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11da177e4SLinus Torvalds#
21da177e4SLinus Torvalds# Network configuration
31da177e4SLinus Torvalds#
41da177e4SLinus Torvalds
5031cf19eSRobert P. J. Daymenuconfig NET
61da177e4SLinus Torvalds	bool "Networking support"
7e9cc8bddSGeert Uytterhoeven	select NLATTR
81da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
91da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Unless you really know what you are doing, you should say Y here.
101da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  The reason is that some programs need kernel networking support even
111da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  when running on a stand-alone machine that isn't connected to any
12d5950b43SSam Ravnborg	  other computer.
13d5950b43SSam Ravnborg
14d5950b43SSam Ravnborg	  If you are upgrading from an older kernel, you
151da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  should consider updating your networking tools too because changes
161da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  in the kernel and the tools often go hand in hand. The tools are
171da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  contained in the package net-tools, the location and version number
181da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  of which are given in <file:Documentation/Changes>.
191da177e4SLinus Torvalds
201da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  For a general introduction to Linux networking, it is highly
211da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  recommended to read the NET-HOWTO, available from
221da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
231da177e4SLinus Torvalds
246a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgif NET
256a2e9b73SSam Ravnborg
261dacc76dSJohannes Bergconfig WANT_COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES
271dacc76dSJohannes Berg	bool
281dacc76dSJohannes Berg	help
291dacc76dSJohannes Berg	  This option can be selected by other options that need compat
301dacc76dSJohannes Berg	  netlink messages.
311dacc76dSJohannes Berg
321dacc76dSJohannes Bergconfig COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES
331dacc76dSJohannes Berg	def_bool y
341dacc76dSJohannes Berg	depends on COMPAT
3540b53d8aSDavid S. Miller	depends on WEXT_CORE || WANT_COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES
361dacc76dSJohannes Berg	help
371dacc76dSJohannes Berg	  This option makes it possible to send different netlink messages
381dacc76dSJohannes Berg	  to tasks depending on whether the task is a compat task or not. To
391dacc76dSJohannes Berg	  achieve this, you need to set skb_shinfo(skb)->frag_list to the
401dacc76dSJohannes Berg	  compat skb before sending the skb, the netlink code will sort out
411dacc76dSJohannes Berg	  which message to actually pass to the task.
421dacc76dSJohannes Berg
431dacc76dSJohannes Berg	  Newly written code should NEVER need this option but do
441dacc76dSJohannes Berg	  compat-independent messages instead!
451dacc76dSJohannes Berg
461da177e4SLinus Torvaldsmenu "Networking options"
471da177e4SLinus Torvalds
486a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgsource "net/packet/Kconfig"
496a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgsource "net/unix/Kconfig"
506a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgsource "net/xfrm/Kconfig"
512356f4cbSMartin Schwidefskysource "net/iucv/Kconfig"
521da177e4SLinus Torvalds
531da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig INET
541da177e4SLinus Torvalds	bool "TCP/IP networking"
551da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
561da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  These are the protocols used on the Internet and on most local
571da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Ethernets. It is highly recommended to say Y here (this will enlarge
58cf80efc2SYOSHIFUJI Hideaki	  your kernel by about 400 KB), since some programs (e.g. the X window
591da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  system) use TCP/IP even if your machine is not connected to any
601da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  other computer. You will get the so-called loopback device which
611da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  allows you to ping yourself (great fun, that!).
621da177e4SLinus Torvalds
631da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  For an excellent introduction to Linux networking, please read the
641da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Linux Networking HOWTO, available from
651da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
661da177e4SLinus Torvalds
671da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If you say Y here and also to "/proc file system support" and
681da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  "Sysctl support" below, you can change various aspects of the
691da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  behavior of the TCP/IP code by writing to the (virtual) files in
701da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  /proc/sys/net/ipv4/*; the options are explained in the file
711da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  <file:Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt>.
721da177e4SLinus Torvalds
731da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Short answer: say Y.
741da177e4SLinus Torvalds
756a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgif INET
761da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/ipv4/Kconfig"
771da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/ipv6/Kconfig"
7838c94377SPaul Mooresource "net/netlabel/Kconfig"
791da177e4SLinus Torvalds
806a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgendif # if INET
816a2e9b73SSam Ravnborg
82984bc16cSJames Morrisconfig NETWORK_SECMARK
83984bc16cSJames Morris	bool "Security Marking"
84984bc16cSJames Morris	help
85984bc16cSJames Morris	  This enables security marking of network packets, similar
86984bc16cSJames Morris	  to nfmark, but designated for security purposes.
87984bc16cSJames Morris	  If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
88984bc16cSJames Morris
89c1f19b51SRichard Cochranconfig NETWORK_PHY_TIMESTAMPING
90c1f19b51SRichard Cochran	bool "Timestamping in PHY devices"
91c1f19b51SRichard Cochran	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
92c1f19b51SRichard Cochran	help
93c1f19b51SRichard Cochran	  This allows timestamping of network packets by PHYs with
94c1f19b51SRichard Cochran	  hardware timestamping capabilities. This option adds some
95c1f19b51SRichard Cochran	  overhead in the transmit and receive paths.
96c1f19b51SRichard Cochran
97c1f19b51SRichard Cochran	  If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
98c1f19b51SRichard Cochran
991da177e4SLinus Torvaldsmenuconfig NETFILTER
100ef91fd52SPablo Neira Ayuso	bool "Network packet filtering framework (Netfilter)"
1011da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
1021da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Netfilter is a framework for filtering and mangling network packets
1031da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  that pass through your Linux box.
1041da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1051da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  The most common use of packet filtering is to run your Linux box as
1061da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  a firewall protecting a local network from the Internet. The type of
1071da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  firewall provided by this kernel support is called a "packet
1081da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  filter", which means that it can reject individual network packets
1091da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  based on type, source, destination etc. The other kind of firewall,
1101da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  a "proxy-based" one, is more secure but more intrusive and more
1111da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  bothersome to set up; it inspects the network traffic much more
1121da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  closely, modifies it and has knowledge about the higher level
1131da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  protocols, which a packet filter lacks. Moreover, proxy-based
1141da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  firewalls often require changes to the programs running on the local
1151da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  clients. Proxy-based firewalls don't need support by the kernel, but
1161da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  they are often combined with a packet filter, which only works if
1171da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  you say Y here.
1181da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1191da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  You should also say Y here if you intend to use your Linux box as
1201da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  the gateway to the Internet for a local network of machines without
1211da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  globally valid IP addresses. This is called "masquerading": if one
1221da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  of the computers on your local network wants to send something to
1231da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  the outside, your box can "masquerade" as that computer, i.e. it
1241da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  forwards the traffic to the intended outside destination, but
1251da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  modifies the packets to make it look like they came from the
1261da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  firewall box itself. It works both ways: if the outside host
1271da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  replies, the Linux box will silently forward the traffic to the
1281da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  correct local computer. This way, the computers on your local net
1291da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  are completely invisible to the outside world, even though they can
1301da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  reach the outside and can receive replies. It is even possible to
1311da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  run globally visible servers from within a masqueraded local network
1321da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  using a mechanism called portforwarding. Masquerading is also often
1331da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  called NAT (Network Address Translation).
1341da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1351da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Another use of Netfilter is in transparent proxying: if a machine on
1361da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  the local network tries to connect to an outside host, your Linux
1371da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  box can transparently forward the traffic to a local server,
1381da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  typically a caching proxy server.
1391da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1401da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Yet another use of Netfilter is building a bridging firewall. Using
1411da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  a bridge with Network packet filtering enabled makes iptables "see"
1421da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  the bridged traffic. For filtering on the lower network and Ethernet
1431da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  protocols over the bridge, use ebtables (under bridge netfilter
1441da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  configuration).
1451da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1461da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Various modules exist for netfilter which replace the previous
1471da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  masquerading (ipmasqadm), packet filtering (ipchains), transparent
1481da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  proxying, and portforwarding mechanisms. Please see
1491da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  <file:Documentation/Changes> under "iptables" for the location of
1501da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  these packages.
1511da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1521da177e4SLinus Torvaldsif NETFILTER
1531da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1541da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig NETFILTER_DEBUG
1551da177e4SLinus Torvalds	bool "Network packet filtering debugging"
1561da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on NETFILTER
1571da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
1581da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  You can say Y here if you want to get additional messages useful in
1591da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  debugging the netfilter code.
1601da177e4SLinus Torvalds
16133b8e776SPatrick McHardyconfig NETFILTER_ADVANCED
16233b8e776SPatrick McHardy	bool "Advanced netfilter configuration"
16333b8e776SPatrick McHardy	depends on NETFILTER
16433b8e776SPatrick McHardy	default y
16533b8e776SPatrick McHardy	help
16633b8e776SPatrick McHardy	  If you say Y here you can select between all the netfilter modules.
167692105b8SMatt LaPlante	  If you say N the more unusual ones will not be shown and the
16833b8e776SPatrick McHardy	  basic ones needed by most people will default to 'M'.
16933b8e776SPatrick McHardy
17033b8e776SPatrick McHardy	  If unsure, say Y.
17133b8e776SPatrick McHardy
1721da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig BRIDGE_NETFILTER
1731da177e4SLinus Torvalds	bool "Bridged IP/ARP packets filtering"
1741da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on BRIDGE && NETFILTER && INET
17533b8e776SPatrick McHardy	depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
1761da177e4SLinus Torvalds	default y
1771da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
1781da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Enabling this option will let arptables resp. iptables see bridged
1791da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  ARP resp. IP traffic. If you want a bridging firewall, you probably
1801da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  want this option enabled.
1811da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Enabling or disabling this option doesn't enable or disable
1821da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  ebtables.
1831da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1841da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If unsure, say N.
1851da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1869eb0eec7SHarald Weltesource "net/netfilter/Kconfig"
1871da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig"
1881da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig"
1891da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/decnet/netfilter/Kconfig"
1901da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/bridge/netfilter/Kconfig"
1911da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1921da177e4SLinus Torvaldsendif
1931da177e4SLinus Torvalds
1947c657876SArnaldo Carvalho de Melosource "net/dccp/Kconfig"
1951da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/sctp/Kconfig"
196fe17f84fSAndy Groversource "net/rds/Kconfig"
1971e63e681SPer Lidensource "net/tipc/Kconfig"
1986a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgsource "net/atm/Kconfig"
199fd558d18SJames Chapmansource "net/l2tp/Kconfig"
200a19800d7SPatrick McHardysource "net/802/Kconfig"
2016a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgsource "net/bridge/Kconfig"
20291da11f8SLennert Buytenheksource "net/dsa/Kconfig"
2036a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgsource "net/8021q/Kconfig"
2041da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/decnet/Kconfig"
2051da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/llc/Kconfig"
2061da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/ipx/Kconfig"
2071da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "drivers/net/appletalk/Kconfig"
2086a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgsource "net/x25/Kconfig"
2096a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgsource "net/lapb/Kconfig"
2106a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgsource "net/econet/Kconfig"
2116a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgsource "net/wanrouter/Kconfig"
2125075138dSremi.denis-courmont@nokiasource "net/phonet/Kconfig"
2139ec76716SSergey Lapinsource "net/ieee802154/Kconfig"
2141da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/sched/Kconfig"
2152f90b865SAlexander Duycksource "net/dcb/Kconfig"
2161a4240f4SWang Leisource "net/dns_resolver/Kconfig"
217c6c8fea2SSven Eckelmannsource "net/batman-adv/Kconfig"
2181da177e4SLinus Torvalds
219df334545SEric Dumazetconfig RPS
220df334545SEric Dumazet	boolean
2216dcbc122SDavid S. Miller	depends on SMP && SYSFS && USE_GENERIC_SMP_HELPERS
222df334545SEric Dumazet	default y
223df334545SEric Dumazet
224c445477dSBen Hutchingsconfig RFS_ACCEL
225c445477dSBen Hutchings	boolean
226c445477dSBen Hutchings	depends on RPS && GENERIC_HARDIRQS
227c445477dSBen Hutchings	select CPU_RMAP
228c445477dSBen Hutchings	default y
229c445477dSBen Hutchings
230bf264145STom Herbertconfig XPS
231bf264145STom Herbert	boolean
232bf264145STom Herbert	depends on SMP && SYSFS && USE_GENERIC_SMP_HELPERS
233bf264145STom Herbert	default y
234bf264145STom Herbert
2350a14842fSEric Dumazetconfig HAVE_BPF_JIT
2360a14842fSEric Dumazet	bool
2370a14842fSEric Dumazet
2380a14842fSEric Dumazetconfig BPF_JIT
2390a14842fSEric Dumazet	bool "enable BPF Just In Time compiler"
2400a14842fSEric Dumazet	depends on HAVE_BPF_JIT
2410a14842fSEric Dumazet	---help---
2420a14842fSEric Dumazet	  Berkeley Packet Filter filtering capabilities are normally handled
2430a14842fSEric Dumazet	  by an interpreter. This option allows kernel to generate a native
2440a14842fSEric Dumazet	  code when filter is loaded in memory. This should speedup
2450a14842fSEric Dumazet	  packet sniffing (libpcap/tcpdump). Note : Admin should enable
2460a14842fSEric Dumazet	  this feature changing /proc/sys/net/core/bpf_jit_enable
2470a14842fSEric Dumazet
2481da177e4SLinus Torvaldsmenu "Network testing"
2491da177e4SLinus Torvalds
2501da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig NET_PKTGEN
2511da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "Packet Generator (USE WITH CAUTION)"
2521da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on PROC_FS
2531da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
2541da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  This module will inject preconfigured packets, at a configurable
2551da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  rate, out of a given interface.  It is used for network interface
2561da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  stress testing and performance analysis.  If you don't understand
2571da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  what was just said, you don't need it: say N.
2581da177e4SLinus Torvalds
2591da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Documentation on how to use the packet generator can be found
2601da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  at <file:Documentation/networking/pktgen.txt>.
2611da177e4SLinus Torvalds
2621da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the
2631da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  module will be called pktgen.
2641da177e4SLinus Torvalds
265a42e9d6cSStephen Hemmingerconfig NET_TCPPROBE
266a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger	tristate "TCP connection probing"
267a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger	depends on INET && EXPERIMENTAL && PROC_FS && KPROBES
268a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger	---help---
269a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger	This module allows for capturing the changes to TCP connection
2709dadaa19SDave Jones	state in response to incoming packets. It is used for debugging
271a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger	TCP congestion avoidance modules. If you don't understand
272a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger	what was just said, you don't need it: say N.
273a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger
27482fe7c92SGrant Grundler	Documentation on how to use TCP connection probing can be found
275c996d8b9SMichael Witten	at:
276c996d8b9SMichael Witten
277c996d8b9SMichael Witten	  http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/tcpprobe
278a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger
279a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger	To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the
280a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger	module will be called tcp_probe.
281a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger
282273ae44bSNeil Hormanconfig NET_DROP_MONITOR
283273ae44bSNeil Horman	boolean "Network packet drop alerting service"
284273ae44bSNeil Horman	depends on INET && EXPERIMENTAL && TRACEPOINTS
285273ae44bSNeil Horman	---help---
286273ae44bSNeil Horman	This feature provides an alerting service to userspace in the
287273ae44bSNeil Horman	event that packets are discarded in the network stack.  Alerts
288273ae44bSNeil Horman	are broadcast via netlink socket to any listening user space
289273ae44bSNeil Horman	process.  If you don't need network drop alerts, or if you are ok
290273ae44bSNeil Horman	just checking the various proc files and other utilities for
291273ae44bSNeil Horman	drop statistics, say N here.
292273ae44bSNeil Horman
2931da177e4SLinus Torvaldsendmenu
2941da177e4SLinus Torvalds
2951da177e4SLinus Torvaldsendmenu
2961da177e4SLinus Torvalds
2971da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/ax25/Kconfig"
2980d66548aSOliver Hartkoppsource "net/can/Kconfig"
2991da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/irda/Kconfig"
3001da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/bluetooth/Kconfig"
30117926a79SDavid Howellssource "net/rxrpc/Kconfig"
302d86b5e0eSAdrian Bunk
30314c0b97dSThomas Grafconfig FIB_RULES
30414c0b97dSThomas Graf	bool
30514c0b97dSThomas Graf
3065442060cSRobert P. J. Daymenuconfig WIRELESS
3075442060cSRobert P. J. Day	bool "Wireless"
308f54bfc0eSMartin Schwidefsky	depends on !S390
3095442060cSRobert P. J. Day	default y
3105442060cSRobert P. J. Day
3115442060cSRobert P. J. Dayif WIRELESS
3122a5e1c0eSJohannes Berg
3132a5e1c0eSJohannes Bergsource "net/wireless/Kconfig"
314f0706e82SJiri Bencsource "net/mac80211/Kconfig"
3152a5e1c0eSJohannes Berg
3165442060cSRobert P. J. Dayendif # WIRELESS
3172a5e1c0eSJohannes Berg
318b0c83ae1SInaky Perez-Gonzalezsource "net/wimax/Kconfig"
319b0c83ae1SInaky Perez-Gonzalez
320cf4328cdSIvo van Doornsource "net/rfkill/Kconfig"
321bd238fb4SLatchesar Ionkovsource "net/9p/Kconfig"
3223908c690SSjur Braendelandsource "net/caif/Kconfig"
3233d14c5d2SYehuda Sadehsource "net/ceph/Kconfig"
3243908c690SSjur Braendeland
325cf4328cdSIvo van Doorn
3266a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgendif   # if NET
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