1# 2# Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) 3# 4 5menuconfig L2TP 6 tristate "Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)" 7 depends on (IPV6 || IPV6=n) 8 depends on INET 9 ---help--- 10 Layer Two Tunneling Protocol 11 12 From RFC 2661 <http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2661.txt>. 13 14 L2TP facilitates the tunneling of packets across an 15 intervening network in a way that is as transparent as 16 possible to both end-users and applications. 17 18 L2TP is often used to tunnel PPP traffic over IP 19 tunnels. One IP tunnel may carry thousands of individual PPP 20 connections. L2TP is also used as a VPN protocol, popular 21 with home workers to connect to their offices. 22 23 L2TPv3 allows other protocols as well as PPP to be carried 24 over L2TP tunnels. L2TPv3 is defined in RFC 3931 25 <http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3931.txt>. 26 27 The kernel component handles only L2TP data packets: a 28 userland daemon handles L2TP the control protocol (tunnel 29 and session setup). One such daemon is OpenL2TP 30 (http://openl2tp.org/). 31 32 If you don't need L2TP, say N. To compile all L2TP code as 33 modules, choose M here. 34 35config L2TP_DEBUGFS 36 tristate "L2TP debugfs support" 37 depends on L2TP && DEBUG_FS 38 help 39 Support for l2tp directory in debugfs filesystem. This may be 40 used to dump internal state of the l2tp drivers for problem 41 analysis. 42 43 If unsure, say 'Y'. 44 45 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module 46 will be called l2tp_debugfs. 47 48config L2TP_V3 49 bool "L2TPv3 support (EXPERIMENTAL)" 50 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && L2TP 51 help 52 Layer Two Tunneling Protocol Version 3 53 54 From RFC 3931 <http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3931.txt>. 55 56 The Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) provides a dynamic 57 mechanism for tunneling Layer 2 (L2) "circuits" across a 58 packet-oriented data network (e.g., over IP). L2TP, as 59 originally defined in RFC 2661, is a standard method for 60 tunneling Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) [RFC1661] sessions. 61 L2TP has since been adopted for tunneling a number of other 62 L2 protocols, including ATM, Frame Relay, HDLC and even raw 63 ethernet frames. 64 65 If you are connecting to L2TPv3 equipment, or you want to 66 tunnel raw ethernet frames using L2TP, say Y here. If 67 unsure, say N. 68 69config L2TP_IP 70 tristate "L2TP IP encapsulation for L2TPv3" 71 depends on L2TP_V3 72 help 73 Support for L2TP-over-IP socket family. 74 75 The L2TPv3 protocol defines two possible encapsulations for 76 L2TP frames, namely UDP and plain IP (without UDP). This 77 driver provides a new L2TPIP socket family with which 78 userspace L2TPv3 daemons may create L2TP/IP tunnel sockets 79 when UDP encapsulation is not required. When L2TP is carried 80 in IP packets, it used IP protocol number 115, so this port 81 must be enabled in firewalls. 82 83 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module 84 will be called l2tp_ip. 85 86config L2TP_ETH 87 tristate "L2TP ethernet pseudowire support for L2TPv3" 88 depends on L2TP_V3 89 help 90 Support for carrying raw ethernet frames over L2TPv3. 91 92 From RFC 4719 <http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4719.txt>. 93 94 The Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol, Version 3 (L2TPv3) can be 95 used as a control protocol and for data encapsulation to set 96 up Pseudowires for transporting layer 2 Packet Data Units 97 across an IP network [RFC3931]. 98 99 This driver provides an ethernet virtual interface for each 100 L2TP ethernet pseudowire instance. Standard Linux tools may 101 be used to assign an IP address to the local virtual 102 interface, or add the interface to a bridge. 103 104 If you are using L2TPv3, you will almost certainly want to 105 enable this option. 106 107 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module 108 will be called l2tp_eth. 109