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author | Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com> | 2011-07-31 02:38:19 -0700 |
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committer | Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com> | 2011-08-27 00:58:26 -0700 |
commit | 224cf5ad14c038b13c119dff29422f178a306f54 (patch) | |
tree | 89bf411ea743e9d7bbd3c609eeb7220270a97fc5 /drivers/net/Kconfig | |
parent | aab3ac26108642eaa06efa4697dab595c7de2bbd (diff) | |
download | linux-224cf5ad14c038b13c119dff29422f178a306f54.tar.bz2 |
ppp: Move the PPP drivers
Move the PPP drivers into drivers/net/ppp/ and make the
necessary Kconfig and Makefile changes.
CC: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
CC: Frank Cusack <fcusack@fcusack.com>
CC: Michal Ostrowski <mostrows@speakeasy.net>
CC: Michal Ostrowski <mostrows@earthlink.net>
CC: Dmitry Kozlov <xeb@mail.ru>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/net/Kconfig')
-rw-r--r-- | drivers/net/Kconfig | 170 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 168 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig index 7bdc22b59856..c5e2a3871dc5 100644 --- a/drivers/net/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig @@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ source "drivers/net/usb/Kconfig" source "drivers/net/pcmcia/Kconfig" +source "drivers/net/ppp/Kconfig" + source "drivers/net/wan/Kconfig" source "drivers/atm/Kconfig" @@ -337,174 +339,6 @@ config PLIP will be called plip. If unsure, say Y or M, in case you buy a laptop later. -config PPP - tristate "PPP (point-to-point protocol) support" - select SLHC - ---help--- - PPP (Point to Point Protocol) is a newer and better SLIP. It serves - the same purpose: sending Internet traffic over telephone (and other - serial) lines. Ask your access provider if they support it, because - otherwise you can't use it; most Internet access providers these - days support PPP rather than SLIP. - - To use PPP, you need an additional program called pppd as described - in the PPP-HOWTO, available at - <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Make sure that you have - the version of pppd recommended in <file:Documentation/Changes>. - The PPP option enlarges your kernel by about 16 KB. - - There are actually two versions of PPP: the traditional PPP for - asynchronous lines, such as regular analog phone lines, and - synchronous PPP which can be used over digital ISDN lines for - example. If you want to use PPP over phone lines or other - asynchronous serial lines, you need to say Y (or M) here and also to - the next option, "PPP support for async serial ports". For PPP over - synchronous lines, you should say Y (or M) here and to "Support - synchronous PPP", below. - - If you said Y to "Version information on all symbols" above, then - you cannot compile the PPP driver into the kernel; you can then only - compile it as a module. To compile this driver as a module, choose M - here. The module will be called ppp_generic. - -config PPP_MULTILINK - bool "PPP multilink support (EXPERIMENTAL)" - depends on PPP && EXPERIMENTAL - help - PPP multilink is a protocol (defined in RFC 1990) which allows you - to combine several (logical or physical) lines into one logical PPP - connection, so that you can utilize your full bandwidth. - - This has to be supported at the other end as well and you need a - version of the pppd daemon which understands the multilink protocol. - - If unsure, say N. - -config PPP_FILTER - bool "PPP filtering" - depends on PPP - help - Say Y here if you want to be able to filter the packets passing over - PPP interfaces. This allows you to control which packets count as - activity (i.e. which packets will reset the idle timer or bring up - a demand-dialed link) and which packets are to be dropped entirely. - You need to say Y here if you wish to use the pass-filter and - active-filter options to pppd. - - If unsure, say N. - -config PPP_ASYNC - tristate "PPP support for async serial ports" - depends on PPP - select CRC_CCITT - ---help--- - Say Y (or M) here if you want to be able to use PPP over standard - asynchronous serial ports, such as COM1 or COM2 on a PC. If you use - a modem (not a synchronous or ISDN modem) to contact your ISP, you - need this option. - - To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. - - If unsure, say Y. - -config PPP_SYNC_TTY - tristate "PPP support for sync tty ports" - depends on PPP - help - Say Y (or M) here if you want to be able to use PPP over synchronous - (HDLC) tty devices, such as the SyncLink adapter. These devices - are often used for high-speed leased lines like T1/E1. - - To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. - -config PPP_DEFLATE - tristate "PPP Deflate compression" - depends on PPP - select ZLIB_INFLATE - select ZLIB_DEFLATE - ---help--- - Support for the Deflate compression method for PPP, which uses the - Deflate algorithm (the same algorithm that gzip uses) to compress - each PPP packet before it is sent over the wire. The machine at the - other end of the PPP link (usually your ISP) has to support the - Deflate compression method as well for this to be useful. Even if - they don't support it, it is safe to say Y here. - - To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. - -config PPP_BSDCOMP - tristate "PPP BSD-Compress compression" - depends on PPP - ---help--- - Support for the BSD-Compress compression method for PPP, which uses - the LZW compression method to compress each PPP packet before it is - sent over the wire. The machine at the other end of the PPP link - (usually your ISP) has to support the BSD-Compress compression - method as well for this to be useful. Even if they don't support it, - it is safe to say Y here. - - The PPP Deflate compression method ("PPP Deflate compression", - above) is preferable to BSD-Compress, because it compresses better - and is patent-free. - - Note that the BSD compression code will always be compiled as a - module; it is called bsd_comp and will show up in the directory - modules once you have said "make modules". If unsure, say N. - -config PPP_MPPE - tristate "PPP MPPE compression (encryption) (EXPERIMENTAL)" - depends on PPP && EXPERIMENTAL - select CRYPTO - select CRYPTO_SHA1 - select CRYPTO_ARC4 - select CRYPTO_ECB - ---help--- - Support for the MPPE Encryption protocol, as employed by the - Microsoft Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol. - - See http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/ for information on - configuring PPTP clients and servers to utilize this method. - -config PPPOE - tristate "PPP over Ethernet (EXPERIMENTAL)" - depends on EXPERIMENTAL && PPP - help - Support for PPP over Ethernet. - - This driver requires the latest version of pppd from the CVS - repository at cvs.samba.org. Alternatively, see the - RoaringPenguin package (<http://www.roaringpenguin.com/pppoe>) - which contains instruction on how to use this driver (under - the heading "Kernel mode PPPoE"). - -config PPTP - tristate "PPP over IPv4 (PPTP) (EXPERIMENTAL)" - depends on EXPERIMENTAL && PPP && NET_IPGRE_DEMUX - help - Support for PPP over IPv4.(Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) - - This driver requires pppd plugin to work in client mode or - modified pptpd (poptop) to work in server mode. - See http://accel-pptp.sourceforge.net/ for information how to - utilize this module. - -config PPPOATM - tristate "PPP over ATM" - depends on ATM && PPP - help - Support PPP (Point to Point Protocol) encapsulated in ATM frames. - This implementation does not yet comply with section 8 of RFC2364, - which can lead to bad results if the ATM peer loses state and - changes its encapsulation unilaterally. - -config PPPOL2TP - tristate "PPP over L2TP (EXPERIMENTAL)" - depends on EXPERIMENTAL && L2TP && PPP - help - Support for PPP-over-L2TP socket family. L2TP is a protocol - used by ISPs and enterprises to tunnel PPP traffic over UDP - tunnels. L2TP is replacing PPTP for VPN uses. - config SLIP tristate "SLIP (serial line) support" ---help--- |