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" 55798b2cbfSDavid S. Miller select CRYPTO 56798b2cbfSDavid S. Miller select CRYPTO_AES 571da177e4SLinus Torvalds ---help--- 581da177e4SLinus Torvalds These are the protocols used on the Internet and on most local 591da177e4SLinus Torvalds Ethernets. It is highly recommended to say Y here (this will enlarge 60cf80efc2SYOSHIFUJI Hideaki your kernel by about 400 KB), since some programs (e.g. the X window 611da177e4SLinus Torvalds system) use TCP/IP even if your machine is not connected to any 621da177e4SLinus Torvalds other computer. You will get the so-called loopback device which 631da177e4SLinus Torvalds allows you to ping yourself (great fun, that!). 641da177e4SLinus Torvalds 651da177e4SLinus Torvalds For an excellent introduction to Linux networking, please read the 661da177e4SLinus Torvalds Linux Networking HOWTO, available from 671da177e4SLinus Torvalds <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. 681da177e4SLinus Torvalds 691da177e4SLinus Torvalds If you say Y here and also to "/proc file system support" and 701da177e4SLinus Torvalds "Sysctl support" below, you can change various aspects of the 711da177e4SLinus Torvalds behavior of the TCP/IP code by writing to the (virtual) files in 721da177e4SLinus Torvalds /proc/sys/net/ipv4/*; the options are explained in the file 731da177e4SLinus Torvalds <file:Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt>. 741da177e4SLinus Torvalds 751da177e4SLinus Torvalds Short answer: say Y. 761da177e4SLinus Torvalds 776a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgif INET 781da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/ipv4/Kconfig" 791da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/ipv6/Kconfig" 8038c94377SPaul Mooresource "net/netlabel/Kconfig" 811da177e4SLinus Torvalds 826a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgendif # if INET 836a2e9b73SSam Ravnborg 84984bc16cSJames Morrisconfig NETWORK_SECMARK 85984bc16cSJames Morris bool "Security Marking" 86984bc16cSJames Morris help 87984bc16cSJames Morris This enables security marking of network packets, similar 88984bc16cSJames Morris to nfmark, but designated for security purposes. 89984bc16cSJames Morris If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N. 90984bc16cSJames Morris 91c1f19b51SRichard Cochranconfig NETWORK_PHY_TIMESTAMPING 92c1f19b51SRichard Cochran bool "Timestamping in PHY devices" 93c1f19b51SRichard Cochran help 94c1f19b51SRichard Cochran This allows timestamping of network packets by PHYs with 95c1f19b51SRichard Cochran hardware timestamping capabilities. This option adds some 96c1f19b51SRichard Cochran overhead in the transmit and receive paths. 97c1f19b51SRichard Cochran 98c1f19b51SRichard Cochran If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N. 99c1f19b51SRichard Cochran 1001da177e4SLinus Torvaldsmenuconfig NETFILTER 101ef91fd52SPablo Neira Ayuso bool "Network packet filtering framework (Netfilter)" 1021da177e4SLinus Torvalds ---help--- 1031da177e4SLinus Torvalds Netfilter is a framework for filtering and mangling network packets 1041da177e4SLinus Torvalds that pass through your Linux box. 1051da177e4SLinus Torvalds 1061da177e4SLinus Torvalds The most common use of packet filtering is to run your Linux box as 1071da177e4SLinus Torvalds a firewall protecting a local network from the Internet. The type of 1081da177e4SLinus Torvalds firewall provided by this kernel support is called a "packet 1091da177e4SLinus Torvalds filter", which means that it can reject individual network packets 1101da177e4SLinus Torvalds based on type, source, destination etc. The other kind of firewall, 1111da177e4SLinus Torvalds a "proxy-based" one, is more secure but more intrusive and more 1121da177e4SLinus Torvalds bothersome to set up; it inspects the network traffic much more 1131da177e4SLinus Torvalds closely, modifies it and has knowledge about the higher level 1141da177e4SLinus Torvalds protocols, which a packet filter lacks. Moreover, proxy-based 1151da177e4SLinus Torvalds firewalls often require changes to the programs running on the local 1161da177e4SLinus Torvalds clients. Proxy-based firewalls don't need support by the kernel, but 1171da177e4SLinus Torvalds they are often combined with a packet filter, which only works if 1181da177e4SLinus Torvalds you say Y here. 1191da177e4SLinus Torvalds 1201da177e4SLinus Torvalds You should also say Y here if you intend to use your Linux box as 1211da177e4SLinus Torvalds the gateway to the Internet for a local network of machines without 1221da177e4SLinus Torvalds globally valid IP addresses. This is called "masquerading": if one 1231da177e4SLinus Torvalds of the computers on your local network wants to send something to 1241da177e4SLinus Torvalds the outside, your box can "masquerade" as that computer, i.e. it 1251da177e4SLinus Torvalds forwards the traffic to the intended outside destination, but 1261da177e4SLinus Torvalds modifies the packets to make it look like they came from the 1271da177e4SLinus Torvalds firewall box itself. It works both ways: if the outside host 1281da177e4SLinus Torvalds replies, the Linux box will silently forward the traffic to the 1291da177e4SLinus Torvalds correct local computer. This way, the computers on your local net 1301da177e4SLinus Torvalds are completely invisible to the outside world, even though they can 1311da177e4SLinus Torvalds reach the outside and can receive replies. It is even possible to 1321da177e4SLinus Torvalds run globally visible servers from within a masqueraded local network 1331da177e4SLinus Torvalds using a mechanism called portforwarding. Masquerading is also often 1341da177e4SLinus Torvalds called NAT (Network Address Translation). 1351da177e4SLinus Torvalds 1361da177e4SLinus Torvalds Another use of Netfilter is in transparent proxying: if a machine on 1371da177e4SLinus Torvalds the local network tries to connect to an outside host, your Linux 1381da177e4SLinus Torvalds box can transparently forward the traffic to a local server, 1391da177e4SLinus Torvalds typically a caching proxy server. 1401da177e4SLinus Torvalds 1411da177e4SLinus Torvalds Yet another use of Netfilter is building a bridging firewall. Using 1421da177e4SLinus Torvalds a bridge with Network packet filtering enabled makes iptables "see" 1431da177e4SLinus Torvalds the bridged traffic. For filtering on the lower network and Ethernet 1441da177e4SLinus Torvalds protocols over the bridge, use ebtables (under bridge netfilter 1451da177e4SLinus Torvalds configuration). 1461da177e4SLinus Torvalds 1471da177e4SLinus Torvalds Various modules exist for netfilter which replace the previous 1481da177e4SLinus Torvalds masquerading (ipmasqadm), packet filtering (ipchains), transparent 1491da177e4SLinus Torvalds proxying, and portforwarding mechanisms. Please see 1501da177e4SLinus Torvalds <file:Documentation/Changes> under "iptables" for the location of 1511da177e4SLinus Torvalds these packages. 1521da177e4SLinus Torvalds 1531da177e4SLinus Torvaldsif NETFILTER 1541da177e4SLinus Torvalds 1551da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig NETFILTER_DEBUG 1561da177e4SLinus Torvalds bool "Network packet filtering debugging" 1571da177e4SLinus Torvalds depends on NETFILTER 1581da177e4SLinus Torvalds help 1591da177e4SLinus Torvalds You can say Y here if you want to get additional messages useful in 1601da177e4SLinus Torvalds debugging the netfilter code. 1611da177e4SLinus Torvalds 16233b8e776SPatrick McHardyconfig NETFILTER_ADVANCED 16333b8e776SPatrick McHardy bool "Advanced netfilter configuration" 16433b8e776SPatrick McHardy depends on NETFILTER 16533b8e776SPatrick McHardy default y 16633b8e776SPatrick McHardy help 16733b8e776SPatrick McHardy If you say Y here you can select between all the netfilter modules. 168692105b8SMatt LaPlante If you say N the more unusual ones will not be shown and the 16933b8e776SPatrick McHardy basic ones needed by most people will default to 'M'. 17033b8e776SPatrick McHardy 17133b8e776SPatrick McHardy If unsure, say Y. 17233b8e776SPatrick McHardy 1731da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig BRIDGE_NETFILTER 1741da177e4SLinus Torvalds bool "Bridged IP/ARP packets filtering" 1751da177e4SLinus Torvalds depends on BRIDGE && NETFILTER && INET 17633b8e776SPatrick McHardy depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED 1771da177e4SLinus Torvalds default y 1781da177e4SLinus Torvalds ---help--- 1791da177e4SLinus Torvalds Enabling this option will let arptables resp. iptables see bridged 1801da177e4SLinus Torvalds ARP resp. IP traffic. If you want a bridging firewall, you probably 1811da177e4SLinus Torvalds want this option enabled. 1821da177e4SLinus Torvalds Enabling or disabling this option doesn't enable or disable 1831da177e4SLinus Torvalds ebtables. 1841da177e4SLinus Torvalds 1851da177e4SLinus Torvalds If unsure, say N. 1861da177e4SLinus Torvalds 1879eb0eec7SHarald Weltesource "net/netfilter/Kconfig" 1881da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig" 1891da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig" 1901da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/decnet/netfilter/Kconfig" 1911da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/bridge/netfilter/Kconfig" 1921da177e4SLinus Torvalds 1931da177e4SLinus Torvaldsendif 1941da177e4SLinus Torvalds 1957c657876SArnaldo Carvalho de Melosource "net/dccp/Kconfig" 1961da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/sctp/Kconfig" 197fe17f84fSAndy Groversource "net/rds/Kconfig" 1981e63e681SPer Lidensource "net/tipc/Kconfig" 1996a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgsource "net/atm/Kconfig" 200fd558d18SJames Chapmansource "net/l2tp/Kconfig" 201a19800d7SPatrick McHardysource "net/802/Kconfig" 2026a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgsource "net/bridge/Kconfig" 20391da11f8SLennert Buytenheksource "net/dsa/Kconfig" 2046a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgsource "net/8021q/Kconfig" 2051da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/decnet/Kconfig" 2061da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/llc/Kconfig" 2071da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/ipx/Kconfig" 2081da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "drivers/net/appletalk/Kconfig" 2096a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgsource "net/x25/Kconfig" 2106a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgsource "net/lapb/Kconfig" 2115075138dSremi.denis-courmont@nokiasource "net/phonet/Kconfig" 2129ec76716SSergey Lapinsource "net/ieee802154/Kconfig" 2131010f540Salex.bluesman.smirnov@gmail.comsource "net/mac802154/Kconfig" 2141da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/sched/Kconfig" 2152f90b865SAlexander Duycksource "net/dcb/Kconfig" 2161a4240f4SWang Leisource "net/dns_resolver/Kconfig" 217c6c8fea2SSven Eckelmannsource "net/batman-adv/Kconfig" 218ccb1352eSJesse Grosssource "net/openvswitch/Kconfig" 219d021c344SAndy Kingsource "net/vmw_vsock/Kconfig" 220eaaa3139SAndrey Vaginsource "net/netlink/Kconfig" 2210d89d203SSimon Hormansource "net/mpls/Kconfig" 2221da177e4SLinus Torvalds 223df334545SEric Dumazetconfig RPS 224df334545SEric Dumazet boolean 2256dcbc122SDavid S. Miller depends on SMP && SYSFS && USE_GENERIC_SMP_HELPERS 226df334545SEric Dumazet default y 227df334545SEric Dumazet 228c445477dSBen Hutchingsconfig RFS_ACCEL 229c445477dSBen Hutchings boolean 230c445477dSBen Hutchings depends on RPS && GENERIC_HARDIRQS 231c445477dSBen Hutchings select CPU_RMAP 232c445477dSBen Hutchings default y 233c445477dSBen Hutchings 234bf264145STom Herbertconfig XPS 235bf264145STom Herbert boolean 236024e9679SAlexander Duyck depends on SMP && USE_GENERIC_SMP_HELPERS 237bf264145STom Herbert default y 238bf264145STom Herbert 2395bc1421eSNeil Hormanconfig NETPRIO_CGROUP 2405bc1421eSNeil Horman tristate "Network priority cgroup" 2415bc1421eSNeil Horman depends on CGROUPS 2425bc1421eSNeil Horman ---help--- 2435bc1421eSNeil Horman Cgroup subsystem for use in assigning processes to network priorities on 2445bc1421eSNeil Horman a per-interface basis 2455bc1421eSNeil Horman 246114cf580STom Herbertconfig BQL 247114cf580STom Herbert boolean 248114cf580STom Herbert depends on SYSFS 249114cf580STom Herbert select DQL 250114cf580STom Herbert default y 251114cf580STom Herbert 2520a14842fSEric Dumazetconfig BPF_JIT 2530a14842fSEric Dumazet bool "enable BPF Just In Time compiler" 2540a14842fSEric Dumazet depends on HAVE_BPF_JIT 255b6202f97SEric Dumazet depends on MODULES 2560a14842fSEric Dumazet ---help--- 2570a14842fSEric Dumazet Berkeley Packet Filter filtering capabilities are normally handled 2580a14842fSEric Dumazet by an interpreter. This option allows kernel to generate a native 2590a14842fSEric Dumazet code when filter is loaded in memory. This should speedup 2600a14842fSEric Dumazet packet sniffing (libpcap/tcpdump). Note : Admin should enable 2610a14842fSEric Dumazet this feature changing /proc/sys/net/core/bpf_jit_enable 2620a14842fSEric Dumazet 26399bbc707SWillem de Bruijnconfig NET_FLOW_LIMIT 26499bbc707SWillem de Bruijn boolean 26599bbc707SWillem de Bruijn depends on RPS 26699bbc707SWillem de Bruijn default y 26799bbc707SWillem de Bruijn ---help--- 26899bbc707SWillem de Bruijn The network stack has to drop packets when a receive processing CPU's 26999bbc707SWillem de Bruijn backlog reaches netdev_max_backlog. If a few out of many active flows 27099bbc707SWillem de Bruijn generate the vast majority of load, drop their traffic earlier to 27199bbc707SWillem de Bruijn maintain capacity for the other flows. This feature provides servers 27299bbc707SWillem de Bruijn with many clients some protection against DoS by a single (spoofed) 27399bbc707SWillem de Bruijn flow that greatly exceeds average workload. 27499bbc707SWillem de Bruijn 2751da177e4SLinus Torvaldsmenu "Network testing" 2761da177e4SLinus Torvalds 2771da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig NET_PKTGEN 2781da177e4SLinus Torvalds tristate "Packet Generator (USE WITH CAUTION)" 2791da177e4SLinus Torvalds depends on PROC_FS 2801da177e4SLinus Torvalds ---help--- 2811da177e4SLinus Torvalds This module will inject preconfigured packets, at a configurable 2821da177e4SLinus Torvalds rate, out of a given interface. It is used for network interface 2831da177e4SLinus Torvalds stress testing and performance analysis. If you don't understand 2841da177e4SLinus Torvalds what was just said, you don't need it: say N. 2851da177e4SLinus Torvalds 2861da177e4SLinus Torvalds Documentation on how to use the packet generator can be found 2871da177e4SLinus Torvalds at <file:Documentation/networking/pktgen.txt>. 2881da177e4SLinus Torvalds 2891da177e4SLinus Torvalds To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the 2901da177e4SLinus Torvalds module will be called pktgen. 2911da177e4SLinus Torvalds 292a42e9d6cSStephen Hemmingerconfig NET_TCPPROBE 293a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger tristate "TCP connection probing" 294911f8635SKees Cook depends on INET && PROC_FS && KPROBES 295a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger ---help--- 296a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger This module allows for capturing the changes to TCP connection 2979dadaa19SDave Jones state in response to incoming packets. It is used for debugging 298a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger TCP congestion avoidance modules. If you don't understand 299a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger what was just said, you don't need it: say N. 300a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger 30182fe7c92SGrant Grundler Documentation on how to use TCP connection probing can be found 302c996d8b9SMichael Witten at: 303c996d8b9SMichael Witten 304c996d8b9SMichael Witten http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/tcpprobe 305a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger 306a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the 307a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger module will be called tcp_probe. 308a42e9d6cSStephen Hemminger 309273ae44bSNeil Hormanconfig NET_DROP_MONITOR 310cad456d5SNeil Horman tristate "Network packet drop alerting service" 311911f8635SKees Cook depends on INET && TRACEPOINTS 312273ae44bSNeil Horman ---help--- 313273ae44bSNeil Horman This feature provides an alerting service to userspace in the 314273ae44bSNeil Horman event that packets are discarded in the network stack. Alerts 315273ae44bSNeil Horman are broadcast via netlink socket to any listening user space 316273ae44bSNeil Horman process. If you don't need network drop alerts, or if you are ok 317273ae44bSNeil Horman just checking the various proc files and other utilities for 318273ae44bSNeil Horman drop statistics, say N here. 319273ae44bSNeil Horman 3201da177e4SLinus Torvaldsendmenu 3211da177e4SLinus Torvalds 3221da177e4SLinus Torvaldsendmenu 3231da177e4SLinus Torvalds 3241da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/ax25/Kconfig" 3250d66548aSOliver Hartkoppsource "net/can/Kconfig" 3261da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/irda/Kconfig" 3271da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "net/bluetooth/Kconfig" 32817926a79SDavid Howellssource "net/rxrpc/Kconfig" 329d86b5e0eSAdrian Bunk 33014c0b97dSThomas Grafconfig FIB_RULES 33114c0b97dSThomas Graf bool 33214c0b97dSThomas Graf 3335442060cSRobert P. J. Daymenuconfig WIRELESS 3345442060cSRobert P. J. Day bool "Wireless" 335f54bfc0eSMartin Schwidefsky depends on !S390 3365442060cSRobert P. J. Day default y 3375442060cSRobert P. J. Day 3385442060cSRobert P. J. Dayif WIRELESS 3392a5e1c0eSJohannes Berg 3402a5e1c0eSJohannes Bergsource "net/wireless/Kconfig" 341f0706e82SJiri Bencsource "net/mac80211/Kconfig" 3422a5e1c0eSJohannes Berg 3435442060cSRobert P. J. Dayendif # WIRELESS 3442a5e1c0eSJohannes Berg 345b0c83ae1SInaky Perez-Gonzalezsource "net/wimax/Kconfig" 346b0c83ae1SInaky Perez-Gonzalez 347cf4328cdSIvo van Doornsource "net/rfkill/Kconfig" 348bd238fb4SLatchesar Ionkovsource "net/9p/Kconfig" 3493908c690SSjur Braendelandsource "net/caif/Kconfig" 3503d14c5d2SYehuda Sadehsource "net/ceph/Kconfig" 3513e256b8fSLauro Ramos Venanciosource "net/nfc/Kconfig" 3523908c690SSjur Braendeland 353cf4328cdSIvo van Doorn 3546a2e9b73SSam Ravnborgendif # if NET 355e47b65b0SSam Ravnborg 356e47b65b0SSam Ravnborg# Used by archs to tell that they support BPF_JIT 357e47b65b0SSam Ravnborgconfig HAVE_BPF_JIT 358e47b65b0SSam Ravnborg bool 359