| James Chapman | fd558d1 | 2010-04-02 06:18:33 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | # |
| 2 | # Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) |
| 3 | # |
| 4 | |
| 5 | menuconfig L2TP |
| 6 | tristate "Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)" |
| 7 | depends on INET |
| 8 | ---help--- |
| 9 | Layer Two Tunneling Protocol |
| 10 | |
| 11 | From RFC 2661 <http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2661.txt>. |
| 12 | |
| 13 | L2TP facilitates the tunneling of packets across an |
| 14 | intervening network in a way that is as transparent as |
| 15 | possible to both end-users and applications. |
| 16 | |
| 17 | L2TP is often used to tunnel PPP traffic over IP |
| 18 | tunnels. One IP tunnel may carry thousands of individual PPP |
| 19 | connections. L2TP is also used as a VPN protocol, popular |
| 20 | with home workers to connect to their offices. |
| 21 | |
| James Chapman | f7faffa | 2010-04-02 06:18:49 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 22 | L2TPv3 allows other protocols as well as PPP to be carried |
| 23 | over L2TP tunnels. L2TPv3 is defined in RFC 3931 |
| 24 | <http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3931.txt>. |
| 25 | |
| James Chapman | fd558d1 | 2010-04-02 06:18:33 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 26 | The kernel component handles only L2TP data packets: a |
| 27 | userland daemon handles L2TP the control protocol (tunnel |
| 28 | and session setup). One such daemon is OpenL2TP |
| 29 | (http://openl2tp.org/). |
| 30 | |
| 31 | If you don't need L2TP, say N. To compile all L2TP code as |
| 32 | modules, choose M here. |
| James Chapman | f7faffa | 2010-04-02 06:18:49 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 33 | |
| 34 | config L2TP_V3 |
| 35 | bool "L2TPv3 support (EXPERIMENTAL)" |
| 36 | depends on EXPERIMENTAL && L2TP |
| 37 | help |
| 38 | Layer Two Tunneling Protocol Version 3 |
| 39 | |
| 40 | From RFC 3931 <http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3931.txt>. |
| 41 | |
| 42 | The Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) provides a dynamic |
| 43 | mechanism for tunneling Layer 2 (L2) "circuits" across a |
| 44 | packet-oriented data network (e.g., over IP). L2TP, as |
| 45 | originally defined in RFC 2661, is a standard method for |
| 46 | tunneling Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) [RFC1661] sessions. |
| 47 | L2TP has since been adopted for tunneling a number of other |
| 48 | L2 protocols, including ATM, Frame Relay, HDLC and even raw |
| 49 | ethernet frames. |
| 50 | |
| 51 | If you are connecting to L2TPv3 equipment, or you want to |
| 52 | tunnel raw ethernet frames using L2TP, say Y here. If |
| 53 | unsure, say N. |