impact of cache misses.
1895 tristate "NetXen Multi port (1/10) Gigabit Ethernet NIC"
1899 This enables the support for NetXen's Gigabit Ethernet card.
1902 tristate "Sun Neptune 10Gbit Ethernet support"
1906 This enables support for cards based upon Sun's
1910 tristate "PA Semi 1/10Gbit MAC"
1911 depends on PPC_PASEMI && PCI && INET
1915 This driver supports the on-chip 1/10Gbit Ethernet controller on
1916 PA Semi's PWRficient line of chips.
1919 tristate "Mellanox Technologies 10Gbit Ethernet support"
1920 depends on PCI && INET
1924 This driver supports Mellanox Technologies ConnectX Ethernet
1933 bool "Verbose debugging output" if (MLX4_CORE && EXPERT)
1934 depends on MLX4_CORE
1937 This option causes debugging code to be compiled into the
1938 mlx4_core driver. The output can be turned on via the
1939 debug_level module parameter (which can also be set after
1940 the driver is loaded through sysfs).
1943 tristate "Tehuti Networks 10G Ethernet"
1946 Tehuti Networks 10G Ethernet NIC
1949 tristate "Brocade 1010/1020 10Gb Ethernet Driver support"
1952 This driver supports Brocade 1010/1020 10Gb CEE capable Ethernet
1954 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1957 For general information and support, go to the Brocade support
1960 <http://support.brocade.com>
1962 source "drivers/net/sfc/Kconfig"
1964 source "drivers/net/benet/Kconfig"
1966 endif # NETDEV_10000
1968 source "drivers/net/tokenring/Kconfig"
1970 source "drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig"
1972 source "drivers/net/wimax/Kconfig"
1974 source "drivers/net/usb/Kconfig"
1976 source "drivers/net/pcmcia/Kconfig"
1978 source "drivers/net/wan/Kconfig"
1980 source "drivers/atm/Kconfig"
1982 source "drivers/ieee802154/Kconfig"
1984 source "drivers/s390/net/Kconfig"
1986 source "drivers/net/caif/Kconfig"
1989 tristate "Tilera GBE/XGBE network driver support"
1994 This is a standard Linux network device driver for the
1995 on-chip Tilera Gigabit Ethernet and XAUI interfaces.
1997 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1998 will be called tile_net.
2000 config XEN_NETDEV_FRONTEND
2001 tristate "Xen network device frontend driver"
2003 select XEN_XENBUS_FRONTEND
2006 This driver provides support for Xen paravirtual network
2007 devices exported by a Xen network driver domain (often
2010 The corresponding Linux backend driver is enabled by the
2011 CONFIG_XEN_NETDEV_BACKEND option.
2013 If you are compiling a kernel for use as Xen guest, you
2014 should say Y here. To compile this driver as a module, chose
2015 M here: the module will be called xen-netfront.
2017 config XEN_NETDEV_BACKEND
2018 tristate "Xen backend network device"
2019 depends on XEN_BACKEND
2021 This driver allows the kernel to act as a Xen network driver
2022 domain which exports paravirtual network devices to other
2023 Xen domains. These devices can be accessed by any operating
2024 system that implements a compatible front end.
2026 The corresponding Linux frontend driver is enabled by the
2027 CONFIG_XEN_NETDEV_FRONTEND configuration option.
2029 The backend driver presents a standard network device
2030 endpoint for each paravirtual network device to the driver
2031 domain network stack. These can then be bridged or routed
2032 etc in order to provide full network connectivity.
2034 If you are compiling a kernel to run in a Xen network driver
2035 domain (often this is domain 0) you should say Y here. To
2036 compile this driver as a module, chose M here: the module
2037 will be called xen-netback.
2040 tristate "iSeries Virtual Ethernet driver support"
2041 depends on PPC_ISERIES
2044 tristate "RapidIO Ethernet over messaging driver support"
2047 config RIONET_TX_SIZE
2048 int "Number of outbound queue entries"
2052 config RIONET_RX_SIZE
2053 int "Number of inbound queue entries"
2058 tristate "FDDI driver support"
2059 depends on (PCI || EISA || TC)
2061 Fiber Distributed Data Interface is a high speed local area network
2062 design; essentially a replacement for high speed Ethernet. FDDI can
2063 run over copper or fiber. If you are connected to such a network and
2064 want a driver for the FDDI card in your computer, say Y here (and
2065 then also Y to the driver for your FDDI card, below). Most people
2069 tristate "Digital DEFTA/DEFEA/DEFPA adapter support"
2070 depends on FDDI && (PCI || EISA || TC)
2072 This is support for the DIGITAL series of TURBOchannel (DEFTA),
2073 EISA (DEFEA) and PCI (DEFPA) controllers which can connect you
2074 to a local FDDI network.
2076 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2077 will be called defxx. If unsure, say N.
2081 prompt "Use MMIO instead of PIO" if PCI || EISA
2083 default n if PCI || EISA
2086 This instructs the driver to use EISA or PCI memory-mapped I/O
2087 (MMIO) as appropriate instead of programmed I/O ports (PIO).
2088 Enabling this gives an improvement in processing time in parts
2089 of the driver, but it may cause problems with EISA (DEFEA)
2090 adapters. TURBOchannel does not have the concept of I/O ports,
2091 so MMIO is always used for these (DEFTA) adapters.
2096 tristate "SysKonnect FDDI PCI support"
2097 depends on FDDI && PCI
2100 Say Y here if you have a SysKonnect FDDI PCI adapter.
2101 The following adapters are supported by this driver:
2102 - SK-5521 (SK-NET FDDI-UP)
2103 - SK-5522 (SK-NET FDDI-UP DAS)
2104 - SK-5541 (SK-NET FDDI-FP)
2105 - SK-5543 (SK-NET FDDI-LP)
2106 - SK-5544 (SK-NET FDDI-LP DAS)
2107 - SK-5821 (SK-NET FDDI-UP64)
2108 - SK-5822 (SK-NET FDDI-UP64 DAS)
2109 - SK-5841 (SK-NET FDDI-FP64)
2110 - SK-5843 (SK-NET FDDI-LP64)
2111 - SK-5844 (SK-NET FDDI-LP64 DAS)
2112 - Netelligent 100 FDDI DAS Fibre SC
2113 - Netelligent 100 FDDI SAS Fibre SC
2114 - Netelligent 100 FDDI DAS UTP
2115 - Netelligent 100 FDDI SAS UTP
2116 - Netelligent 100 FDDI SAS Fibre MIC
2118 Read <file:Documentation/networking/skfp.txt> for information about
2121 Questions concerning this driver can be addressed to:
2122 <linux@syskonnect.de>
2124 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2125 will be called skfp. This is recommended.
2128 bool "HIPPI driver support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2129 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && INET && PCI
2131 HIgh Performance Parallel Interface (HIPPI) is a 800Mbit/sec and
2132 1600Mbit/sec dual-simplex switched or point-to-point network. HIPPI
2133 can run over copper (25m) or fiber (300m on multi-mode or 10km on
2134 single-mode). HIPPI networks are commonly used for clusters and to
2135 connect to super computers. If you are connected to a HIPPI network
2136 and have a HIPPI network card in your computer that you want to use
2137 under Linux, say Y here (you must also remember to enable the driver
2138 for your HIPPI card below). Most people will say N here.
2141 tristate "Essential RoadRunner HIPPI PCI adapter support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2142 depends on HIPPI && PCI
2144 Say Y here if this is your PCI HIPPI network card.
2146 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2147 will be called rrunner. If unsure, say N.
2149 config ROADRUNNER_LARGE_RINGS
2150 bool "Use large TX/RX rings (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2151 depends on ROADRUNNER
2153 If you say Y here, the RoadRunner driver will preallocate up to 2 MB
2154 of additional memory to allow for fastest operation, both for
2155 transmitting and receiving. This memory cannot be used by any other
2156 kernel code or by user space programs. Say Y here only if you have
2160 tristate "PLIP (parallel port) support"
2163 PLIP (Parallel Line Internet Protocol) is used to create a
2164 reasonably fast mini network consisting of two (or, rarely, more)
2165 local machines. A PLIP link from a Linux box is a popular means to
2166 install a Linux distribution on a machine which doesn't have a
2167 CD-ROM drive (a minimal system has to be transferred with floppies
2168 first). The kernels on both machines need to have this PLIP option
2169 enabled for this to work.
2171 The PLIP driver has two modes, mode 0 and mode 1. The parallel
2172 ports (the connectors at the computers with 25 holes) are connected
2173 with "null printer" or "Turbo Laplink" cables which can transmit 4
2174 bits at a time (mode 0) or with special PLIP cables, to be used on
2175 bidirectional parallel ports only, which can transmit 8 bits at a
2176 time (mode 1); you can find the wiring of these cables in
2177 <file:Documentation/networking/PLIP.txt>. The cables can be up to
2178 15m long. Mode 0 works also if one of the machines runs DOS/Windows
2179 and has some PLIP software installed, e.g. the Crynwr PLIP packet
2180 driver (<http://oak.oakland.edu/simtel.net/msdos/pktdrvr-pre.html>)
2181 and winsock or NCSA's telnet.
2183 If you want to use PLIP, say Y and read the PLIP mini-HOWTO as well
2184 as the NET-3-HOWTO, both available from
2185 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Note that the PLIP
2186 protocol has been changed and this PLIP driver won't work together
2187 with the PLIP support in Linux versions 1.0.x. This option enlarges
2188 your kernel by about 8 KB.
2190 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
2191 will be called plip. If unsure, say Y or M, in case you buy
2195 tristate "PPP (point-to-point protocol) support"
2198 PPP (Point to Point Protocol) is a newer and better SLIP. It serves
2199 the same purpose: sending Internet traffic over telephone (and other
2200 serial) lines. Ask your access provider if they support it, because
2201 otherwise you can't use it; most Internet access providers these
2202 days support PPP rather than SLIP.
2204 To use PPP, you need an additional program called pppd as described
2205 in the PPP-HOWTO, available at
2206 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Make sure that you have
2207 the version of pppd recommended in <file:Documentation/Changes>.
2208 The PPP option enlarges your kernel by about 16 KB.
2210 There are actually two versions of PPP: the traditional PPP for
2211 asynchronous lines, such as regular analog phone lines, and
2212 synchronous PPP which can be used over digital ISDN lines for
2213 example. If you want to use PPP over phone lines or other
2214 asynchronous serial lines, you need to say Y (or M) here and also to
2215 the next option, "PPP support for async serial ports". For PPP over
2216 synchronous lines, you should say Y (or M) here and to "Support
2217 synchronous PPP", below.
2219 If you said Y to "Version information on all symbols" above, then
2220 you cannot compile the PPP driver into the kernel; you can then only
2221 compile it as a module. To compile this driver as a module, choose M
2222 here. The module will be called ppp_generic.
2224 config PPP_MULTILINK
2225 bool "PPP multilink support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2226 depends on PPP && EXPERIMENTAL
2228 PPP multilink is a protocol (defined in RFC 1990) which allows you
2229 to combine several (logical or physical) lines into one logical PPP
2230 connection, so that you can utilize your full bandwidth.
2232 This has to be supported at the other end as well and you need a
2233 version of the pppd daemon which understands the multilink protocol.
2238 bool "PPP filtering"
2241 Say Y here if you want to be able to filter the packets passing over
2242 PPP interfaces. This allows you to control which packets count as
2243 activity (i.e. which packets will reset the idle timer or bring up
2244 a demand-dialed link) and which packets are to be dropped entirely.
2245 You need to say Y here if you wish to use the pass-filter and
2246 active-filter options to pppd.
2251 tristate "PPP support for async serial ports"
2255 Say Y (or M) here if you want to be able to use PPP over standard
2256 asynchronous serial ports, such as COM1 or COM2 on a PC. If you use
2257 a modem (not a synchronous or ISDN modem) to contact your ISP, you
2260 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here.
2265 tristate "PPP support for sync tty ports"
2268 Say Y (or M) here if you want to be able to use PPP over synchronous
2269 (HDLC) tty devices, such as the SyncLink adapter. These devices
2270 are often used for high-speed leased lines like T1/E1.
2272 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here.
2275 tristate "PPP Deflate compression"
2280 Support for the Deflate compression method for PPP, which uses the
2281 Deflate algorithm (the same algorithm that gzip uses) to compress
2282 each PPP packet before it is sent over the wire. The machine at the
2283 other end of the PPP link (usually your ISP) has to support the
2284 Deflate compression method as well for this to be useful. Even if
2285 they don't support it, it is safe to say Y here.
2287 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here.
2290 tristate "PPP BSD-Compress compression"
2293 Support for the BSD-Compress compression method for PPP, which uses
2294 the LZW compression method to compress each PPP packet before it is
2295 sent over the wire. The machine at the other end of the PPP link
2296 (usually your ISP) has to support the BSD-Compress compression
2297 method as well for this to be useful. Even if they don't support it,
2298 it is safe to say Y here.
2300 The PPP Deflate compression method ("PPP Deflate compression",
2301 above) is preferable to BSD-Compress, because it compresses better
2304 Note that the BSD compression code will always be compiled as a
2305 module; it is called bsd_comp and will show up in the directory
2306 modules once you have said "make modules". If unsure, say N.
2309 tristate "PPP MPPE compression (encryption) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2310 depends on PPP && EXPERIMENTAL
2316 Support for the MPPE Encryption protocol, as employed by the
2317 Microsoft Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol.
2319 See http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/ for information on
2320 configuring PPTP clients and servers to utilize this method.
2323 tristate "PPP over Ethernet (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2324 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && PPP
2326 Support for PPP over Ethernet.
2328 This driver requires the latest version of pppd from the CVS
2329 repository at cvs.samba.org. Alternatively, see the
2330 RoaringPenguin package (<http://www.roaringpenguin.com/pppoe>)
2331 which contains instruction on how to use this driver (under
2332 the heading "Kernel mode PPPoE").
2335 tristate "PPP over IPv4 (PPTP) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2336 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && PPP && NET_IPGRE_DEMUX
2338 Support for PPP over IPv4.(Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
2340 This driver requires pppd plugin to work in client mode or
2341 modified pptpd (poptop) to work in server mode.
2342 See http://accel-pptp.sourceforge.net/ for information how to
2343 utilize this module.
2346 tristate "PPP over ATM"
2347 depends on ATM && PPP
2349 Support PPP (Point to Point Protocol) encapsulated in ATM frames.
2350 This implementation does not yet comply with section 8 of RFC2364,
2351 which can lead to bad results if the ATM peer loses state and
2352 changes its encapsulation unilaterally.
2355 tristate "PPP over L2TP (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2356 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && L2TP && PPP
2358 Support for PPP-over-L2TP socket family. L2TP is a protocol
2359 used by ISPs and enterprises to tunnel PPP traffic over UDP
2360 tunnels. L2TP is replacing PPTP for VPN uses.
2363 tristate "SLIP (serial line) support"
2365 Say Y if you intend to use SLIP or CSLIP (compressed SLIP) to
2366 connect to your Internet service provider or to connect to some
2367 other local Unix box or if you want to configure your Linux box as a
2368 Slip/CSlip server for other people to dial in. SLIP (Serial Line
2369 Internet Protocol) is a protocol used to send Internet traffic over
2370 serial connections such as telephone lines or null modem cables;
2371 nowadays, the protocol PPP is more commonly used for this same
2374 Normally, your access provider has to support SLIP in order for you
2375 to be able to use it, but there is now a SLIP emulator called SLiRP
2376 around (available from
2377 <ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/system/network/serial/>) which
2378 allows you to use SLIP over a regular dial up shell connection. If
2379 you plan to use SLiRP, make sure to say Y to CSLIP, below. The
2380 NET-3-HOWTO, available from
2381 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>, explains how to
2382 configure SLIP. Note that you don't need this option if you just
2383 want to run term (term is a program which gives you almost full
2384 Internet connectivity if you have a regular dial up shell account on
2385 some Internet connected Unix computer. Read
2386 <http://www.bart.nl/~patrickr/term-howto/Term-HOWTO.html>). SLIP
2387 support will enlarge your kernel by about 4 KB. If unsure, say N.
2389 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
2390 will be called slip.
2392 config SLIP_COMPRESSED
2393 bool "CSLIP compressed headers"
2397 This protocol is faster than SLIP because it uses compression on the
2398 TCP/IP headers (not on the data itself), but it has to be supported
2399 on both ends. Ask your access provider if you are not sure and
2400 answer Y, just in case. You will still be able to use plain SLIP. If
2401 you plan to use SLiRP, the SLIP emulator (available from
2402 <ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/system/network/serial/>) which
2403 allows you to use SLIP over a regular dial up shell connection, you
2404 definitely want to say Y here. The NET-3-HOWTO, available from
2405 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>, explains how to configure
2406 CSLIP. This won't enlarge your kernel.
2411 This option enables Van Jacobsen serial line header compression
2415 bool "Keepalive and linefill"
2418 Adds additional capabilities to the SLIP driver to support the
2419 RELCOM line fill and keepalive monitoring. Ideal on poor quality
2422 config SLIP_MODE_SLIP6
2423 bool "Six bit SLIP encapsulation"
2426 Just occasionally you may need to run IP over hostile serial
2427 networks that don't pass all control characters or are only seven
2428 bit. Saying Y here adds an extra mode you can use with SLIP:
2429 "slip6". In this mode, SLIP will only send normal ASCII symbols over
2430 the serial device. Naturally, this has to be supported at the other
2431 end of the link as well. It's good enough, for example, to run IP
2432 over the async ports of a Camtec JNT Pad. If unsure, say N.
2435 bool "Fibre Channel driver support"
2436 depends on SCSI && PCI
2438 Fibre Channel is a high speed serial protocol mainly used to connect
2439 large storage devices to the computer; it is compatible with and
2440 intended to replace SCSI.
2442 If you intend to use Fibre Channel, you need to have a Fibre channel
2443 adaptor card in your computer; say Y here and to the driver for your
2444 adaptor below. You also should have said Y to "SCSI support" and
2445 "SCSI generic support".
2448 tristate "Network console logging support"
2450 If you want to log kernel messages over the network, enable this.
2451 See <file:Documentation/networking/netconsole.txt> for details.
2453 config NETCONSOLE_DYNAMIC
2454 bool "Dynamic reconfiguration of logging targets"
2455 depends on NETCONSOLE && SYSFS && CONFIGFS_FS && \
2456 !(NETCONSOLE=y && CONFIGFS_FS=m)
2458 This option enables the ability to dynamically reconfigure target
2459 parameters (interface, IP addresses, port numbers, MAC addresses)
2460 at runtime through a userspace interface exported using configfs.
2461 See <file:Documentation/networking/netconsole.txt> for details.
2467 bool "Netpoll traffic trapping"
2471 config NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
2475 tristate "Virtio network driver (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2476 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && VIRTIO
2478 This is the virtual network driver for virtio. It can be used with
2479 lguest or QEMU based VMMs (like KVM or Xen). Say Y or M.
2482 tristate "VMware VMXNET3 ethernet driver"
2483 depends on PCI && INET
2485 This driver supports VMware's vmxnet3 virtual ethernet NIC.
2486 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
2487 module will be called vmxnet3.