| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | # | 
|  | 2 | # DECnet configuration | 
|  | 3 | # | 
| Sam Ravnborg | 6a2e9b7 | 2005-07-11 21:13:56 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 4 | config DECNET | 
|  | 5 | tristate "DECnet Support" | 
|  | 6 | ---help--- | 
|  | 7 | The DECnet networking protocol was used in many products made by | 
|  | 8 | Digital (now Compaq).  It provides reliable stream and sequenced | 
|  | 9 | packet communications over which run a variety of services similar | 
|  | 10 | to those which run over TCP/IP. | 
|  | 11 |  | 
|  | 12 | To find some tools to use with the kernel layer support, please | 
|  | 13 | look at Patrick Caulfield's web site: | 
|  | 14 | <http://linux-decnet.sourceforge.net/>. | 
|  | 15 |  | 
|  | 16 | More detailed documentation is available in | 
|  | 17 | <file:Documentation/networking/decnet.txt>. | 
|  | 18 |  | 
|  | 19 | Be sure to say Y to "/proc file system support" and "Sysctl support" | 
|  | 20 | below when using DECnet, since you will need sysctl support to aid | 
|  | 21 | in configuration at run time. | 
|  | 22 |  | 
|  | 23 | The DECnet code is also available as a module ( = code which can be | 
|  | 24 | inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want). | 
|  | 25 | The module is called decnet. | 
|  | 26 |  | 
| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 27 | config DECNET_ROUTER | 
|  | 28 | bool "DECnet: router support (EXPERIMENTAL)" | 
|  | 29 | depends on DECNET && EXPERIMENTAL | 
| Steven Whitehouse | a8731cb | 2006-08-09 15:56:46 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 30 | select FIB_RULES | 
| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 31 | ---help--- | 
|  | 32 | Add support for turning your DECnet Endnode into a level 1 or 2 | 
|  | 33 | router.  This is an experimental, but functional option.  If you | 
|  | 34 | do say Y here, then make sure that you also say Y to "Kernel/User | 
|  | 35 | network link driver", "Routing messages" and "Network packet | 
|  | 36 | filtering".  The first two are required to allow configuration via | 
|  | 37 | rtnetlink (you will need Alexey Kuznetsov's iproute2 package | 
|  | 38 | from <ftp://ftp.tux.org/pub/net/ip-routing/>). The "Network packet | 
|  | 39 | filtering" option will be required for the forthcoming routing daemon | 
|  | 40 | to work. | 
|  | 41 |  | 
|  | 42 | See <file:Documentation/networking/decnet.txt> for more information. | 
|  | 43 |  |