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  1. #
  2. # Network configuration
  3. #
  4. menuconfig NET
  5. bool "Networking support"
  6. select NLATTR
  7. ---help---
  8. Unless you really know what you are doing, you should say Y here.
  9. The reason is that some programs need kernel networking support even
  10. when running on a stand-alone machine that isn't connected to any
  11. other computer.
  12. If you are upgrading from an older kernel, you
  13. should consider updating your networking tools too because changes
  14. in the kernel and the tools often go hand in hand. The tools are
  15. contained in the package net-tools, the location and version number
  16. of which are given in <file:Documentation/Changes>.
  17. For a general introduction to Linux networking, it is highly
  18. recommended to read the NET-HOWTO, available from
  19. <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
  20. if NET
  21. config WANT_COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES
  22. bool
  23. help
  24. This option can be selected by other options that need compat
  25. netlink messages.
  26. config COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES
  27. def_bool y
  28. depends on COMPAT
  29. depends on WIRELESS_EXT || WANT_COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES
  30. help
  31. This option makes it possible to send different netlink messages
  32. to tasks depending on whether the task is a compat task or not. To
  33. achieve this, you need to set skb_shinfo(skb)->frag_list to the
  34. compat skb before sending the skb, the netlink code will sort out
  35. which message to actually pass to the task.
  36. Newly written code should NEVER need this option but do
  37. compat-independent messages instead!
  38. menu "Networking options"
  39. config NET_NS
  40. bool "Network namespace support"
  41. default n
  42. depends on EXPERIMENTAL && NAMESPACES
  43. help
  44. Allow user space to create what appear to be multiple instances
  45. of the network stack.
  46. source "net/packet/Kconfig"
  47. source "net/unix/Kconfig"
  48. source "net/xfrm/Kconfig"
  49. source "net/iucv/Kconfig"
  50. config INET
  51. bool "TCP/IP networking"
  52. ---help---
  53. These are the protocols used on the Internet and on most local
  54. Ethernets. It is highly recommended to say Y here (this will enlarge
  55. your kernel by about 400 KB), since some programs (e.g. the X window
  56. system) use TCP/IP even if your machine is not connected to any
  57. other computer. You will get the so-called loopback device which
  58. allows you to ping yourself (great fun, that!).
  59. For an excellent introduction to Linux networking, please read the
  60. Linux Networking HOWTO, available from
  61. <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
  62. If you say Y here and also to "/proc file system support" and
  63. "Sysctl support" below, you can change various aspects of the
  64. behavior of the TCP/IP code by writing to the (virtual) files in
  65. /proc/sys/net/ipv4/*; the options are explained in the file
  66. <file:Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt>.
  67. Short answer: say Y.
  68. if INET
  69. source "net/ipv4/Kconfig"
  70. source "net/ipv6/Kconfig"
  71. source "net/netlabel/Kconfig"
  72. endif # if INET
  73. config NETWORK_SECMARK
  74. bool "Security Marking"
  75. help
  76. This enables security marking of network packets, similar
  77. to nfmark, but designated for security purposes.
  78. If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
  79. menuconfig NETFILTER
  80. bool "Network packet filtering framework (Netfilter)"
  81. ---help---
  82. Netfilter is a framework for filtering and mangling network packets
  83. that pass through your Linux box.
  84. The most common use of packet filtering is to run your Linux box as
  85. a firewall protecting a local network from the Internet. The type of
  86. firewall provided by this kernel support is called a "packet
  87. filter", which means that it can reject individual network packets
  88. based on type, source, destination etc. The other kind of firewall,
  89. a "proxy-based" one, is more secure but more intrusive and more
  90. bothersome to set up; it inspects the network traffic much more
  91. closely, modifies it and has knowledge about the higher level
  92. protocols, which a packet filter lacks. Moreover, proxy-based
  93. firewalls often require changes to the programs running on the local
  94. clients. Proxy-based firewalls don't need support by the kernel, but
  95. they are often combined with a packet filter, which only works if
  96. you say Y here.
  97. You should also say Y here if you intend to use your Linux box as
  98. the gateway to the Internet for a local network of machines without
  99. globally valid IP addresses. This is called "masquerading": if one
  100. of the computers on your local network wants to send something to
  101. the outside, your box can "masquerade" as that computer, i.e. it
  102. forwards the traffic to the intended outside destination, but
  103. modifies the packets to make it look like they came from the
  104. firewall box itself. It works both ways: if the outside host
  105. replies, the Linux box will silently forward the traffic to the
  106. correct local computer. This way, the computers on your local net
  107. are completely invisible to the outside world, even though they can
  108. reach the outside and can receive replies. It is even possible to
  109. run globally visible servers from within a masqueraded local network
  110. using a mechanism called portforwarding. Masquerading is also often
  111. called NAT (Network Address Translation).
  112. Another use of Netfilter is in transparent proxying: if a machine on
  113. the local network tries to connect to an outside host, your Linux
  114. box can transparently forward the traffic to a local server,
  115. typically a caching proxy server.
  116. Yet another use of Netfilter is building a bridging firewall. Using
  117. a bridge with Network packet filtering enabled makes iptables "see"
  118. the bridged traffic. For filtering on the lower network and Ethernet
  119. protocols over the bridge, use ebtables (under bridge netfilter
  120. configuration).
  121. Various modules exist for netfilter which replace the previous
  122. masquerading (ipmasqadm), packet filtering (ipchains), transparent
  123. proxying, and portforwarding mechanisms. Please see
  124. <file:Documentation/Changes> under "iptables" for the location of
  125. these packages.
  126. if NETFILTER
  127. config NETFILTER_DEBUG
  128. bool "Network packet filtering debugging"
  129. depends on NETFILTER
  130. help
  131. You can say Y here if you want to get additional messages useful in
  132. debugging the netfilter code.
  133. config NETFILTER_ADVANCED
  134. bool "Advanced netfilter configuration"
  135. depends on NETFILTER
  136. default y
  137. help
  138. If you say Y here you can select between all the netfilter modules.
  139. If you say N the more unusual ones will not be shown and the
  140. basic ones needed by most people will default to 'M'.
  141. If unsure, say Y.
  142. config BRIDGE_NETFILTER
  143. bool "Bridged IP/ARP packets filtering"
  144. depends on BRIDGE && NETFILTER && INET
  145. depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
  146. default y
  147. ---help---
  148. Enabling this option will let arptables resp. iptables see bridged
  149. ARP resp. IP traffic. If you want a bridging firewall, you probably
  150. want this option enabled.
  151. Enabling or disabling this option doesn't enable or disable
  152. ebtables.
  153. If unsure, say N.
  154. source "net/netfilter/Kconfig"
  155. source "net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig"
  156. source "net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig"
  157. source "net/decnet/netfilter/Kconfig"
  158. source "net/bridge/netfilter/Kconfig"
  159. endif
  160. source "net/dccp/Kconfig"
  161. source "net/sctp/Kconfig"
  162. source "net/rds/Kconfig"
  163. source "net/tipc/Kconfig"
  164. source "net/atm/Kconfig"
  165. source "net/l2tp/Kconfig"
  166. source "net/802/Kconfig"
  167. source "net/bridge/Kconfig"
  168. source "net/dsa/Kconfig"
  169. source "net/8021q/Kconfig"
  170. source "net/decnet/Kconfig"
  171. source "net/llc/Kconfig"
  172. source "net/ipx/Kconfig"
  173. source "drivers/net/appletalk/Kconfig"
  174. source "net/x25/Kconfig"
  175. source "net/lapb/Kconfig"
  176. source "net/econet/Kconfig"
  177. source "net/wanrouter/Kconfig"
  178. source "net/phonet/Kconfig"
  179. source "net/ieee802154/Kconfig"
  180. source "net/sched/Kconfig"
  181. source "net/dcb/Kconfig"
  182. config RPS
  183. boolean
  184. depends on SMP && SYSFS
  185. default y
  186. menu "Network testing"
  187. config NET_PKTGEN
  188. tristate "Packet Generator (USE WITH CAUTION)"
  189. depends on PROC_FS
  190. ---help---
  191. This module will inject preconfigured packets, at a configurable
  192. rate, out of a given interface. It is used for network interface
  193. stress testing and performance analysis. If you don't understand
  194. what was just said, you don't need it: say N.
  195. Documentation on how to use the packet generator can be found
  196. at <file:Documentation/networking/pktgen.txt>.
  197. To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the
  198. module will be called pktgen.
  199. config NET_TCPPROBE
  200. tristate "TCP connection probing"
  201. depends on INET && EXPERIMENTAL && PROC_FS && KPROBES
  202. ---help---
  203. This module allows for capturing the changes to TCP connection
  204. state in response to incoming packets. It is used for debugging
  205. TCP congestion avoidance modules. If you don't understand
  206. what was just said, you don't need it: say N.
  207. Documentation on how to use TCP connection probing can be found
  208. at http://linux-net.osdl.org/index.php/TcpProbe
  209. To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the
  210. module will be called tcp_probe.
  211. config NET_DROP_MONITOR
  212. boolean "Network packet drop alerting service"
  213. depends on INET && EXPERIMENTAL && TRACEPOINTS
  214. ---help---
  215. This feature provides an alerting service to userspace in the
  216. event that packets are discarded in the network stack. Alerts
  217. are broadcast via netlink socket to any listening user space
  218. process. If you don't need network drop alerts, or if you are ok
  219. just checking the various proc files and other utilities for
  220. drop statistics, say N here.
  221. endmenu
  222. endmenu
  223. source "net/ax25/Kconfig"
  224. source "net/can/Kconfig"
  225. source "net/irda/Kconfig"
  226. source "net/bluetooth/Kconfig"
  227. source "net/rxrpc/Kconfig"
  228. config FIB_RULES
  229. bool
  230. menuconfig WIRELESS
  231. bool "Wireless"
  232. depends on !S390
  233. default y
  234. if WIRELESS
  235. source "net/wireless/Kconfig"
  236. source "net/mac80211/Kconfig"
  237. endif # WIRELESS
  238. source "net/wimax/Kconfig"
  239. source "net/rfkill/Kconfig"
  240. source "net/9p/Kconfig"
  241. source "net/caif/Kconfig"
  242. endif # if NET