2 # Network device configuration
11 bool "Network device support"
13 You can say N here if you don't intend to connect your Linux box to
14 any other computer at all.
16 You'll have to say Y if your computer contains a network card that
17 you want to use under Linux. If you are going to run SLIP or PPP over
18 telephone line or null modem cable you need say Y here. Connecting
19 two machines with parallel ports using PLIP needs this, as well as
20 AX.25/KISS for sending Internet traffic over amateur radio links.
22 See also "The Linux Network Administrator's Guide" by Olaf Kirch and
23 Terry Dawson. Available at <http://www.tldp.org/guides.html>.
27 # All the following symbols are dependent on NETDEVICES - do not repeat
28 # that for each of the symbols.
32 tristate "Intermediate Functional Block support"
33 depends on NET_CLS_ACT
35 This is an intermediate driver that allows sharing of
37 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
38 will be called ifb. If you want to use more than one ifb
39 device at a time, you need to compile this driver as a module.
40 Instead of 'ifb', the devices will then be called 'ifb0',
42 Look at the iproute2 documentation directory for usage etc
45 tristate "Dummy net driver support"
47 This is essentially a bit-bucket device (i.e. traffic you send to
48 this device is consigned into oblivion) with a configurable IP
49 address. It is most commonly used in order to make your currently
50 inactive SLIP address seem like a real address for local programs.
51 If you use SLIP or PPP, you might want to say Y here. Since this
52 thing often comes in handy, the default is Y. It won't enlarge your
53 kernel either. What a deal. Read about it in the Network
54 Administrator's Guide, available from
55 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#guide>.
57 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
58 will be called dummy. If you want to use more than one dummy
59 device at a time, you need to compile this driver as a module.
60 Instead of 'dummy', the devices will then be called 'dummy0',
64 tristate "Bonding driver support"
66 depends on IPV6 || IPV6=n
68 Say 'Y' or 'M' if you wish to be able to 'bond' multiple Ethernet
69 Channels together. This is called 'Etherchannel' by Cisco,
70 'Trunking' by Sun, 802.3ad by the IEEE, and 'Bonding' in Linux.
72 The driver supports multiple bonding modes to allow for both high
73 performance and high availability operation.
75 Refer to <file:Documentation/networking/bonding.txt> for more
78 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
79 will be called bonding.
82 tristate "MAC-VLAN support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
83 depends on EXPERIMENTAL
85 This allows one to create virtual interfaces that map packets to
86 or from specific MAC addresses to a particular interface.
88 Macvlan devices can be added using the "ip" command from the
89 iproute2 package starting with the iproute2-2.6.23 release:
91 "ip link add link <real dev> [ address MAC ] [ NAME ] type macvlan"
93 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
94 will be called macvlan.
97 tristate "MAC-VLAN based tap driver (EXPERIMENTAL)"
100 This adds a specialized tap character device driver that is based
101 on the MAC-VLAN network interface, called macvtap. A macvtap device
102 can be added in the same way as a macvlan device, using 'type
103 macvlan', and then be accessed through the tap user space interface.
105 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
106 will be called macvtap.
109 tristate "EQL (serial line load balancing) support"
111 If you have two serial connections to some other computer (this
112 usually requires two modems and two telephone lines) and you use
113 SLIP (the protocol for sending Internet traffic over telephone
114 lines) or PPP (a better SLIP) on them, you can make them behave like
115 one double speed connection using this driver. Naturally, this has
116 to be supported at the other end as well, either with a similar EQL
117 Linux driver or with a Livingston Portmaster 2e.
119 Say Y if you want this and read
120 <file:Documentation/networking/eql.txt>. You may also want to read
121 section 6.2 of the NET-3-HOWTO, available from
122 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
124 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
125 will be called eql. If unsure, say N.
128 tristate "Universal TUN/TAP device driver support"
131 TUN/TAP provides packet reception and transmission for user space
132 programs. It can be viewed as a simple Point-to-Point or Ethernet
133 device, which instead of receiving packets from a physical media,
134 receives them from user space program and instead of sending packets
135 via physical media writes them to the user space program.
137 When a program opens /dev/net/tun, driver creates and registers
138 corresponding net device tunX or tapX. After a program closed above
139 devices, driver will automatically delete tunXX or tapXX device and
140 all routes corresponding to it.
142 Please read <file:Documentation/networking/tuntap.txt> for more
145 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
148 If you don't know what to use this for, you don't need it.
151 tristate "Virtual ethernet pair device"
153 This device is a local ethernet tunnel. Devices are created in pairs.
154 When one end receives the packet it appears on its pair and vice
158 tristate "General Instruments Surfboard 1000"
161 This is a driver for the General Instrument (also known as
162 NextLevel) SURFboard 1000 internal
163 cable modem. This is an ISA card which is used by a number of cable
164 TV companies to provide cable modem access. It's a one-way
165 downstream-only cable modem, meaning that your upstream net link is
166 provided by your regular phone modem.
168 At present this driver only compiles as a module, so say M here if
169 you have this card. The module will be called sb1000. Then read
170 <file:Documentation/networking/README.sb1000> for information on how
171 to use this module, as it needs special ppp scripts for establishing
172 a connection. Further documentation and the necessary scripts can be
175 <http://www.jacksonville.net/~fventuri/>
176 <http://home.adelphia.net/~siglercm/sb1000.html>
177 <http://linuxpower.cx/~cable/>
179 If you don't have this card, of course say N.
181 source "drivers/net/arcnet/Kconfig"
184 tristate "Generic Media Independent Interface device support"
186 Most ethernet controllers have MII transceiver either as an external
187 or internal device. It is safe to say Y or M here even if your
188 ethernet card lacks MII.
190 source "drivers/net/phy/Kconfig"
196 menuconfig NET_ETHERNET
197 bool "Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit)"
200 Ethernet (also called IEEE 802.3 or ISO 8802-2) is the most common
201 type of Local Area Network (LAN) in universities and companies.
203 Common varieties of Ethernet are: 10BASE-2 or Thinnet (10 Mbps over
204 coaxial cable, linking computers in a chain), 10BASE-T or twisted
205 pair (10 Mbps over twisted pair cable, linking computers to central
206 hubs), 10BASE-F (10 Mbps over optical fiber links, using hubs),
207 100BASE-TX (100 Mbps over two twisted pair cables, using hubs),
208 100BASE-T4 (100 Mbps over 4 standard voice-grade twisted pair
209 cables, using hubs), 100BASE-FX (100 Mbps over optical fiber links)
210 [the 100BASE varieties are also known as Fast Ethernet], and Gigabit
211 Ethernet (1 Gbps over optical fiber or short copper links).
213 If your Linux machine will be connected to an Ethernet and you have
214 an Ethernet network interface card (NIC) installed in your computer,
215 say Y here and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
216 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. You will then also have
217 to say Y to the driver for your particular NIC.
219 Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the
220 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
221 the questions about Ethernet network cards. If unsure, say N.
226 tristate "Atmel MACB support"
227 depends on HAVE_NET_MACB
230 The Atmel MACB ethernet interface is found on many AT32 and AT91
231 parts. Say Y to include support for the MACB chip.
233 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
236 source "drivers/net/arm/Kconfig"
239 tristate "ASIX AX88796 NE2000 clone support"
240 depends on ARM || MIPS || SUPERH
244 AX88796 driver, using platform bus to provide
245 chip detection and resources
248 bool "ASIX AX88796 external 93CX6 eeprom support"
252 Select this if your platform comes with an external 93CX6 eeprom.
255 tristate "MACE (Power Mac ethernet) support"
256 depends on PPC_PMAC && PPC32
259 Power Macintoshes and clones with Ethernet built-in on the
260 motherboard will usually use a MACE (Medium Access Control for
261 Ethernet) interface. Say Y to include support for the MACE chip.
263 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
266 config MACE_AAUI_PORT
267 bool "Use AAUI port instead of TP by default"
270 Some Apple machines (notably the Apple Network Server) which use the
271 MACE ethernet chip have an Apple AUI port (small 15-pin connector),
272 instead of an 8-pin RJ45 connector for twisted-pair ethernet. Say
273 Y here if you have such a machine. If unsure, say N.
274 The driver will default to AAUI on ANS anyway, and if you use it as
275 a module, you can provide the port_aaui=0|1 to force the driver.
278 tristate "BMAC (G3 ethernet) support"
279 depends on PPC_PMAC && PPC32
282 Say Y for support of BMAC Ethernet interfaces. These are used on G3
285 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
289 tristate "Ariadne support"
292 If you have a Village Tronic Ariadne Ethernet adapter, say Y.
295 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
296 will be called ariadne.
299 tristate "A2065 support"
303 If you have a Commodore A2065 Ethernet adapter, say Y. Otherwise,
306 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
307 will be called a2065.
310 tristate "Hydra support"
314 If you have a Hydra Ethernet adapter, say Y. Otherwise, say N.
316 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
317 will be called hydra.
320 tristate "Zorro NS8390-based Ethernet support"
324 This driver is for Zorro Ethernet cards using an NS8390-compatible
325 chipset, like the Village Tronic Ariadne II and the Individual
326 Computers X-Surf Ethernet cards. If you have such a card, say Y.
329 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
330 will be called zorro8390.
333 tristate "PCMCIA NE2000 support"
334 depends on AMIGA_PCMCIA
337 If you have a PCMCIA NE2000 compatible adapter, say Y. Otherwise,
340 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
344 bool "Macintosh NS 8390 based ethernet cards"
348 If you want to include a driver to support Nubus or LC-PDS
349 Ethernet cards using an NS8390 chipset or its equivalent, say Y
350 and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
351 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
354 tristate "Macintosh CS89x0 based ethernet cards"
357 Support for CS89x0 chipset based Ethernet cards. If you have a
358 Nubus or LC-PDS network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and
359 read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
360 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
362 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. This module will
366 tristate "Macintosh SONIC based ethernet (onboard, NuBus, LC, CS)"
369 Support for NatSemi SONIC based Ethernet devices. This includes
370 the onboard Ethernet in many Quadras as well as some LC-PDS,
371 a few Nubus and all known Comm Slot Ethernet cards. If you have
372 one of these say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
373 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
375 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. This module will
379 bool "Macintosh (AV) onboard MACE ethernet"
383 Support for the onboard AMD 79C940 MACE Ethernet controller used in
384 the 660AV and 840AV Macintosh. If you have one of these Macintoshes
385 say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
386 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
389 tristate "MVME147 (Lance) Ethernet support"
393 Support for the on-board Ethernet interface on the Motorola MVME147
394 single-board computer. Say Y here to include the
395 driver for this chip in your kernel.
396 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here.
399 tristate "MVME16x Ethernet support"
402 This is the driver for the Ethernet interface on the Motorola
403 MVME162, 166, 167, 172 and 177 boards. Say Y here to include the
404 driver for this chip in your kernel.
405 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here.
408 tristate "BVME6000 Ethernet support"
411 This is the driver for the Ethernet interface on BVME4000 and
412 BVME6000 VME boards. Say Y here to include the driver for this chip
414 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here.
417 tristate "Atari Lance support"
420 Say Y to include support for several Atari Ethernet adapters based
421 on the AMD Lance chipset: RieblCard (with or without battery), or
422 PAMCard VME (also the version by Rhotron, with different addresses).
425 tristate "Sun3/Sun3x on-board LANCE support"
426 depends on SUN3 || SUN3X
428 Most Sun3 and Sun3x motherboards (including the 3/50, 3/60 and 3/80)
429 featured an AMD Lance 10Mbit Ethernet controller on board; say Y
430 here to compile in the Linux driver for this and enable Ethernet.
431 General Linux information on the Sun 3 and 3x series (now
433 <http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/tech68k/sun3.html>.
435 If you're not building a kernel for a Sun 3, say N.
438 bool "Sun3 on-board Intel 82586 support"
441 This driver enables support for the on-board Intel 82586 based
442 Ethernet adapter found on Sun 3/1xx and 3/2xx motherboards. Note
443 that this driver does not support 82586-based adapters on additional
447 bool "HP on-board LANCE support"
451 If you want to use the builtin "LANCE" Ethernet controller on an
452 HP300 machine, say Y here.
455 tristate "Lasi ethernet"
458 Say Y here to support the builtin Intel 82596 ethernet controller
459 found in Hewlett-Packard PA-RISC machines with 10Mbit ethernet.
462 tristate "SNI RM ethernet"
463 depends on NET_ETHERNET && SNI_RM
465 Say Y here to support the on-board Intel 82596 ethernet controller
466 built into SNI RM machines.
469 tristate "Korina (IDT RC32434) Ethernet support"
470 depends on NET_ETHERNET && MIKROTIK_RB532
472 If you have a Mikrotik RouterBoard 500 or IDT RC32434
473 based system say Y. Otherwise say N.
475 config MIPS_JAZZ_SONIC
476 tristate "MIPS JAZZ onboard SONIC Ethernet support"
479 This is the driver for the onboard card of MIPS Magnum 4000,
480 Acer PICA, Olivetti M700-10 and a few other identical OEM systems.
482 config XTENSA_XT2000_SONIC
483 tristate "Xtensa XT2000 onboard SONIC Ethernet support"
484 depends on XTENSA_PLATFORM_XT2000
486 This is the driver for the onboard card of the Xtensa XT2000 board.
488 config MIPS_AU1X00_ENET
489 tristate "MIPS AU1000 Ethernet support"
490 depends on MIPS_ALCHEMY
494 If you have an Alchemy Semi AU1X00 based system
495 say Y. Otherwise, say N.
498 bool "SGI IOC3 Ethernet"
499 depends on PCI && SGI_IP27
503 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
504 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
505 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
508 tristate "MIPS simulator Network device"
511 The MIPSNET device is a simple Ethernet network device which is
512 emulated by the MIPS Simulator.
513 If you are not using a MIPSsim or are unsure, say N.
515 config SGI_O2MACE_ETH
516 tristate "SGI O2 MACE Fast Ethernet support"
517 depends on SGI_IP32=y
520 tristate "National DP83902AV support"
524 Support for cards based on the National Semiconductor DP83902AV
525 ST-NIC Serial Network Interface Controller for Twisted Pair. This
526 is a 10Mbit/sec Ethernet controller. Product overview and specs at
527 <http://www.national.com/pf/DP/DP83902A.html>.
532 tristate "Renesas SuperH Ethernet support"
533 depends on SUPERH && \
534 (CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7710 || CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7712 || \
535 CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7763 || CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7619 || \
536 CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7724 || CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7757)
542 Renesas SuperH Ethernet device driver.
543 This driver supporting CPUs are:
544 - SH7710, SH7712, SH7763, SH7619, SH7724, and SH7757.
547 tristate "Sun LANCE support"
551 This driver supports the "le" interface present on all 32-bit Sparc
552 systems, on some older Ultra systems and as an Sbus option. These
553 cards are based on the AMD Lance chipset, which is better known
554 via the NE2100 cards.
556 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
557 will be called sunlance.
560 tristate "Sun Happy Meal 10/100baseT support"
561 depends on SBUS || PCI
564 This driver supports the "hme" interface present on most Ultra
565 systems and as an option on older Sbus systems. This driver supports
566 both PCI and Sbus devices. This driver also supports the "qfe" quad
567 100baseT device available in both PCI and Sbus configurations.
569 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
570 will be called sunhme.
573 tristate "Sun BigMAC 10/100baseT support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
574 depends on SBUS && EXPERIMENTAL
577 This driver supports the "be" interface available as an Sbus option.
578 This is Sun's older 100baseT Ethernet device.
580 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
581 will be called sunbmac.
584 tristate "Sun QuadEthernet support"
588 This driver supports the "qe" 10baseT Ethernet device, available as
589 an Sbus option. Note that this is not the same as Quad FastEthernet
590 "qfe" which is supported by the Happy Meal driver instead.
592 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
593 will be called sunqe.
596 tristate "Sun GEM support"
600 Support for the Sun GEM chip, aka Sun GigabitEthernet/P 2.0. See also
601 <http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/pdf/806-3985-10.pdf>.
604 tristate "Sun Cassini support"
608 Support for the Sun Cassini chip, aka Sun GigaSwift Ethernet. See also
609 <http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/pdf/817-4341-10.pdf>
612 tristate "Sun Virtual Network support"
615 Support for virtual network devices under Sun Logical Domains.
617 config NET_VENDOR_3COM
619 depends on ISA || EISA || MCA || PCI
621 If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y
622 and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
623 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
625 Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
626 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
627 the questions about 3COM cards. If you say Y, you will be asked for
628 your specific card in the following questions.
631 tristate "3c501 \"EtherLink\" support"
632 depends on NET_VENDOR_3COM && ISA
634 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
635 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
636 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Also, consider buying a
637 new card, since the 3c501 is slow, broken, and obsolete: you will
638 have problems. Some people suggest to ping ("man ping") a nearby
639 machine every minute ("man cron") when using this card.
641 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
642 will be called 3c501.
645 tristate "3c503 \"EtherLink II\" support"
646 depends on NET_VENDOR_3COM && ISA
649 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
650 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
651 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
653 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
654 will be called 3c503.
657 tristate "3c505 \"EtherLink Plus\" support"
658 depends on NET_VENDOR_3COM && ISA && ISA_DMA_API
660 Information about this network (Ethernet) card can be found in
661 <file:Documentation/networking/3c505.txt>. If you have a card of
662 this type, say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
663 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
665 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
666 will be called 3c505.
669 tristate "3c507 \"EtherLink 16\" support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
670 depends on NET_VENDOR_3COM && ISA && EXPERIMENTAL
672 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
673 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
674 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
676 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
677 will be called 3c507.
680 tristate "3c509/3c529 (MCA)/3c579 \"EtherLink III\" support"
681 depends on NET_VENDOR_3COM && (ISA || EISA || MCA)
683 If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to the 3Com
684 EtherLinkIII series, say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available
685 from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
687 If your card is not working you may need to use the DOS
688 setup disk to disable Plug & Play mode, and to select the default
691 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
692 will be called 3c509.
695 tristate "3c515 ISA \"Fast EtherLink\""
696 depends on NET_VENDOR_3COM && (ISA || EISA) && ISA_DMA_API
698 If you have a 3Com ISA EtherLink XL "Corkscrew" 3c515 Fast Ethernet
699 network card, say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
700 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
702 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
703 will be called 3c515.
706 tristate "3c523 \"EtherLink/MC\" support"
707 depends on NET_VENDOR_3COM && MCA_LEGACY
709 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
710 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
711 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
713 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
714 will be called 3c523.
717 tristate "3c527 \"EtherLink/MC 32\" support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
718 depends on NET_VENDOR_3COM && MCA && MCA_LEGACY
720 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
721 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
722 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
724 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
725 will be called 3c527.
728 tristate "3c590/3c900 series (592/595/597) \"Vortex/Boomerang\" support"
729 depends on NET_VENDOR_3COM && (PCI || EISA)
732 This option enables driver support for a large number of 10Mbps and
733 10/100Mbps EISA, PCI and PCMCIA 3Com network cards:
735 "Vortex" (Fast EtherLink 3c590/3c592/3c595/3c597) EISA and PCI
736 "Boomerang" (EtherLink XL 3c900 or 3c905) PCI
737 "Cyclone" (3c540/3c900/3c905/3c980/3c575/3c656) PCI and Cardbus
738 "Tornado" (3c905) PCI
739 "Hurricane" (3c555/3cSOHO) PCI
741 If you have such a card, say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO,
742 available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. More
743 specific information is in
744 <file:Documentation/networking/vortex.txt> and in the comments at
745 the beginning of <file:drivers/net/3c59x.c>.
747 To compile this support as a module, choose M here.
750 tristate "3cr990 series \"Typhoon\" support"
751 depends on NET_VENDOR_3COM && PCI
754 This option enables driver support for the 3cr990 series of cards:
756 3C990-TX, 3CR990-TX-95, 3CR990-TX-97, 3CR990-FX-95, 3CR990-FX-97,
757 3CR990SVR, 3CR990SVR95, 3CR990SVR97, 3CR990-FX-95 Server,
758 3CR990-FX-97 Server, 3C990B-TX-M, 3C990BSVR
760 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
761 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
762 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
764 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
765 will be called typhoon.
768 tristate "AMD LANCE and PCnet (AT1500 and NE2100) support"
769 depends on ISA && ISA_DMA_API
771 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
772 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
773 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Some LinkSys cards are
776 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
777 will be called lance. This is recommended.
779 config NET_VENDOR_SMC
780 bool "Western Digital/SMC cards"
781 depends on ISA || MCA || EISA || MAC
783 If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y
784 and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
785 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
787 Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
788 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
789 the questions about Western Digital cards. If you say Y, you will be
790 asked for your specific card in the following questions.
793 tristate "WD80*3 support"
794 depends on NET_VENDOR_SMC && ISA
797 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
798 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
799 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
801 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
805 tristate "SMC Ultra MCA support"
806 depends on NET_VENDOR_SMC && MCA
809 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type and are running
810 an MCA based system (PS/2), say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO,
811 available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
813 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
814 will be called smc-mca.
817 tristate "SMC Ultra support"
818 depends on NET_VENDOR_SMC && ISA
821 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
822 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
823 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
825 Important: There have been many reports that, with some motherboards
826 mixing an SMC Ultra and an Adaptec AHA154x SCSI card (or compatible,
827 such as some BusLogic models) causes corruption problems with many
828 operating systems. The Linux smc-ultra driver has a work-around for
829 this but keep it in mind if you have such a SCSI card and have
832 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
833 will be called smc-ultra.
836 tristate "SMC Ultra32 EISA support"
837 depends on NET_VENDOR_SMC && EISA
840 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
841 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
842 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
844 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
845 will be called smc-ultra32.
848 tristate "Blackfin on-chip MAC support"
849 depends on NET_ETHERNET && (BF516 || BF518 || BF526 || BF527 || BF536 || BF537)
853 select BFIN_MAC_USE_L1 if DMA_UNCACHED_NONE
855 This is the driver for Blackfin on-chip mac device. Say Y if you want it
856 compiled into the kernel. This driver is also available as a module
857 ( = code which can be inserted in and removed from the running kernel
858 whenever you want). The module will be called bfin_mac.
860 config BFIN_MAC_USE_L1
861 bool "Use L1 memory for rx/tx packets"
862 depends on BFIN_MAC && (BF527 || BF537)
865 To get maximum network performance, you should use L1 memory as rx/tx buffers.
866 Say N here if you want to reserve L1 memory for other uses.
868 config BFIN_TX_DESC_NUM
869 int "Number of transmit buffer packets"
871 range 6 10 if BFIN_MAC_USE_L1
875 Set the number of buffer packets used in driver.
877 config BFIN_RX_DESC_NUM
878 int "Number of receive buffer packets"
880 range 20 100 if BFIN_MAC_USE_L1
884 Set the number of buffer packets used in driver.
886 config BFIN_MAC_USE_HWSTAMP
887 bool "Use IEEE 1588 hwstamp"
888 depends on BFIN_MAC && BF518
891 To support the IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP), select y here
894 tristate "SMC 9194 support"
895 depends on NET_VENDOR_SMC && (ISA || MAC && BROKEN)
898 This is support for the SMC9xxx based Ethernet cards. Choose this
899 option if you have a DELL laptop with the docking station, or
900 another SMC9192/9194 based chipset. Say Y if you want it compiled
901 into the kernel, and read the file
902 <file:Documentation/networking/smc9.txt> and the Ethernet-HOWTO,
903 available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
905 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
906 will be called smc9194.
909 tristate "SMC 91C9x/91C1xxx support"
912 depends on ARM || M32R || SUPERH || \
913 MIPS || BLACKFIN || MN10300 || COLDFIRE
915 This is a driver for SMC's 91x series of Ethernet chipsets,
916 including the SMC91C94 and the SMC91C111. Say Y if you want it
917 compiled into the kernel, and read the file
918 <file:Documentation/networking/smc9.txt> and the Ethernet-HOWTO,
919 available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
921 This driver is also available as a module ( = code which can be
922 inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
923 The module will be called smc91x. If you want to compile it as a
924 module, say M here and read <file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>.
927 tristate "Marvell pxa168 ethernet support"
928 depends on CPU_PXA168
931 This driver supports the pxa168 Ethernet ports.
933 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
934 will be called pxa168_eth.
937 tristate "NetX Ethernet support"
941 This is support for the Hilscher netX builtin Ethernet ports
943 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
944 will be called netx-eth.
946 config TI_DAVINCI_EMAC
947 tristate "TI DaVinci EMAC Support"
948 depends on ARM && ( ARCH_DAVINCI || ARCH_OMAP3 )
949 select TI_DAVINCI_MDIO
950 select TI_DAVINCI_CPDMA
953 This driver supports TI's DaVinci Ethernet .
955 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
956 will be called davinci_emac_driver. This is recommended.
958 config TI_DAVINCI_MDIO
959 tristate "TI DaVinci MDIO Support"
960 depends on ARM && ( ARCH_DAVINCI || ARCH_OMAP3 )
963 This driver supports TI's DaVinci MDIO module.
965 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
966 will be called davinci_mdio. This is recommended.
968 config TI_DAVINCI_CPDMA
969 tristate "TI DaVinci CPDMA Support"
970 depends on ARM && ( ARCH_DAVINCI || ARCH_OMAP3 )
972 This driver supports TI's DaVinci CPDMA dma engine.
974 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
975 will be called davinci_cpdma. This is recommended.
978 tristate "DM9000 support"
979 depends on ARM || BLACKFIN || MIPS
983 Support for DM9000 chipset.
985 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
986 will be called dm9000.
988 config DM9000_DEBUGLEVEL
989 int "DM9000 maximum debug level"
993 The maximum level of debugging code compiled into the DM9000
996 config DM9000_FORCE_SIMPLE_PHY_POLL
997 bool "Force simple NSR based PHY polling"
1000 This configuration forces the DM9000 to use the NSR's LinkStatus
1001 bit to determine if the link is up or down instead of the more
1002 costly MII PHY reads. Note, this will not work if the chip is
1003 operating with an external PHY.
1006 tristate "ENC28J60 support"
1007 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && SPI && NET_ETHERNET
1010 Support for the Microchip EN28J60 ethernet chip.
1012 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module will be
1015 config ENC28J60_WRITEVERIFY
1016 bool "Enable write verify"
1019 Enable the verify after the buffer write useful for debugging purpose.
1023 tristate "OpenCores 10/100 Mbps Ethernet MAC support"
1024 depends on NET_ETHERNET && HAS_IOMEM && HAS_DMA
1030 Say Y here if you want to use the OpenCores 10/100 Mbps Ethernet MAC.
1033 tristate "Aeroflex Gaisler GRETH Ethernet MAC support"
1038 Say Y here if you want to use the Aeroflex Gaisler GRETH Ethernet MAC.
1041 tristate "SMSC LAN911[5678] support"
1044 depends on ARM || SUPERH || MN10300
1046 This is a driver for SMSC's LAN911x series of Ethernet chipsets
1047 including the new LAN9115, LAN9116, LAN9117, and LAN9118.
1048 Say Y if you want it compiled into the kernel,
1049 and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1050 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1052 This driver is also available as a module. The module will be
1053 called smc911x. If you want to compile it as a module, say M
1054 here and read <file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>
1057 tristate "SMSC LAN911x/LAN921x families embedded ethernet support"
1058 depends on ARM || SUPERH || BLACKFIN || MIPS || MN10300
1063 Say Y here if you want support for SMSC LAN911x and LAN921x families
1064 of ethernet controllers.
1066 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1067 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1068 will be called smsc911x.
1070 config SMSC911X_ARCH_HOOKS
1074 If the arch enables this, it allows the arch to implement various
1075 hooks for more comprehensive interrupt control and also to override
1076 the source of the MAC address.
1078 config NET_VENDOR_RACAL
1079 bool "Racal-Interlan (Micom) NI cards"
1082 If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, such
1083 as the NI5010, NI5210 or NI6210, say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO,
1084 available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1086 Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
1087 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
1088 the questions about NI cards. If you say Y, you will be asked for
1089 your specific card in the following questions.
1092 tristate "NI5010 support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1093 depends on NET_VENDOR_RACAL && ISA && EXPERIMENTAL && BROKEN_ON_SMP
1095 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1096 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1097 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Note that this is still
1100 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1101 will be called ni5010.
1104 tristate "NI5210 support"
1105 depends on NET_VENDOR_RACAL && ISA
1107 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1108 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1109 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1111 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1112 will be called ni52.
1115 tristate "NI6510 support"
1116 depends on NET_VENDOR_RACAL && ISA && ISA_DMA_API
1118 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1119 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1120 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1122 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1123 will be called ni65.
1126 tristate "Dave ethernet support (DNET)"
1127 depends on NET_ETHERNET && HAS_IOMEM
1130 The Dave ethernet interface (DNET) is found on Qong Board FPGA.
1131 Say Y to include support for the DNET chip.
1133 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1134 will be called dnet.
1136 source "drivers/net/tulip/Kconfig"
1139 tristate "AT1700/1720 support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1140 depends on (ISA || MCA_LEGACY) && EXPERIMENTAL
1143 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1144 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1145 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1147 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1148 will be called at1700.
1151 tristate "DEPCA, DE10x, DE200, DE201, DE202, DE422 support"
1152 depends on ISA || EISA || MCA
1155 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1156 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1157 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto> as well as
1158 <file:drivers/net/depca.c>.
1160 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1161 will be called depca.
1164 tristate "HP 10/100VG PCLAN (ISA, EISA, PCI) support"
1165 depends on ISA || EISA || PCI
1167 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1168 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1169 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1171 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1172 will be called hp100.
1175 bool "Other ISA cards"
1178 If your network (Ethernet) card hasn't been mentioned yet and its
1179 bus system (that's the way the cards talks to the other components
1180 of your computer) is ISA (as opposed to EISA, VLB or PCI), say Y.
1181 Make sure you know the name of your card. Read the Ethernet-HOWTO,
1182 available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1186 Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
1187 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
1188 the remaining ISA network card questions. If you say Y, you will be
1189 asked for your specific card in the following questions.
1192 tristate "Cabletron E21xx support"
1196 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1197 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1198 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1200 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1201 will be called e2100.
1204 tristate "EtherWORKS 3 (DE203, DE204, DE205) support"
1208 This driver supports the DE203, DE204 and DE205 network (Ethernet)
1209 cards. If this is for you, say Y and read
1210 <file:Documentation/networking/ewrk3.txt> in the kernel source as
1211 well as the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1212 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1214 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1215 will be called ewrk3.
1218 tristate "EtherExpress 16 support"
1221 If you have an EtherExpress16 network (Ethernet) card, say Y and
1222 read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1223 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Note that the Intel
1224 EtherExpress16 card used to be regarded as a very poor choice
1225 because the driver was very unreliable. We now have a new driver
1226 that should do better.
1228 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1229 will be called eexpress.
1232 tristate "EtherExpressPro support/EtherExpress 10 (i82595) support"
1235 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y. This
1236 driver supports Intel i82595{FX,TX} based boards. Note however
1237 that the EtherExpress PRO/100 Ethernet card has its own separate
1238 driver. Please read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1239 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1241 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1242 will be called eepro.
1245 tristate "HP PCLAN+ (27247B and 27252A) support"
1249 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1250 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1251 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1253 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1254 will be called hp-plus.
1257 tristate "HP PCLAN (27245 and other 27xxx series) support"
1261 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1262 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1263 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1265 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1269 tristate "LP486E on board Ethernet"
1272 Say Y here to support the 82596-based on-board Ethernet controller
1273 for the Panther motherboard, which is one of the two shipped in the
1274 Intel Professional Workstation.
1277 tristate "ICL EtherTeam 16i/32 support"
1280 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1281 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1282 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1284 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1285 will be called eth16i.
1288 tristate "NE2000/NE1000 support"
1289 depends on NET_ISA || (Q40 && m) || M32R || MACH_TX49XX
1292 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1293 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1294 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Many Ethernet cards
1295 without a specific driver are compatible with NE2000.
1297 If you have a PCI NE2000 card however, say N here and Y to "PCI
1298 NE2000 and clone support" under "EISA, VLB, PCI and on board
1299 controllers" below. If you have a NE2000 card and are running on
1300 an MCA system (a bus system used on some IBM PS/2 computers and
1301 laptops), say N here and Y to "NE/2 (ne2000 MCA version) support",
1304 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1308 tristate "Zenith Z-Note support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1309 depends on NET_ISA && EXPERIMENTAL && ISA_DMA_API
1311 The Zenith Z-Note notebook computer has a built-in network
1312 (Ethernet) card, and this is the Linux driver for it. Note that the
1313 IBM Thinkpad 300 is compatible with the Z-Note and is also supported
1314 by this driver. Read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1315 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1318 tristate "SEEQ8005 support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1319 depends on NET_ISA && EXPERIMENTAL
1321 This is a driver for the SEEQ 8005 network (Ethernet) card. If this
1322 is for you, read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1323 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1325 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1326 will be called seeq8005.
1329 tristate "NE/2 (ne2000 MCA version) support"
1330 depends on MCA_LEGACY
1333 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1334 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1335 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1337 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1341 tristate "IBM LAN Adapter/A support"
1344 This is a Micro Channel Ethernet adapter. You need to set
1345 CONFIG_MCA to use this driver. It is both available as an in-kernel
1346 driver and as a module.
1348 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The only
1349 currently supported card is the IBM LAN Adapter/A for Ethernet. It
1350 will both support 16K and 32K memory windows, however a 32K window
1351 gives a better security against packet losses. Usage of multiple
1352 boards with this driver should be possible, but has not been tested
1353 up to now due to lack of hardware.
1356 tristate "IBM LAN Virtual Ethernet support"
1357 depends on PPC_PSERIES
1359 This driver supports virtual ethernet adapters on newer IBM iSeries
1360 and pSeries systems.
1362 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module will
1365 source "drivers/net/ibm_newemac/Kconfig"
1368 bool "EISA, VLB, PCI and on board controllers"
1369 depends on ISA || EISA || PCI
1371 This is another class of network cards which attach directly to the
1372 bus. If you have one of those, say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO,
1373 available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1375 Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
1376 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
1377 the questions about this class of network cards. If you say Y, you
1378 will be asked for your specific card in the following questions. If
1379 you are unsure, say Y.
1382 tristate "AMD PCnet32 PCI support"
1383 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1387 If you have a PCnet32 or PCnetPCI based network (Ethernet) card,
1388 answer Y here and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1389 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1391 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1392 will be called pcnet32.
1395 tristate "AMD 8111 (new PCI lance) support"
1396 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1400 If you have an AMD 8111-based PCI lance ethernet card,
1401 answer Y here and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1402 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1404 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1405 will be called amd8111e.
1407 config ADAPTEC_STARFIRE
1408 tristate "Adaptec Starfire/DuraLAN support"
1409 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1413 Say Y here if you have an Adaptec Starfire (or DuraLAN) PCI network
1414 adapter. The DuraLAN chip is used on the 64 bit PCI boards from
1415 Adaptec e.g. the ANA-6922A. The older 32 bit boards use the tulip
1418 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1419 will be called starfire. This is recommended.
1422 tristate "Ansel Communications EISA 3200 support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1423 depends on NET_PCI && (ISA || EISA) && EXPERIMENTAL
1426 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1427 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1428 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1430 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1431 will be called ac3200.
1434 tristate "Micrel KSZ8841/2 PCI"
1435 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1439 This PCI driver is for Micrel KSZ8841/KSZ8842 PCI Ethernet chip.
1441 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1442 will be called ksz884x.
1445 tristate "Apricot Xen-II on board Ethernet"
1446 depends on NET_PCI && ISA
1448 If you have a network (Ethernet) controller of this type, say Y and
1449 read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1450 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1452 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1453 will be called apricot.
1456 tristate "Broadcom 440x/47xx ethernet support"
1457 depends on SSB_POSSIBLE && HAS_DMA
1461 If you have a network (Ethernet) controller of this type, say Y
1462 or M and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1463 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1465 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1468 # Auto-select SSB PCI-HOST support, if possible
1469 config B44_PCI_AUTOSELECT
1471 depends on B44 && SSB_PCIHOST_POSSIBLE
1475 # Auto-select SSB PCICORE driver, if possible
1476 config B44_PCICORE_AUTOSELECT
1478 depends on B44 && SSB_DRIVER_PCICORE_POSSIBLE
1479 select SSB_DRIVER_PCICORE
1484 depends on B44_PCI_AUTOSELECT && B44_PCICORE_AUTOSELECT
1488 tristate "nForce Ethernet support"
1489 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1491 If you have a network (Ethernet) controller of this type, say Y and
1492 read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1493 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1495 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1496 will be called forcedeth.
1499 tristate "CS89x0 support"
1500 depends on NET_ETHERNET && (ISA || EISA || MACH_IXDP2351 \
1501 || ARCH_IXDP2X01 || MACH_MX31ADS || MACH_QQ2440)
1503 Support for CS89x0 chipset based Ethernet cards. If you have a
1504 network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read the
1505 Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1506 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto> as well as
1507 <file:Documentation/networking/cs89x0.txt>.
1509 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1510 will be called cs89x0.
1512 config CS89x0_NONISA_IRQ
1514 depends on CS89x0 != n
1515 depends on MACH_IXDP2351 || ARCH_IXDP2X01 || MACH_MX31ADS || MACH_QQ2440
1518 tristate "TOSHIBA TC35815 Ethernet support"
1519 depends on NET_PCI && PCI && MIPS
1523 tristate "Intel(R) PRO/100+ support"
1524 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1527 This driver supports Intel(R) PRO/100 family of adapters.
1528 To verify that your adapter is supported, find the board ID number
1529 on the adapter. Look for a label that has a barcode and a number
1530 in the format 123456-001 (six digits hyphen three digits).
1532 Use the above information and the Adapter & Driver ID Guide at:
1534 <http://support.intel.com/support/network/adapter/pro100/21397.htm>
1536 to identify the adapter.
1538 For the latest Intel PRO/100 network driver for Linux, see:
1540 <http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/highlights/network/pro100plus>
1542 More specific information on configuring the driver is in
1543 <file:Documentation/networking/e100.txt>.
1545 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1546 will be called e100.
1549 tristate "Mylex EISA LNE390A/B support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1550 depends on NET_PCI && EISA && EXPERIMENTAL
1553 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1554 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1555 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1557 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1558 will be called lne390.
1561 tristate "Myson MTD-8xx PCI Ethernet support"
1562 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1566 Say Y here to support the Myson MTD-800 family of PCI-based Ethernet
1567 cards. <http://www.myson.com.tw/>
1570 tristate "National Semiconductor DP8381x series PCI Ethernet support"
1571 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1574 This driver is for the National Semiconductor DP83810 series,
1575 which is used in cards from PureData, NetGear, Linksys
1576 and others, including the 83815 chip.
1577 More specific information and updates are available from
1578 <http://www.scyld.com/network/natsemi.html>.
1581 tristate "PCI NE2000 and clones support (see help)"
1582 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1585 This driver is for NE2000 compatible PCI cards. It will not work
1586 with ISA NE2000 cards (they have their own driver, "NE2000/NE1000
1587 support" below). If you have a PCI NE2000 network (Ethernet) card,
1588 say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1589 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1591 This driver also works for the following NE2000 clone cards:
1592 RealTek RTL-8029 Winbond 89C940 Compex RL2000 KTI ET32P2
1593 NetVin NV5000SC Via 86C926 SureCom NE34 Winbond
1594 Holtek HT80232 Holtek HT80229
1596 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1597 will be called ne2k-pci.
1600 tristate "Novell/Eagle/Microdyne NE3210 EISA support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1601 depends on NET_PCI && EISA && EXPERIMENTAL
1604 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1605 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1606 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Note that this driver
1607 will NOT WORK for NE3200 cards as they are completely different.
1609 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1610 will be called ne3210.
1613 tristate "Racal-Interlan EISA ES3210 support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1614 depends on NET_PCI && EISA && EXPERIMENTAL
1617 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1618 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1619 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1621 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1622 will be called es3210.
1625 tristate "RealTek RTL-8139 C+ PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1626 depends on NET_PCI && PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
1630 This is a driver for the Fast Ethernet PCI network cards based on
1631 the RTL8139C+ chips. If you have one of those, say Y and read
1632 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1633 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1635 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1636 will be called 8139cp. This is recommended.
1639 tristate "RealTek RTL-8129/8130/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter support"
1640 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1644 This is a driver for the Fast Ethernet PCI network cards based on
1645 the RTL 8129/8130/8139 chips. If you have one of those, say Y and
1646 read the Ethernet-HOWTO <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1648 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1649 will be called 8139too. This is recommended.
1652 bool "Use PIO instead of MMIO"
1656 This instructs the driver to use programmed I/O ports (PIO) instead
1657 of PCI shared memory (MMIO). This can possibly solve some problems
1658 in case your mainboard has memory consistency issues. If unsure,
1661 config 8139TOO_TUNE_TWISTER
1662 bool "Support for uncommon RTL-8139 rev. K (automatic channel equalization)"
1665 This implements a function which might come in handy in case you
1666 are using low quality on long cabling. It is required for RealTek
1667 RTL-8139 revision K boards, and totally unused otherwise. It tries
1668 to match the transceiver to the cable characteristics. This is
1669 experimental since hardly documented by the manufacturer.
1673 bool "Support for older RTL-8129/8130 boards"
1676 This enables support for the older and uncommon RTL-8129 and
1677 RTL-8130 chips, which support MII via an external transceiver,
1678 instead of an internal one. Disabling this option will save some
1679 memory by making the code size smaller. If unsure, say Y.
1681 config 8139_OLD_RX_RESET
1682 bool "Use older RX-reset method"
1685 The 8139too driver was recently updated to contain a more rapid
1686 reset sequence, in the face of severe receive errors. This "new"
1687 RX-reset method should be adequate for all boards. But if you
1688 experience problems, you can enable this option to restore the
1689 old RX-reset behavior. If unsure, say N.
1692 tristate "RDC R6040 Fast Ethernet Adapter support"
1693 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1698 This is a driver for the R6040 Fast Ethernet MACs found in the
1699 the RDC R-321x System-on-chips.
1701 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1702 will be called r6040. This is recommended.
1705 tristate "SiS 900/7016 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter support"
1706 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1710 This is a driver for the Fast Ethernet PCI network cards based on
1711 the SiS 900 and SiS 7016 chips. The SiS 900 core is also embedded in
1712 SiS 630 and SiS 540 chipsets.
1714 This driver also supports AMD 79C901 HomePNA so that you can use
1715 your phone line as a network cable.
1717 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1718 will be called sis900. This is recommended.
1721 tristate "SMC EtherPower II"
1722 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1726 This driver is for the SMC EtherPower II 9432 PCI Ethernet NIC,
1727 which is based on the SMC83c17x (EPIC/100).
1728 More specific information and updates are available from
1729 <http://www.scyld.com/network/epic100.html>.
1732 tristate "SMSC LAN9420 PCI ethernet adapter support"
1733 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1738 This is a driver for SMSC's LAN9420 PCI ethernet adapter.
1739 Say Y if you want it compiled into the kernel,
1740 and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1741 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1743 This driver is also available as a module. The module will be
1744 called smsc9420. If you want to compile it as a module, say M
1745 here and read <file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>
1748 tristate "Sundance Alta support"
1749 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1753 This driver is for the Sundance "Alta" chip.
1754 More specific information and updates are available from
1755 <http://www.scyld.com/network/sundance.html>.
1757 config SUNDANCE_MMIO
1758 bool "Use MMIO instead of PIO"
1761 Enable memory-mapped I/O for interaction with Sundance NIC registers.
1762 Do NOT enable this by default, PIO (enabled when MMIO is disabled)
1763 is known to solve bugs on certain chips.
1768 tristate "TI ThunderLAN support"
1769 depends on NET_PCI && (PCI || EISA)
1771 If you have a PCI Ethernet network card based on the ThunderLAN chip
1772 which is supported by this driver, say Y and read the
1773 Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1774 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1776 Devices currently supported by this driver are Compaq Netelligent,
1777 Compaq NetFlex and Olicom cards. Please read the file
1778 <file:Documentation/networking/tlan.txt> for more details.
1780 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1781 will be called tlan.
1783 Please email feedback to <torben.mathiasen@compaq.com>.
1786 tristate "Micrel KSZ8841/42 with generic bus interface"
1787 depends on HAS_IOMEM && DMA_ENGINE
1789 This platform driver is for KSZ8841(1-port) / KS8842(2-port)
1790 ethernet switch chip (managed, VLAN, QoS) from Micrel or
1794 tristate "Micrel KS8851 SPI"
1799 SPI driver for Micrel KS8851 SPI attached network chip.
1802 tristate "Micrel KS8851 MLL"
1803 depends on HAS_IOMEM
1806 This platform driver is for Micrel KS8851 Address/data bus
1807 multiplexed network chip.
1810 tristate "VIA Rhine support"
1811 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1815 If you have a VIA "Rhine" based network card (Rhine-I (VT86C100A),
1816 Rhine-II (VT6102), or Rhine-III (VT6105)), say Y here. Rhine-type
1817 Ethernet functions can also be found integrated on South Bridges
1820 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1821 will be called via-rhine.
1823 config VIA_RHINE_MMIO
1824 bool "Use MMIO instead of PIO"
1825 depends on VIA_RHINE
1827 This instructs the driver to use PCI shared memory (MMIO) instead of
1828 programmed I/O ports (PIO). Enabling this gives an improvement in
1829 processing time in parts of the driver.
1834 tristate "Silan SC92031 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter driver (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1835 depends on NET_PCI && PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
1838 This is a driver for the Fast Ethernet PCI network cards based on
1839 the Silan SC92031 chip (sometimes also called Rsltek 8139D). If you
1840 have one of these, say Y here.
1842 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1843 will be called sc92031. This is recommended.
1846 tristate "TI AR7 CPMAC Ethernet support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1847 depends on NET_ETHERNET && EXPERIMENTAL && AR7
1850 TI AR7 CPMAC Ethernet support
1853 bool "Pocket and portable adapters"
1856 Cute little network (Ethernet) devices which attach to the parallel
1857 port ("pocket adapters"), commonly used with laptops. If you have
1858 one of those, say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1859 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1861 If you want to plug a network (or some other) card into the PCMCIA
1862 (or PC-card) slot of your laptop instead (PCMCIA is the standard for
1863 credit card size extension cards used by all modern laptops), you
1864 need the pcmcia-cs package (location contained in the file
1865 <file:Documentation/Changes>) and you can say N here.
1867 Laptop users should read the Linux Laptop home page at
1868 <http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/> or
1869 Tuxmobil - Linux on Mobile Computers at <http://www.tuxmobil.org/>.
1871 Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
1872 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
1873 the questions about this class of network devices. If you say Y, you
1874 will be asked for your specific device in the following questions.
1877 tristate "AT-LAN-TEC/RealTek pocket adapter support"
1878 depends on NET_POCKET && PARPORT && X86
1881 This is a network (Ethernet) device which attaches to your parallel
1882 port. Read <file:drivers/net/atp.c> as well as the Ethernet-HOWTO,
1883 available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>, if you
1884 want to use this. If you intend to use this driver, you should have
1885 said N to the "Parallel printer support", because the two drivers
1886 don't like each other.
1888 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1892 tristate "D-Link DE600 pocket adapter support"
1893 depends on NET_POCKET && PARPORT
1895 This is a network (Ethernet) device which attaches to your parallel
1896 port. Read <file:Documentation/networking/DLINK.txt> as well as the
1897 Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1898 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>, if you want to use
1899 this. It is possible to have several devices share a single parallel
1900 port and it is safe to compile the corresponding drivers into the
1903 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1904 will be called de600.
1907 tristate "D-Link DE620 pocket adapter support"
1908 depends on NET_POCKET && PARPORT
1910 This is a network (Ethernet) device which attaches to your parallel
1911 port. Read <file:Documentation/networking/DLINK.txt> as well as the
1912 Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1913 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>, if you want to use
1914 this. It is possible to have several devices share a single parallel
1915 port and it is safe to compile the corresponding drivers into the
1918 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1919 will be called de620.
1922 tristate "SGI Seeq ethernet controller support"
1923 depends on SGI_HAS_SEEQ
1925 Say Y here if you have an Seeq based Ethernet network card. This is
1926 used in many Silicon Graphics machines.
1929 tristate "DEC LANCE ethernet controller support"
1930 depends on MACH_DECSTATION
1933 This driver is for the series of Ethernet controllers produced by
1934 DEC (now Compaq) based on the AMD Lance chipset, including the
1935 DEPCA series. (This chipset is better known via the NE2100 cards.)
1938 bool "Motorola 68360 ethernet controller"
1941 Say Y here if you want to use the built-in ethernet controller of
1942 the Motorola 68360 processor.
1945 bool "FEC ethernet controller (of ColdFire and some i.MX CPUs)"
1946 depends on M523x || M527x || M5272 || M528x || M520x || M532x || \
1947 IMX_HAVE_PLATFORM_FEC || MXS_HAVE_PLATFORM_FEC
1948 default IMX_HAVE_PLATFORM_FEC || MXS_HAVE_PLATFORM_FEC if ARM
1951 Say Y here if you want to use the built-in 10/100 Fast ethernet
1952 controller on some Motorola ColdFire and Freescale i.MX processors.
1955 tristate "MPC52xx FEC driver"
1956 depends on PPC_MPC52xx && PPC_BESTCOMM
1959 select PPC_BESTCOMM_FEC
1961 This option enables support for the MPC5200's on-chip
1962 Fast Ethernet Controller
1963 If compiled as module, it will be called fec_mpc52xx.
1965 config FEC_MPC52xx_MDIO
1966 bool "MPC52xx FEC MDIO bus driver"
1967 depends on FEC_MPC52xx
1970 The MPC5200's FEC can connect to the Ethernet either with
1971 an external MII PHY chip or 10 Mbps 7-wire interface
1972 (Motorola? industry standard).
1973 If your board uses an external PHY connected to FEC, enable this.
1974 If not sure, enable.
1975 If compiled as module, it will be called fec_mpc52xx_phy.
1978 tristate "NE2000 compatible support for H8/300"
1981 Say Y here if you want to use the NE2000 compatible
1982 controller on the Renesas H8/300 processor.
1985 tristate "Atheros L2 Fast Ethernet support"
1990 This driver supports the Atheros L2 fast ethernet adapter.
1992 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1993 will be called atl2.
1995 config XILINX_EMACLITE
1996 tristate "Xilinx 10/100 Ethernet Lite support"
1997 depends on PPC32 || MICROBLAZE
2000 This driver supports the 10/100 Ethernet Lite from Xilinx.
2003 tristate "Broadcom 63xx internal mac support"
2008 This driver supports the ethernet MACs in the Broadcom 63xx
2009 MIPS chipset family (BCM63XX).
2012 tristate "Faraday FTMAC100 10/100 Ethernet support"
2016 This driver supports the FTMAC100 10/100 Ethernet controller
2017 from Faraday. It is used on Faraday A320, Andes AG101 and some
2018 other ARM/NDS32 SoC's.
2020 source "drivers/net/fs_enet/Kconfig"
2022 source "drivers/net/octeon/Kconfig"
2024 endif # NET_ETHERNET
2030 menuconfig NETDEV_1000
2031 bool "Ethernet (1000 Mbit)"
2035 Ethernet (also called IEEE 802.3 or ISO 8802-2) is the most common
2036 type of Local Area Network (LAN) in universities and companies.
2038 Say Y here to get to see options for Gigabit Ethernet drivers.
2039 This option alone does not add any kernel code.
2040 Note that drivers supporting both 100 and 1000 MBit may be listed
2041 under "Ethernet (10 or 100MBit)" instead.
2043 If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and disabled.
2048 tristate "Alteon AceNIC/3Com 3C985/NetGear GA620 Gigabit support"
2051 Say Y here if you have an Alteon AceNIC, 3Com 3C985(B), NetGear
2052 GA620, SGI Gigabit or Farallon PN9000-SX PCI Gigabit Ethernet
2053 adapter. The driver allows for using the Jumbo Frame option (9000
2054 bytes/frame) however it requires that your switches can handle this
2055 as well. To enable Jumbo Frames, add `mtu 9000' to your ifconfig
2058 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
2059 module will be called acenic.
2061 config ACENIC_OMIT_TIGON_I
2062 bool "Omit support for old Tigon I based AceNICs"
2065 Say Y here if you only have Tigon II based AceNICs and want to leave
2066 out support for the older Tigon I based cards which are no longer
2067 being sold (ie. the original Alteon AceNIC and 3Com 3C985 (non B
2068 version)). This will reduce the size of the driver object by
2069 app. 100KB. If you are not sure whether your card is a Tigon I or a
2070 Tigon II, say N here.
2072 The safe and default value for this is N.
2075 tristate "DL2000/TC902x-based Gigabit Ethernet support"
2079 This driver supports DL2000/TC902x-based Gigabit ethernet cards,
2081 D-Link DGE-550T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter.
2082 D-Link DL2000-based Gigabit Ethernet Adapter.
2083 Sundance/Tamarack TC902x Gigabit Ethernet Adapter.
2085 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
2086 module will be called dl2k.
2089 tristate "Intel(R) PRO/1000 Gigabit Ethernet support"
2092 This driver supports Intel(R) PRO/1000 gigabit ethernet family of
2093 adapters. For more information on how to identify your adapter, go
2094 to the Adapter & Driver ID Guide at:
2096 <http://support.intel.com/support/network/adapter/pro100/21397.htm>
2098 For general information and support, go to the Intel support
2101 <http://support.intel.com>
2103 More specific information on configuring the driver is in
2104 <file:Documentation/networking/e1000.txt>.
2106 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
2107 will be called e1000.
2110 tristate "Intel(R) PRO/1000 PCI-Express Gigabit Ethernet support"
2112 depends on PCI && (!SPARC32 || BROKEN)
2115 This driver supports the PCI-Express Intel(R) PRO/1000 gigabit
2116 ethernet family of adapters. For PCI or PCI-X e1000 adapters,
2117 use the regular e1000 driver For more information on how to
2118 identify your adapter, go to the Adapter & Driver ID Guide at:
2120 <http://support.intel.com/support/network/adapter/pro100/21397.htm>
2122 For general information and support, go to the Intel support
2125 <http://support.intel.com>
2127 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
2128 will be called e1000e.
2131 tristate "IP1000 Gigabit Ethernet support"
2132 depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
2135 This driver supports IP1000 gigabit Ethernet cards.
2137 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2138 will be called ipg. This is recommended.
2141 tristate "Intel(R) 82575/82576 PCI-Express Gigabit Ethernet support"
2144 This driver supports Intel(R) 82575/82576 gigabit ethernet family of
2145 adapters. For more information on how to identify your adapter, go
2146 to the Adapter & Driver ID Guide at:
2148 <http://support.intel.com/support/network/adapter/pro100/21397.htm>
2150 For general information and support, go to the Intel support
2153 <http://support.intel.com>
2155 More specific information on configuring the driver is in
2156 <file:Documentation/networking/e1000.txt>.
2158 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
2162 bool "Direct Cache Access (DCA) Support"
2164 depends on IGB && DCA && !(IGB=y && DCA=m)
2166 Say Y here if you want to use Direct Cache Access (DCA) in the
2167 driver. DCA is a method for warming the CPU cache before data
2168 is used, with the intent of lessening the impact of cache misses.
2171 tristate "Intel(R) 82576 Virtual Function Ethernet support"
2174 This driver supports Intel(R) 82576 virtual functions. For more
2175 information on how to identify your adapter, go to the Adapter &
2178 <http://support.intel.com/support/network/adapter/pro100/21397.htm>
2180 For general information and support, go to the Intel support
2183 <http://support.intel.com>
2185 More specific information on configuring the driver is in
2186 <file:Documentation/networking/e1000.txt>.
2188 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
2189 will be called igbvf.
2191 source "drivers/net/ixp2000/Kconfig"
2194 tristate "MyriCOM Gigabit Ethernet support"
2197 This driver supports MyriCOM Sbus gigabit Ethernet cards.
2199 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2200 will be called myri_sbus. This is recommended.
2203 tristate "National Semiconductor DP83820 support"
2206 This is a driver for the National Semiconductor DP83820 series
2207 of gigabit ethernet MACs. Cards using this chipset include
2208 the D-Link DGE-500T, PureData's PDP8023Z-TG, SMC's SMC9462TX,
2209 SOHO-GA2000T, SOHO-GA2500T. The driver supports the use of
2213 tristate "Packet Engines Hamachi GNIC-II support"
2217 If you have a Gigabit Ethernet card of this type, say Y and read
2218 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
2219 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
2221 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module will be
2225 tristate "Packet Engines Yellowfin Gigabit-NIC support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2226 depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
2229 Say Y here if you have a Packet Engines G-NIC PCI Gigabit Ethernet
2230 adapter or the SYM53C885 Ethernet controller. The Gigabit adapter is
2231 used by the Beowulf Linux cluster project. See
2232 <http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/yellowfin.html> for more
2233 information about this driver in particular and Beowulf in general.
2235 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2236 will be called yellowfin. This is recommended.
2239 tristate "Realtek 8169 gigabit ethernet support"
2245 Say Y here if you have a Realtek 8169 PCI Gigabit Ethernet adapter.
2247 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2248 will be called r8169. This is recommended.
2251 tristate "SB1250 Gigabit Ethernet support"
2252 depends on SIBYTE_SB1xxx_SOC
2255 This driver supports Gigabit Ethernet interfaces based on the
2256 Broadcom SiByte family of System-On-a-Chip parts. They include
2257 the BCM1120, BCM1125, BCM1125H, BCM1250, BCM1255, BCM1280, BCM1455
2260 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2261 will be called sb1250-mac.
2264 tristate "SiS190/SiS191 gigabit ethernet support"
2269 Say Y here if you have a SiS 190 PCI Fast Ethernet adapter or
2270 a SiS 191 PCI Gigabit Ethernet adapter. Both are expected to
2271 appear in lan on motherboard designs which are based on SiS 965
2272 and SiS 966 south bridge.
2274 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2275 will be called sis190. This is recommended.
2278 tristate "New SysKonnect GigaEthernet support"
2282 This driver support the Marvell Yukon or SysKonnect SK-98xx/SK-95xx
2283 and related Gigabit Ethernet adapters. It is a new smaller driver
2284 with better performance and more complete ethtool support.
2286 It does not support the link failover and network management
2287 features that "portable" vendor supplied sk98lin driver does.
2289 This driver supports adapters based on the original Yukon chipset:
2290 Marvell 88E8001, Belkin F5D5005, CNet GigaCard, DLink DGE-530T,
2291 Linksys EG1032/EG1064, 3Com 3C940/3C940B, SysKonnect SK-9871/9872.
2293 It does not support the newer Yukon2 chipset: a separate driver,
2294 sky2, is provided for Yukon2-based adapters.
2296 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2297 will be called skge. This is recommended.
2300 bool "Debugging interface"
2301 depends on SKGE && DEBUG_FS
2303 This option adds the ability to dump driver state for debugging.
2304 The file /sys/kernel/debug/skge/ethX displays the state of the internal
2305 transmit and receive rings.
2310 tristate "SysKonnect Yukon2 support"
2314 This driver supports Gigabit Ethernet adapters based on the
2315 Marvell Yukon 2 chipset:
2316 Marvell 88E8021/88E8022/88E8035/88E8036/88E8038/88E8050/88E8052/
2317 88E8053/88E8055/88E8061/88E8062, SysKonnect SK-9E21D/SK-9S21
2319 There is companion driver for the older Marvell Yukon and
2320 Genesis based adapters: skge.
2322 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2323 will be called sky2. This is recommended.
2326 bool "Debugging interface"
2327 depends on SKY2 && DEBUG_FS
2329 This option adds the ability to dump driver state for debugging.
2330 The file /sys/kernel/debug/sky2/ethX displays the state of the internal
2331 transmit and receive rings.
2336 tristate "VIA Velocity support"
2342 If you have a VIA "Velocity" based network card say Y here.
2344 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
2345 will be called via-velocity.
2348 tristate "Broadcom Tigon3 support"
2352 This driver supports Broadcom Tigon3 based gigabit Ethernet cards.
2354 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2355 will be called tg3. This is recommended.
2358 tristate "Broadcom NetXtremeII support"
2363 This driver supports Broadcom NetXtremeII gigabit Ethernet cards.
2365 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2366 will be called bnx2. This is recommended.
2369 tristate "Broadcom CNIC support"
2374 This driver supports offload features of Broadcom NetXtremeII
2375 gigabit Ethernet cards.
2377 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2378 will be called cnic. This is recommended.
2381 tristate "Spider Gigabit Ethernet driver"
2382 depends on PCI && (PPC_IBM_CELL_BLADE || PPC_CELLEB)
2385 This driver supports the Gigabit Ethernet chips present on the
2386 Cell Processor-Based Blades from IBM.
2389 tristate "Tundra TSI108 gigabit Ethernet support"
2390 depends on TSI108_BRIDGE
2392 This driver supports Tundra TSI108 gigabit Ethernet ports.
2393 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2394 will be called tsi108_eth.
2397 tristate "PS3 Gigabit Ethernet driver"
2399 select PS3_SYS_MANAGER
2401 This driver supports the network device on the PS3 game
2402 console. This driver has built-in support for Ethernet.
2404 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
2405 module will be called ps3_gelic.
2407 config GELIC_WIRELESS
2408 bool "PS3 Wireless support"
2410 depends on GELIC_NET
2413 This option adds the support for the wireless feature of PS3.
2414 If you have the wireless-less model of PS3 or have no plan to
2415 use wireless feature, disabling this option saves memory. As
2416 the driver automatically distinguishes the models, you can
2417 safely enable this option even if you have a wireless-less model.
2420 tristate "Freescale PQ MDIO"
2424 This driver supports the MDIO bus used by the gianfar and UCC drivers.
2427 tristate "Gianfar Ethernet"
2433 This driver supports the Gigabit TSEC on the MPC83xx, MPC85xx,
2434 and MPC86xx family of chips, and the FEC on the 8540.
2437 tristate "Freescale QE Gigabit Ethernet"
2438 depends on QUICC_ENGINE
2442 This driver supports the Gigabit Ethernet mode of the QUICC Engine,
2443 which is available on some Freescale SOCs.
2445 config UGETH_TX_ON_DEMAND
2446 bool "Transmit on Demand support"
2450 tristate "Marvell Discovery (643XX) and Orion ethernet support"
2451 depends on (MV64X60 || PPC32 || PLAT_ORION) && INET
2455 This driver supports the gigabit ethernet MACs in the
2456 Marvell Discovery PPC/MIPS chipset family (MV643XX) and
2457 in the Marvell Orion ARM SoC family.
2459 Some boards that use the Discovery chipset are the Momenco
2460 Ocelot C and Jaguar ATX and Pegasos II.
2462 config XILINX_LL_TEMAC
2463 tristate "Xilinx LL TEMAC (LocalLink Tri-mode Ethernet MAC) driver"
2464 depends on PPC || MICROBLAZE
2467 This driver supports the Xilinx 10/100/1000 LocalLink TEMAC
2468 core used in Xilinx Spartan and Virtex FPGAs
2471 tristate "QLogic QLA3XXX Network Driver Support"
2474 This driver supports QLogic ISP3XXX gigabit Ethernet cards.
2476 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2477 will be called qla3xxx.
2480 tristate "Atheros/Attansic L1 Gigabit Ethernet support"
2485 This driver supports the Atheros/Attansic L1 gigabit ethernet
2488 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
2489 will be called atl1.
2492 tristate "Atheros L1E Gigabit Ethernet support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2493 depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
2497 This driver supports the Atheros L1E gigabit ethernet adapter.
2499 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
2500 will be called atl1e.
2503 tristate "Atheros L1C Gigabit Ethernet support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2504 depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
2508 This driver supports the Atheros L1C gigabit ethernet adapter.
2510 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
2511 will be called atl1c.
2514 tristate "JMicron(R) PCI-Express Gigabit Ethernet support"
2519 This driver supports the PCI-Express gigabit ethernet adapters
2520 based on JMicron JMC250 chipset.
2522 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
2526 tristate "S6105 GMAC ethernet support"
2527 depends on XTENSA_VARIANT_S6000
2530 This driver supports the on chip ethernet device on the
2531 S6105 xtensa processor.
2533 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
2534 will be called s6gmac.
2536 source "drivers/net/stmmac/Kconfig"
2539 tristate "Intel EG20T PCH / OKI SEMICONDUCTOR ML7223 IOH GbE"
2543 This is a gigabit ethernet driver for EG20T PCH.
2544 EG20T PCH is the platform controller hub that is used in Intel's
2545 general embedded platform.
2546 EG20T PCH has Gigabit Ethernet interface.
2547 Using this interface, it is able to access system devices connected
2548 to Gigabit Ethernet.
2549 This driver enables Gigabit Ethernet function.
2551 This driver also can be used for OKI SEMICONDUCTOR IOH(Input/
2552 Output Hub), ML7223.
2553 ML7223 IOH is for MP(Media Phone) use.
2554 ML7223 is companion chip for Intel Atom E6xx series.
2555 ML7223 is completely compatible for Intel EG20T PCH.
2560 # 10 Gigabit Ethernet
2563 menuconfig NETDEV_10000
2564 bool "Ethernet (10000 Mbit)"
2568 Say Y here to get to see options for 10 Gigabit Ethernet drivers.
2569 This option alone does not add any kernel code.
2571 If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and disabled.
2579 tristate "Chelsio 10Gb Ethernet support"
2584 This driver supports Chelsio gigabit and 10-gigabit
2585 Ethernet cards. More information about adapter features and
2586 performance tuning is in <file:Documentation/networking/cxgb.txt>.
2588 For general information about Chelsio and our products, visit
2589 our website at <http://www.chelsio.com>.
2591 For customer support, please visit our customer support page at
2592 <http://www.chelsio.com/support.html>.
2594 Please send feedback to <linux-bugs@chelsio.com>.
2596 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2597 will be called cxgb.
2599 config CHELSIO_T1_1G
2600 bool "Chelsio gigabit Ethernet support"
2601 depends on CHELSIO_T1
2603 Enables support for Chelsio's gigabit Ethernet PCI cards. If you
2604 are using only 10G cards say 'N' here.
2607 tristate "Chelsio Communications T3 10Gb Ethernet support"
2608 depends on PCI && INET
2612 This driver supports Chelsio T3-based gigabit and 10Gb Ethernet
2615 For general information about Chelsio and our products, visit
2616 our website at <http://www.chelsio.com>.
2618 For customer support, please visit our customer support page at
2619 <http://www.chelsio.com/support.html>.
2621 Please send feedback to <linux-bugs@chelsio.com>.
2623 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2624 will be called cxgb3.
2627 tristate "Chelsio Communications T4 Ethernet support"
2632 This driver supports Chelsio T4-based gigabit and 10Gb Ethernet
2635 For general information about Chelsio and our products, visit
2636 our website at <http://www.chelsio.com>.
2638 For customer support, please visit our customer support page at
2639 <http://www.chelsio.com/support.html>.
2641 Please send feedback to <linux-bugs@chelsio.com>.
2643 To compile this driver as a module choose M here; the module
2644 will be called cxgb4.
2647 tristate "Chelsio Communications T4 Virtual Function Ethernet support"
2650 This driver supports Chelsio T4-based gigabit and 10Gb Ethernet
2651 adapters with PCI-E SR-IOV Virtual Functions.
2653 For general information about Chelsio and our products, visit
2654 our website at <http://www.chelsio.com>.
2656 For customer support, please visit our customer support page at
2657 <http://www.chelsio.com/support.html>.
2659 Please send feedback to <linux-bugs@chelsio.com>.
2661 To compile this driver as a module choose M here; the module
2662 will be called cxgb4vf.
2665 tristate "eHEA Ethernet support"
2666 depends on IBMEBUS && INET && SPARSEMEM
2669 This driver supports the IBM pSeries eHEA ethernet adapter.
2671 To compile the driver as a module, choose M here. The module
2672 will be called ehea.
2675 tristate "Cisco VIC Ethernet NIC Support"
2676 depends on PCI && INET
2678 This enables the support for the Cisco VIC Ethernet card.
2681 tristate "Intel(R) 10GbE PCI Express adapters support"
2682 depends on PCI && INET
2685 This driver supports Intel(R) 10GbE PCI Express family of
2686 adapters. For more information on how to identify your adapter, go
2687 to the Adapter & Driver ID Guide at:
2689 <http://support.intel.com/support/network/adapter/pro100/21397.htm>
2691 For general information and support, go to the Intel support
2694 <http://support.intel.com>
2696 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
2697 will be called ixgbe.
2700 bool "Direct Cache Access (DCA) Support"
2702 depends on IXGBE && DCA && !(IXGBE=y && DCA=m)
2704 Say Y here if you want to use Direct Cache Access (DCA) in the
2705 driver. DCA is a method for warming the CPU cache before data
2706 is used, with the intent of lessening the impact of cache misses.
2709 bool "Data Center Bridging (DCB) Support"
2711 depends on IXGBE && DCB
2713 Say Y here if you want to use Data Center Bridging (DCB) in the
2719 tristate "Intel(R) 82599 Virtual Function Ethernet support"
2722 This driver supports Intel(R) 82599 virtual functions. For more
2723 information on how to identify your adapter, go to the Adapter &
2726 <http://support.intel.com/support/network/sb/CS-008441.htm>
2728 For general information and support, go to the Intel support
2731 <http://support.intel.com>
2733 More specific information on configuring the driver is in
2734 <file:Documentation/networking/ixgbevf.txt>.
2736 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
2737 will be called ixgbevf. MSI-X interrupt support is required
2738 for this driver to work correctly.
2741 tristate "Intel(R) PRO/10GbE support"
2744 This driver supports Intel(R) PRO/10GbE family of adapters for
2745 PCI-X type cards. For PCI-E type cards, use the "ixgbe" driver
2746 instead. For more information on how to identify your adapter, go
2747 to the Adapter & Driver ID Guide at:
2749 <http://support.intel.com/support/network/adapter/pro100/21397.htm>
2751 For general information and support, go to the Intel support
2754 <http://support.intel.com>
2756 More specific information on configuring the driver is in
2757 <file:Documentation/networking/ixgb.txt>.
2759 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
2760 will be called ixgb.
2763 tristate "Exar Xframe 10Gb Ethernet Adapter"
2766 This driver supports Exar Corp's Xframe Series 10Gb Ethernet Adapters.
2768 More specific information on configuring the driver is in
2769 <file:Documentation/networking/s2io.txt>.
2771 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
2772 will be called s2io.
2775 tristate "Exar X3100 Series 10GbE PCIe Server Adapter"
2776 depends on PCI && INET
2778 This driver supports Exar Corp's X3100 Series 10 GbE PCIe
2779 I/O Virtualized Server Adapter.
2781 More specific information on configuring the driver is in
2782 <file:Documentation/networking/vxge.txt>.
2784 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
2785 will be called vxge.
2787 config VXGE_DEBUG_TRACE_ALL
2788 bool "Enabling All Debug trace statments in driver"
2792 Say Y here if you want to enabling all the debug trace statements in
2793 the vxge driver. By default only few debug trace statements are
2797 tristate "Myricom Myri-10G Ethernet support"
2798 depends on PCI && INET
2803 This driver supports Myricom Myri-10G Dual Protocol interface in
2804 Ethernet mode. If the eeprom on your board is not recent enough,
2805 you will need a newer firmware image.
2806 You may get this image or more information, at:
2808 <http://www.myri.com/scs/download-Myri10GE.html>
2810 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
2811 will be called myri10ge.
2814 bool "Direct Cache Access (DCA) Support"
2816 depends on MYRI10GE && DCA && !(MYRI10GE=y && DCA=m)
2818 Say Y here if you want to use Direct Cache Access (DCA) in the
2819 driver. DCA is a method for warming the CPU cache before data
2820 is used, with the intent of lessening the impact of cache misses.
2823 tristate "NetXen Multi port (1/10) Gigabit Ethernet NIC"
2827 This enables the support for NetXen's Gigabit Ethernet card.
2830 tristate "Sun Neptune 10Gbit Ethernet support"
2834 This enables support for cards based upon Sun's
2838 tristate "PA Semi 1/10Gbit MAC"
2839 depends on PPC_PASEMI && PCI && INET
2843 This driver supports the on-chip 1/10Gbit Ethernet controller on
2844 PA Semi's PWRficient line of chips.
2847 tristate "Mellanox Technologies 10Gbit Ethernet support"
2848 depends on PCI && INET
2852 This driver supports Mellanox Technologies ConnectX Ethernet
2861 bool "Verbose debugging output" if (MLX4_CORE && EXPERT)
2862 depends on MLX4_CORE
2865 This option causes debugging code to be compiled into the
2866 mlx4_core driver. The output can be turned on via the
2867 debug_level module parameter (which can also be set after
2868 the driver is loaded through sysfs).
2871 tristate "Tehuti Networks 10G Ethernet"
2874 Tehuti Networks 10G Ethernet NIC
2877 tristate "Broadcom NetXtremeII 10Gb support"
2884 This driver supports Broadcom NetXtremeII 10 gigabit Ethernet cards.
2885 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2886 will be called bnx2x. This is recommended.
2889 tristate "QLOGIC QLCNIC 1/10Gb Converged Ethernet NIC Support"
2893 This driver supports QLogic QLE8240 and QLE8242 Converged Ethernet
2897 tristate "QLogic QLGE 10Gb Ethernet Driver Support"
2900 This driver supports QLogic ISP8XXX 10Gb Ethernet cards.
2902 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2903 will be called qlge.
2906 tristate "Brocade 1010/1020 10Gb Ethernet Driver support"
2909 This driver supports Brocade 1010/1020 10Gb CEE capable Ethernet
2911 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2914 For general information and support, go to the Brocade support
2917 <http://support.brocade.com>
2919 source "drivers/net/sfc/Kconfig"
2921 source "drivers/net/benet/Kconfig"
2923 endif # NETDEV_10000
2925 source "drivers/net/tokenring/Kconfig"
2927 source "drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig"
2929 source "drivers/net/wimax/Kconfig"
2931 source "drivers/net/usb/Kconfig"
2933 source "drivers/net/pcmcia/Kconfig"
2935 source "drivers/net/wan/Kconfig"
2937 source "drivers/atm/Kconfig"
2939 source "drivers/ieee802154/Kconfig"
2941 source "drivers/s390/net/Kconfig"
2943 source "drivers/net/caif/Kconfig"
2946 tristate "Tilera GBE/XGBE network driver support"
2951 This is a standard Linux network device driver for the
2952 on-chip Tilera Gigabit Ethernet and XAUI interfaces.
2954 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2955 will be called tile_net.
2957 config XEN_NETDEV_FRONTEND
2958 tristate "Xen network device frontend driver"
2960 select XEN_XENBUS_FRONTEND
2963 This driver provides support for Xen paravirtual network
2964 devices exported by a Xen network driver domain (often
2967 The corresponding Linux backend driver is enabled by the
2968 CONFIG_XEN_NETDEV_BACKEND option.
2970 If you are compiling a kernel for use as Xen guest, you
2971 should say Y here. To compile this driver as a module, chose
2972 M here: the module will be called xen-netfront.
2974 config XEN_NETDEV_BACKEND
2975 tristate "Xen backend network device"
2976 depends on XEN_BACKEND
2978 This driver allows the kernel to act as a Xen network driver
2979 domain which exports paravirtual network devices to other
2980 Xen domains. These devices can be accessed by any operating
2981 system that implements a compatible front end.
2983 The corresponding Linux frontend driver is enabled by the
2984 CONFIG_XEN_NETDEV_FRONTEND configuration option.
2986 The backend driver presents a standard network device
2987 endpoint for each paravirtual network device to the driver
2988 domain network stack. These can then be bridged or routed
2989 etc in order to provide full network connectivity.
2991 If you are compiling a kernel to run in a Xen network driver
2992 domain (often this is domain 0) you should say Y here. To
2993 compile this driver as a module, chose M here: the module
2994 will be called xen-netback.
2997 tristate "iSeries Virtual Ethernet driver support"
2998 depends on PPC_ISERIES
3001 tristate "RapidIO Ethernet over messaging driver support"
3004 config RIONET_TX_SIZE
3005 int "Number of outbound queue entries"
3009 config RIONET_RX_SIZE
3010 int "Number of inbound queue entries"
3015 tristate "FDDI driver support"
3016 depends on (PCI || EISA || TC)
3018 Fiber Distributed Data Interface is a high speed local area network
3019 design; essentially a replacement for high speed Ethernet. FDDI can
3020 run over copper or fiber. If you are connected to such a network and
3021 want a driver for the FDDI card in your computer, say Y here (and
3022 then also Y to the driver for your FDDI card, below). Most people
3026 tristate "Digital DEFTA/DEFEA/DEFPA adapter support"
3027 depends on FDDI && (PCI || EISA || TC)
3029 This is support for the DIGITAL series of TURBOchannel (DEFTA),
3030 EISA (DEFEA) and PCI (DEFPA) controllers which can connect you
3031 to a local FDDI network.
3033 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
3034 will be called defxx. If unsure, say N.
3038 prompt "Use MMIO instead of PIO" if PCI || EISA
3040 default n if PCI || EISA
3043 This instructs the driver to use EISA or PCI memory-mapped I/O
3044 (MMIO) as appropriate instead of programmed I/O ports (PIO).
3045 Enabling this gives an improvement in processing time in parts
3046 of the driver, but it may cause problems with EISA (DEFEA)
3047 adapters. TURBOchannel does not have the concept of I/O ports,
3048 so MMIO is always used for these (DEFTA) adapters.
3053 tristate "SysKonnect FDDI PCI support"
3054 depends on FDDI && PCI
3057 Say Y here if you have a SysKonnect FDDI PCI adapter.
3058 The following adapters are supported by this driver:
3059 - SK-5521 (SK-NET FDDI-UP)
3060 - SK-5522 (SK-NET FDDI-UP DAS)
3061 - SK-5541 (SK-NET FDDI-FP)
3062 - SK-5543 (SK-NET FDDI-LP)
3063 - SK-5544 (SK-NET FDDI-LP DAS)
3064 - SK-5821 (SK-NET FDDI-UP64)
3065 - SK-5822 (SK-NET FDDI-UP64 DAS)
3066 - SK-5841 (SK-NET FDDI-FP64)
3067 - SK-5843 (SK-NET FDDI-LP64)
3068 - SK-5844 (SK-NET FDDI-LP64 DAS)
3069 - Netelligent 100 FDDI DAS Fibre SC
3070 - Netelligent 100 FDDI SAS Fibre SC
3071 - Netelligent 100 FDDI DAS UTP
3072 - Netelligent 100 FDDI SAS UTP
3073 - Netelligent 100 FDDI SAS Fibre MIC
3075 Read <file:Documentation/networking/skfp.txt> for information about
3078 Questions concerning this driver can be addressed to:
3079 <linux@syskonnect.de>
3081 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
3082 will be called skfp. This is recommended.
3085 bool "HIPPI driver support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
3086 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && INET && PCI
3088 HIgh Performance Parallel Interface (HIPPI) is a 800Mbit/sec and
3089 1600Mbit/sec dual-simplex switched or point-to-point network. HIPPI
3090 can run over copper (25m) or fiber (300m on multi-mode or 10km on
3091 single-mode). HIPPI networks are commonly used for clusters and to
3092 connect to super computers. If you are connected to a HIPPI network
3093 and have a HIPPI network card in your computer that you want to use
3094 under Linux, say Y here (you must also remember to enable the driver
3095 for your HIPPI card below). Most people will say N here.
3098 tristate "Essential RoadRunner HIPPI PCI adapter support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
3099 depends on HIPPI && PCI
3101 Say Y here if this is your PCI HIPPI network card.
3103 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
3104 will be called rrunner. If unsure, say N.
3106 config ROADRUNNER_LARGE_RINGS
3107 bool "Use large TX/RX rings (EXPERIMENTAL)"
3108 depends on ROADRUNNER
3110 If you say Y here, the RoadRunner driver will preallocate up to 2 MB
3111 of additional memory to allow for fastest operation, both for
3112 transmitting and receiving. This memory cannot be used by any other
3113 kernel code or by user space programs. Say Y here only if you have
3117 tristate "PLIP (parallel port) support"
3120 PLIP (Parallel Line Internet Protocol) is used to create a
3121 reasonably fast mini network consisting of two (or, rarely, more)
3122 local machines. A PLIP link from a Linux box is a popular means to
3123 install a Linux distribution on a machine which doesn't have a
3124 CD-ROM drive (a minimal system has to be transferred with floppies
3125 first). The kernels on both machines need to have this PLIP option
3126 enabled for this to work.
3128 The PLIP driver has two modes, mode 0 and mode 1. The parallel
3129 ports (the connectors at the computers with 25 holes) are connected
3130 with "null printer" or "Turbo Laplink" cables which can transmit 4
3131 bits at a time (mode 0) or with special PLIP cables, to be used on
3132 bidirectional parallel ports only, which can transmit 8 bits at a
3133 time (mode 1); you can find the wiring of these cables in
3134 <file:Documentation/networking/PLIP.txt>. The cables can be up to
3135 15m long. Mode 0 works also if one of the machines runs DOS/Windows
3136 and has some PLIP software installed, e.g. the Crynwr PLIP packet
3137 driver (<http://oak.oakland.edu/simtel.net/msdos/pktdrvr-pre.html>)
3138 and winsock or NCSA's telnet.
3140 If you want to use PLIP, say Y and read the PLIP mini-HOWTO as well
3141 as the NET-3-HOWTO, both available from
3142 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Note that the PLIP
3143 protocol has been changed and this PLIP driver won't work together
3144 with the PLIP support in Linux versions 1.0.x. This option enlarges
3145 your kernel by about 8 KB.
3147 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
3148 will be called plip. If unsure, say Y or M, in case you buy
3152 tristate "PPP (point-to-point protocol) support"
3155 PPP (Point to Point Protocol) is a newer and better SLIP. It serves
3156 the same purpose: sending Internet traffic over telephone (and other
3157 serial) lines. Ask your access provider if they support it, because
3158 otherwise you can't use it; most Internet access providers these
3159 days support PPP rather than SLIP.
3161 To use PPP, you need an additional program called pppd as described
3162 in the PPP-HOWTO, available at
3163 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Make sure that you have
3164 the version of pppd recommended in <file:Documentation/Changes>.
3165 The PPP option enlarges your kernel by about 16 KB.
3167 There are actually two versions of PPP: the traditional PPP for
3168 asynchronous lines, such as regular analog phone lines, and
3169 synchronous PPP which can be used over digital ISDN lines for
3170 example. If you want to use PPP over phone lines or other
3171 asynchronous serial lines, you need to say Y (or M) here and also to
3172 the next option, "PPP support for async serial ports". For PPP over
3173 synchronous lines, you should say Y (or M) here and to "Support
3174 synchronous PPP", below.
3176 If you said Y to "Version information on all symbols" above, then
3177 you cannot compile the PPP driver into the kernel; you can then only
3178 compile it as a module. To compile this driver as a module, choose M
3179 here. The module will be called ppp_generic.
3181 config PPP_MULTILINK
3182 bool "PPP multilink support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
3183 depends on PPP && EXPERIMENTAL
3185 PPP multilink is a protocol (defined in RFC 1990) which allows you
3186 to combine several (logical or physical) lines into one logical PPP
3187 connection, so that you can utilize your full bandwidth.
3189 This has to be supported at the other end as well and you need a
3190 version of the pppd daemon which understands the multilink protocol.
3195 bool "PPP filtering"
3198 Say Y here if you want to be able to filter the packets passing over
3199 PPP interfaces. This allows you to control which packets count as
3200 activity (i.e. which packets will reset the idle timer or bring up
3201 a demand-dialed link) and which packets are to be dropped entirely.
3202 You need to say Y here if you wish to use the pass-filter and
3203 active-filter options to pppd.
3208 tristate "PPP support for async serial ports"
3212 Say Y (or M) here if you want to be able to use PPP over standard
3213 asynchronous serial ports, such as COM1 or COM2 on a PC. If you use
3214 a modem (not a synchronous or ISDN modem) to contact your ISP, you
3217 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here.
3222 tristate "PPP support for sync tty ports"
3225 Say Y (or M) here if you want to be able to use PPP over synchronous
3226 (HDLC) tty devices, such as the SyncLink adapter. These devices
3227 are often used for high-speed leased lines like T1/E1.
3229 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here.
3232 tristate "PPP Deflate compression"
3237 Support for the Deflate compression method for PPP, which uses the
3238 Deflate algorithm (the same algorithm that gzip uses) to compress
3239 each PPP packet before it is sent over the wire. The machine at the
3240 other end of the PPP link (usually your ISP) has to support the
3241 Deflate compression method as well for this to be useful. Even if
3242 they don't support it, it is safe to say Y here.
3244 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here.
3247 tristate "PPP BSD-Compress compression"
3250 Support for the BSD-Compress compression method for PPP, which uses
3251 the LZW compression method to compress each PPP packet before it is
3252 sent over the wire. The machine at the other end of the PPP link
3253 (usually your ISP) has to support the BSD-Compress compression
3254 method as well for this to be useful. Even if they don't support it,
3255 it is safe to say Y here.
3257 The PPP Deflate compression method ("PPP Deflate compression",
3258 above) is preferable to BSD-Compress, because it compresses better
3261 Note that the BSD compression code will always be compiled as a
3262 module; it is called bsd_comp and will show up in the directory
3263 modules once you have said "make modules". If unsure, say N.
3266 tristate "PPP MPPE compression (encryption) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
3267 depends on PPP && EXPERIMENTAL
3273 Support for the MPPE Encryption protocol, as employed by the
3274 Microsoft Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol.
3276 See http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/ for information on
3277 configuring PPTP clients and servers to utilize this method.
3280 tristate "PPP over Ethernet (EXPERIMENTAL)"
3281 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && PPP
3283 Support for PPP over Ethernet.
3285 This driver requires the latest version of pppd from the CVS
3286 repository at cvs.samba.org. Alternatively, see the
3287 RoaringPenguin package (<http://www.roaringpenguin.com/pppoe>)
3288 which contains instruction on how to use this driver (under
3289 the heading "Kernel mode PPPoE").
3292 tristate "PPP over IPv4 (PPTP) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
3293 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && PPP && NET_IPGRE_DEMUX
3295 Support for PPP over IPv4.(Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
3297 This driver requires pppd plugin to work in client mode or
3298 modified pptpd (poptop) to work in server mode.
3299 See http://accel-pptp.sourceforge.net/ for information how to
3300 utilize this module.
3303 tristate "PPP over ATM"
3304 depends on ATM && PPP
3306 Support PPP (Point to Point Protocol) encapsulated in ATM frames.
3307 This implementation does not yet comply with section 8 of RFC2364,
3308 which can lead to bad results if the ATM peer loses state and
3309 changes its encapsulation unilaterally.
3312 tristate "PPP over L2TP (EXPERIMENTAL)"
3313 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && L2TP && PPP
3315 Support for PPP-over-L2TP socket family. L2TP is a protocol
3316 used by ISPs and enterprises to tunnel PPP traffic over UDP
3317 tunnels. L2TP is replacing PPTP for VPN uses.
3320 tristate "SLIP (serial line) support"
3322 Say Y if you intend to use SLIP or CSLIP (compressed SLIP) to
3323 connect to your Internet service provider or to connect to some
3324 other local Unix box or if you want to configure your Linux box as a
3325 Slip/CSlip server for other people to dial in. SLIP (Serial Line
3326 Internet Protocol) is a protocol used to send Internet traffic over
3327 serial connections such as telephone lines or null modem cables;
3328 nowadays, the protocol PPP is more commonly used for this same
3331 Normally, your access provider has to support SLIP in order for you
3332 to be able to use it, but there is now a SLIP emulator called SLiRP
3333 around (available from
3334 <ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/system/network/serial/>) which
3335 allows you to use SLIP over a regular dial up shell connection. If
3336 you plan to use SLiRP, make sure to say Y to CSLIP, below. The
3337 NET-3-HOWTO, available from
3338 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>, explains how to
3339 configure SLIP. Note that you don't need this option if you just
3340 want to run term (term is a program which gives you almost full
3341 Internet connectivity if you have a regular dial up shell account on
3342 some Internet connected Unix computer. Read
3343 <http://www.bart.nl/~patrickr/term-howto/Term-HOWTO.html>). SLIP
3344 support will enlarge your kernel by about 4 KB. If unsure, say N.
3346 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
3347 will be called slip.
3349 config SLIP_COMPRESSED
3350 bool "CSLIP compressed headers"
3354 This protocol is faster than SLIP because it uses compression on the
3355 TCP/IP headers (not on the data itself), but it has to be supported
3356 on both ends. Ask your access provider if you are not sure and
3357 answer Y, just in case. You will still be able to use plain SLIP. If
3358 you plan to use SLiRP, the SLIP emulator (available from
3359 <ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/system/network/serial/>) which
3360 allows you to use SLIP over a regular dial up shell connection, you
3361 definitely want to say Y here. The NET-3-HOWTO, available from
3362 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>, explains how to configure
3363 CSLIP. This won't enlarge your kernel.
3368 This option enables Van Jacobsen serial line header compression
3372 bool "Keepalive and linefill"
3375 Adds additional capabilities to the SLIP driver to support the
3376 RELCOM line fill and keepalive monitoring. Ideal on poor quality
3379 config SLIP_MODE_SLIP6
3380 bool "Six bit SLIP encapsulation"
3383 Just occasionally you may need to run IP over hostile serial
3384 networks that don't pass all control characters or are only seven
3385 bit. Saying Y here adds an extra mode you can use with SLIP:
3386 "slip6". In this mode, SLIP will only send normal ASCII symbols over
3387 the serial device. Naturally, this has to be supported at the other
3388 end of the link as well. It's good enough, for example, to run IP
3389 over the async ports of a Camtec JNT Pad. If unsure, say N.
3392 bool "Fibre Channel driver support"
3393 depends on SCSI && PCI
3395 Fibre Channel is a high speed serial protocol mainly used to connect
3396 large storage devices to the computer; it is compatible with and
3397 intended to replace SCSI.
3399 If you intend to use Fibre Channel, you need to have a Fibre channel
3400 adaptor card in your computer; say Y here and to the driver for your
3401 adaptor below. You also should have said Y to "SCSI support" and
3402 "SCSI generic support".
3405 tristate "Network console logging support"
3407 If you want to log kernel messages over the network, enable this.
3408 See <file:Documentation/networking/netconsole.txt> for details.
3410 config NETCONSOLE_DYNAMIC
3411 bool "Dynamic reconfiguration of logging targets"
3412 depends on NETCONSOLE && SYSFS && CONFIGFS_FS
3414 This option enables the ability to dynamically reconfigure target
3415 parameters (interface, IP addresses, port numbers, MAC addresses)
3416 at runtime through a userspace interface exported using configfs.
3417 See <file:Documentation/networking/netconsole.txt> for details.
3423 bool "Netpoll traffic trapping"
3427 config NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
3431 tristate "Virtio network driver (EXPERIMENTAL)"
3432 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && VIRTIO
3434 This is the virtual network driver for virtio. It can be used with
3435 lguest or QEMU based VMMs (like KVM or Xen). Say Y or M.
3438 tristate "VMware VMXNET3 ethernet driver"
3439 depends on PCI && INET
3441 This driver supports VMware's vmxnet3 virtual ethernet NIC.
3442 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
3443 module will be called vmxnet3.