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Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001#
2# Network configuration
3#
4
Robert P. J. Day031cf192008-07-30 03:14:01 -07005menuconfig NET
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07006 bool "Networking support"
Geert Uytterhoevene9cc8bd2009-03-04 14:53:30 +08007 select NLATTR
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07008 ---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
Sam Ravnborgd5950b42005-07-11 21:03:49 -070012 other computer.
13
14 If you are upgrading from an older kernel, you
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070015 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
Sam Ravnborg6a2e9b72005-07-11 21:13:56 -070024if NET
25
Johannes Berg1dacc762009-07-01 11:26:02 +000026config WANT_COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES
27 bool
28 help
29 This option can be selected by other options that need compat
30 netlink messages.
31
32config COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES
33 def_bool y
34 depends on COMPAT
35 depends on WIRELESS_EXT || WANT_COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES
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
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070046menu "Networking options"
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070047
Sam Ravnborg6a2e9b72005-07-11 21:13:56 -070048source "net/packet/Kconfig"
49source "net/unix/Kconfig"
50source "net/xfrm/Kconfig"
Martin Schwidefsky2356f4c2007-02-08 13:37:42 -080051source "net/iucv/Kconfig"
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070052
53config 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
YOSHIFUJI Hideakicf80efc2008-02-12 17:35:16 +090058 your kernel by about 400 KB), since some programs (e.g. the X window
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070059 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
Sam Ravnborg6a2e9b72005-07-11 21:13:56 -070075if INET
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070076source "net/ipv4/Kconfig"
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070077source "net/ipv6/Kconfig"
Paul Moore38c94372006-11-05 16:44:06 -080078source "net/netlabel/Kconfig"
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070079
Sam Ravnborg6a2e9b72005-07-11 21:13:56 -070080endif # if INET
81
James Morris984bc162006-06-09 00:29:17 -070082config 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
Richard Cochranc1f19b52010-07-17 08:49:36 +000089config 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
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070099menuconfig NETFILTER
Pablo Neira Ayusoef91fd52006-11-29 02:35:43 +0100100 bool "Network packet filtering framework (Netfilter)"
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700101 ---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
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700152if NETFILTER
153
154config 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
Patrick McHardy33b8e772007-12-17 22:47:05 -0800161config 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.
Matt LaPlante692105b2009-01-26 11:12:25 +0100167 If you say N the more unusual ones will not be shown and the
Patrick McHardy33b8e772007-12-17 22:47:05 -0800168 basic ones needed by most people will default to 'M'.
169
170 If unsure, say Y.
171
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700172config BRIDGE_NETFILTER
173 bool "Bridged IP/ARP packets filtering"
174 depends on BRIDGE && NETFILTER && INET
Patrick McHardy33b8e772007-12-17 22:47:05 -0800175 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700176 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
Harald Welte9eb0eec2005-09-17 00:41:21 -0700186source "net/netfilter/Kconfig"
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700187source "net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig"
188source "net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig"
189source "net/decnet/netfilter/Kconfig"
190source "net/bridge/netfilter/Kconfig"
191
192endif
193
Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo7c657872005-08-09 20:14:34 -0700194source "net/dccp/Kconfig"
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700195source "net/sctp/Kconfig"
Andy Groverfe17f842009-02-24 15:30:39 +0000196source "net/rds/Kconfig"
Per Liden1e63e682006-01-16 16:39:13 +0100197source "net/tipc/Kconfig"
Sam Ravnborg6a2e9b72005-07-11 21:13:56 -0700198source "net/atm/Kconfig"
James Chapmanfd558d12010-04-02 06:18:33 +0000199source "net/l2tp/Kconfig"
Patrick McHardya19800d2008-07-05 21:25:39 -0700200source "net/802/Kconfig"
Sam Ravnborg6a2e9b72005-07-11 21:13:56 -0700201source "net/bridge/Kconfig"
Lennert Buytenhek91da11f2008-10-07 13:44:02 +0000202source "net/dsa/Kconfig"
Sam Ravnborg6a2e9b72005-07-11 21:13:56 -0700203source "net/8021q/Kconfig"
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700204source "net/decnet/Kconfig"
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700205source "net/llc/Kconfig"
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700206source "net/ipx/Kconfig"
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700207source "drivers/net/appletalk/Kconfig"
Sam Ravnborg6a2e9b72005-07-11 21:13:56 -0700208source "net/x25/Kconfig"
209source "net/lapb/Kconfig"
Sam Ravnborg6a2e9b72005-07-11 21:13:56 -0700210source "net/econet/Kconfig"
211source "net/wanrouter/Kconfig"
remi.denis-courmont@nokia50751382009-01-23 03:00:25 +0000212source "net/phonet/Kconfig"
Sergey Lapin9ec76712009-06-08 12:18:48 +0000213source "net/ieee802154/Kconfig"
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700214source "net/sched/Kconfig"
Alexander Duyck2f90b862008-11-20 20:52:10 -0800215source "net/dcb/Kconfig"
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700216
Eric Dumazetdf334542010-03-24 19:13:54 +0000217config RPS
218 boolean
219 depends on SMP && SYSFS
220 default y
221
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700222menu "Network testing"
223
224config NET_PKTGEN
225 tristate "Packet Generator (USE WITH CAUTION)"
226 depends on PROC_FS
227 ---help---
228 This module will inject preconfigured packets, at a configurable
229 rate, out of a given interface. It is used for network interface
230 stress testing and performance analysis. If you don't understand
231 what was just said, you don't need it: say N.
232
233 Documentation on how to use the packet generator can be found
234 at <file:Documentation/networking/pktgen.txt>.
235
236 To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the
237 module will be called pktgen.
238
Stephen Hemmingera42e9d62006-06-05 17:30:32 -0700239config NET_TCPPROBE
240 tristate "TCP connection probing"
241 depends on INET && EXPERIMENTAL && PROC_FS && KPROBES
242 ---help---
243 This module allows for capturing the changes to TCP connection
Dave Jones9dadaa192006-06-08 23:42:09 -0700244 state in response to incoming packets. It is used for debugging
Stephen Hemmingera42e9d62006-06-05 17:30:32 -0700245 TCP congestion avoidance modules. If you don't understand
246 what was just said, you don't need it: say N.
247
Grant Grundler82fe7c92006-09-25 23:47:14 -0700248 Documentation on how to use TCP connection probing can be found
Stephen Hemmingera42e9d62006-06-05 17:30:32 -0700249 at http://linux-net.osdl.org/index.php/TcpProbe
250
251 To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the
252 module will be called tcp_probe.
253
Neil Horman273ae442009-03-11 09:53:16 +0000254config NET_DROP_MONITOR
255 boolean "Network packet drop alerting service"
256 depends on INET && EXPERIMENTAL && TRACEPOINTS
257 ---help---
258 This feature provides an alerting service to userspace in the
259 event that packets are discarded in the network stack. Alerts
260 are broadcast via netlink socket to any listening user space
261 process. If you don't need network drop alerts, or if you are ok
262 just checking the various proc files and other utilities for
263 drop statistics, say N here.
264
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700265endmenu
266
267endmenu
268
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700269source "net/ax25/Kconfig"
Oliver Hartkopp0d665482007-11-16 15:52:17 -0800270source "net/can/Kconfig"
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700271source "net/irda/Kconfig"
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700272source "net/bluetooth/Kconfig"
David Howells17926a72007-04-26 15:48:28 -0700273source "net/rxrpc/Kconfig"
Adrian Bunkd86b5e02006-01-21 00:46:55 +0100274
Thomas Graf14c0b972006-08-04 03:38:38 -0700275config FIB_RULES
276 bool
277
Robert P. J. Day54420602008-07-24 12:20:09 -0400278menuconfig WIRELESS
279 bool "Wireless"
Martin Schwidefskyf54bfc02007-05-10 15:46:01 +0200280 depends on !S390
Robert P. J. Day54420602008-07-24 12:20:09 -0400281 default y
282
283if WIRELESS
Johannes Berg2a5e1c02007-04-23 12:19:12 -0700284
285source "net/wireless/Kconfig"
Jiri Bencf0706e82007-05-05 11:45:53 -0700286source "net/mac80211/Kconfig"
Johannes Berg2a5e1c02007-04-23 12:19:12 -0700287
Robert P. J. Day54420602008-07-24 12:20:09 -0400288endif # WIRELESS
Johannes Berg2a5e1c02007-04-23 12:19:12 -0700289
Inaky Perez-Gonzalezb0c83ae2008-12-23 16:18:24 -0800290source "net/wimax/Kconfig"
291
Ivo van Doorncf4328c2007-05-07 00:34:20 -0700292source "net/rfkill/Kconfig"
Latchesar Ionkovbd238fb2007-07-10 17:57:28 -0500293source "net/9p/Kconfig"
Sjur Braendeland3908c692010-03-30 13:56:28 +0000294source "net/caif/Kconfig"
295
Ivo van Doorncf4328c2007-05-07 00:34:20 -0700296
Sam Ravnborg6a2e9b72005-07-11 21:13:56 -0700297endif # if NET