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1 | # |
2 | # Network configuration | |
3 | # | |
4 | ||
031cf19e | 5 | menuconfig NET |
1da177e4 | 6 | bool "Networking support" |
e9cc8bdd | 7 | select NLATTR |
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8 | ---help--- |
9 | Unless you really know what you are doing, you should say Y here. | |
10 | The reason is that some programs need kernel networking support even | |
11 | when running on a stand-alone machine that isn't connected to any | |
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12 | other computer. |
13 | ||
14 | If you are upgrading from an older kernel, you | |
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15 | should consider updating your networking tools too because changes |
16 | in the kernel and the tools often go hand in hand. The tools are | |
17 | contained in the package net-tools, the location and version number | |
18 | of which are given in <file:Documentation/Changes>. | |
19 | ||
20 | For a general introduction to Linux networking, it is highly | |
21 | recommended to read the NET-HOWTO, available from | |
22 | <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. | |
23 | ||
6a2e9b73 | 24 | if NET |
1da177e4 | 25 | |
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26 | config WANT_COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES |
27 | bool | |
28 | help | |
29 | This option can be selected by other options that need compat | |
30 | netlink messages. | |
31 | ||
32 | config COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES | |
33 | def_bool y | |
34 | depends on COMPAT | |
40b53d8a | 35 | depends on WEXT_CORE || WANT_COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES |
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36 | help |
37 | This option makes it possible to send different netlink messages | |
38 | to tasks depending on whether the task is a compat task or not. To | |
39 | achieve this, you need to set skb_shinfo(skb)->frag_list to the | |
40 | compat skb before sending the skb, the netlink code will sort out | |
41 | which message to actually pass to the task. | |
42 | ||
43 | Newly written code should NEVER need this option but do | |
44 | compat-independent messages instead! | |
45 | ||
6a2e9b73 | 46 | menu "Networking options" |
1da177e4 | 47 | |
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48 | source "net/packet/Kconfig" |
49 | source "net/unix/Kconfig" | |
50 | source "net/xfrm/Kconfig" | |
2356f4cb | 51 | source "net/iucv/Kconfig" |
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52 | |
53 | config INET | |
54 | bool "TCP/IP networking" | |
55 | ---help--- | |
56 | These are the protocols used on the Internet and on most local | |
57 | Ethernets. It is highly recommended to say Y here (this will enlarge | |
cf80efc2 | 58 | your kernel by about 400 KB), since some programs (e.g. the X window |
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59 | system) use TCP/IP even if your machine is not connected to any |
60 | other computer. You will get the so-called loopback device which | |
61 | allows you to ping yourself (great fun, that!). | |
62 | ||
63 | For an excellent introduction to Linux networking, please read the | |
64 | Linux Networking HOWTO, available from | |
65 | <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. | |
66 | ||
67 | If you say Y here and also to "/proc file system support" and | |
68 | "Sysctl support" below, you can change various aspects of the | |
69 | behavior of the TCP/IP code by writing to the (virtual) files in | |
70 | /proc/sys/net/ipv4/*; the options are explained in the file | |
71 | <file:Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt>. | |
72 | ||
73 | Short answer: say Y. | |
74 | ||
6a2e9b73 | 75 | if INET |
1da177e4 | 76 | source "net/ipv4/Kconfig" |
1da177e4 | 77 | source "net/ipv6/Kconfig" |
38c94377 | 78 | source "net/netlabel/Kconfig" |
1da177e4 | 79 | |
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80 | endif # if INET |
81 | ||
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82 | config NETWORK_SECMARK |
83 | bool "Security Marking" | |
84 | help | |
85 | This enables security marking of network packets, similar | |
86 | to nfmark, but designated for security purposes. | |
87 | If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N. | |
88 | ||
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89 | config NETWORK_PHY_TIMESTAMPING |
90 | bool "Timestamping in PHY devices" | |
91 | depends on EXPERIMENTAL | |
92 | help | |
93 | This allows timestamping of network packets by PHYs with | |
94 | hardware timestamping capabilities. This option adds some | |
95 | overhead in the transmit and receive paths. | |
96 | ||
97 | If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N. | |
98 | ||
1da177e4 | 99 | menuconfig NETFILTER |
ef91fd52 | 100 | bool "Network packet filtering framework (Netfilter)" |
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101 | ---help--- |
102 | Netfilter is a framework for filtering and mangling network packets | |
103 | that pass through your Linux box. | |
104 | ||
105 | The most common use of packet filtering is to run your Linux box as | |
106 | a firewall protecting a local network from the Internet. The type of | |
107 | firewall provided by this kernel support is called a "packet | |
108 | filter", which means that it can reject individual network packets | |
109 | based on type, source, destination etc. The other kind of firewall, | |
110 | a "proxy-based" one, is more secure but more intrusive and more | |
111 | bothersome to set up; it inspects the network traffic much more | |
112 | closely, modifies it and has knowledge about the higher level | |
113 | protocols, which a packet filter lacks. Moreover, proxy-based | |
114 | firewalls often require changes to the programs running on the local | |
115 | clients. Proxy-based firewalls don't need support by the kernel, but | |
116 | they are often combined with a packet filter, which only works if | |
117 | you say Y here. | |
118 | ||
119 | You should also say Y here if you intend to use your Linux box as | |
120 | the gateway to the Internet for a local network of machines without | |
121 | globally valid IP addresses. This is called "masquerading": if one | |
122 | of the computers on your local network wants to send something to | |
123 | the outside, your box can "masquerade" as that computer, i.e. it | |
124 | forwards the traffic to the intended outside destination, but | |
125 | modifies the packets to make it look like they came from the | |
126 | firewall box itself. It works both ways: if the outside host | |
127 | replies, the Linux box will silently forward the traffic to the | |
128 | correct local computer. This way, the computers on your local net | |
129 | are completely invisible to the outside world, even though they can | |
130 | reach the outside and can receive replies. It is even possible to | |
131 | run globally visible servers from within a masqueraded local network | |
132 | using a mechanism called portforwarding. Masquerading is also often | |
133 | called NAT (Network Address Translation). | |
134 | ||
135 | Another use of Netfilter is in transparent proxying: if a machine on | |
136 | the local network tries to connect to an outside host, your Linux | |
137 | box can transparently forward the traffic to a local server, | |
138 | typically a caching proxy server. | |
139 | ||
140 | Yet another use of Netfilter is building a bridging firewall. Using | |
141 | a bridge with Network packet filtering enabled makes iptables "see" | |
142 | the bridged traffic. For filtering on the lower network and Ethernet | |
143 | protocols over the bridge, use ebtables (under bridge netfilter | |
144 | configuration). | |
145 | ||
146 | Various modules exist for netfilter which replace the previous | |
147 | masquerading (ipmasqadm), packet filtering (ipchains), transparent | |
148 | proxying, and portforwarding mechanisms. Please see | |
149 | <file:Documentation/Changes> under "iptables" for the location of | |
150 | these packages. | |
151 | ||
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152 | if NETFILTER |
153 | ||
154 | config NETFILTER_DEBUG | |
155 | bool "Network packet filtering debugging" | |
156 | depends on NETFILTER | |
157 | help | |
158 | You can say Y here if you want to get additional messages useful in | |
159 | debugging the netfilter code. | |
160 | ||
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161 | config NETFILTER_ADVANCED |
162 | bool "Advanced netfilter configuration" | |
163 | depends on NETFILTER | |
164 | default y | |
165 | help | |
166 | If you say Y here you can select between all the netfilter modules. | |
692105b8 | 167 | If you say N the more unusual ones will not be shown and the |
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168 | basic ones needed by most people will default to 'M'. |
169 | ||
170 | If unsure, say Y. | |
171 | ||
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172 | config BRIDGE_NETFILTER |
173 | bool "Bridged IP/ARP packets filtering" | |
174 | depends on BRIDGE && NETFILTER && INET | |
33b8e776 | 175 | depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED |
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176 | default y |
177 | ---help--- | |
178 | Enabling this option will let arptables resp. iptables see bridged | |
179 | ARP resp. IP traffic. If you want a bridging firewall, you probably | |
180 | want this option enabled. | |
181 | Enabling or disabling this option doesn't enable or disable | |
182 | ebtables. | |
183 | ||
184 | If unsure, say N. | |
185 | ||
9eb0eec7 | 186 | source "net/netfilter/Kconfig" |
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187 | source "net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig" |
188 | source "net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig" | |
189 | source "net/decnet/netfilter/Kconfig" | |
190 | source "net/bridge/netfilter/Kconfig" | |
191 | ||
192 | endif | |
193 | ||
7c657876 | 194 | source "net/dccp/Kconfig" |
1da177e4 | 195 | source "net/sctp/Kconfig" |
fe17f84f | 196 | source "net/rds/Kconfig" |
1e63e681 | 197 | source "net/tipc/Kconfig" |
6a2e9b73 | 198 | source "net/atm/Kconfig" |
fd558d18 | 199 | source "net/l2tp/Kconfig" |
a19800d7 | 200 | source "net/802/Kconfig" |
6a2e9b73 | 201 | source "net/bridge/Kconfig" |
91da11f8 | 202 | source "net/dsa/Kconfig" |
6a2e9b73 | 203 | source "net/8021q/Kconfig" |
1da177e4 | 204 | source "net/decnet/Kconfig" |
1da177e4 | 205 | source "net/llc/Kconfig" |
1da177e4 | 206 | source "net/ipx/Kconfig" |
1da177e4 | 207 | source "drivers/net/appletalk/Kconfig" |
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208 | source "net/x25/Kconfig" |
209 | source "net/lapb/Kconfig" | |
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210 | source "net/econet/Kconfig" |
211 | source "net/wanrouter/Kconfig" | |
5075138d | 212 | source "net/phonet/Kconfig" |
9ec76716 | 213 | source "net/ieee802154/Kconfig" |
1da177e4 | 214 | source "net/sched/Kconfig" |
2f90b865 | 215 | source "net/dcb/Kconfig" |
1a4240f4 | 216 | source "net/dns_resolver/Kconfig" |
1da177e4 | 217 | |
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218 | config RPS |
219 | boolean | |
6dcbc122 | 220 | depends on SMP && SYSFS && USE_GENERIC_SMP_HELPERS |
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221 | default y |
222 | ||
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223 | menu "Network testing" |
224 | ||
225 | config NET_PKTGEN | |
226 | tristate "Packet Generator (USE WITH CAUTION)" | |
227 | depends on PROC_FS | |
228 | ---help--- | |
229 | This module will inject preconfigured packets, at a configurable | |
230 | rate, out of a given interface. It is used for network interface | |
231 | stress testing and performance analysis. If you don't understand | |
232 | what was just said, you don't need it: say N. | |
233 | ||
234 | Documentation on how to use the packet generator can be found | |
235 | at <file:Documentation/networking/pktgen.txt>. | |
236 | ||
237 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | |
238 | module will be called pktgen. | |
239 | ||
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240 | config NET_TCPPROBE |
241 | tristate "TCP connection probing" | |
242 | depends on INET && EXPERIMENTAL && PROC_FS && KPROBES | |
243 | ---help--- | |
244 | This module allows for capturing the changes to TCP connection | |
9dadaa19 | 245 | state in response to incoming packets. It is used for debugging |
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246 | TCP congestion avoidance modules. If you don't understand |
247 | what was just said, you don't need it: say N. | |
248 | ||
82fe7c92 | 249 | Documentation on how to use TCP connection probing can be found |
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250 | at http://linux-net.osdl.org/index.php/TcpProbe |
251 | ||
252 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | |
253 | module will be called tcp_probe. | |
254 | ||
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255 | config NET_DROP_MONITOR |
256 | boolean "Network packet drop alerting service" | |
257 | depends on INET && EXPERIMENTAL && TRACEPOINTS | |
258 | ---help--- | |
259 | This feature provides an alerting service to userspace in the | |
260 | event that packets are discarded in the network stack. Alerts | |
261 | are broadcast via netlink socket to any listening user space | |
262 | process. If you don't need network drop alerts, or if you are ok | |
263 | just checking the various proc files and other utilities for | |
264 | drop statistics, say N here. | |
265 | ||
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266 | endmenu |
267 | ||
268 | endmenu | |
269 | ||
1da177e4 | 270 | source "net/ax25/Kconfig" |
0d66548a | 271 | source "net/can/Kconfig" |
1da177e4 | 272 | source "net/irda/Kconfig" |
1da177e4 | 273 | source "net/bluetooth/Kconfig" |
17926a79 | 274 | source "net/rxrpc/Kconfig" |
d86b5e0e | 275 | |
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276 | config FIB_RULES |
277 | bool | |
278 | ||
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279 | menuconfig WIRELESS |
280 | bool "Wireless" | |
f54bfc0e | 281 | depends on !S390 |
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282 | default y |
283 | ||
284 | if WIRELESS | |
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285 | |
286 | source "net/wireless/Kconfig" | |
f0706e82 | 287 | source "net/mac80211/Kconfig" |
2a5e1c0e | 288 | |
5442060c | 289 | endif # WIRELESS |
2a5e1c0e | 290 | |
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291 | source "net/wimax/Kconfig" |
292 | ||
cf4328cd | 293 | source "net/rfkill/Kconfig" |
bd238fb4 | 294 | source "net/9p/Kconfig" |
3908c690 | 295 | source "net/caif/Kconfig" |
3d14c5d2 | 296 | source "net/ceph/Kconfig" |
3908c690 | 297 | |
cf4328cd | 298 | |
6a2e9b73 | 299 | endif # if NET |