| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | # | 
|  | 2 | # Network configuration | 
|  | 3 | # | 
|  | 4 |  | 
| Robert P. J. Day | 031cf19 | 2008-07-30 03:14:01 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 5 | menuconfig NET | 
| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 6 | bool "Networking support" | 
|  | 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 | 
| Sam Ravnborg | d5950b4 | 2005-07-11 21:03:49 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 11 | other computer. | 
|  | 12 |  | 
|  | 13 | If you are upgrading from an older kernel, you | 
| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 14 | should consider updating your networking tools too because changes | 
|  | 15 | in the kernel and the tools often go hand in hand. The tools are | 
|  | 16 | contained in the package net-tools, the location and version number | 
|  | 17 | of which are given in <file:Documentation/Changes>. | 
|  | 18 |  | 
|  | 19 | For a general introduction to Linux networking, it is highly | 
|  | 20 | recommended to read the NET-HOWTO, available from | 
|  | 21 | <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. | 
|  | 22 |  | 
| Sam Ravnborg | 6a2e9b7 | 2005-07-11 21:13:56 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 23 | if NET | 
|  | 24 |  | 
| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 25 | menu "Networking options" | 
| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 26 |  | 
| Eric W. Biederman | 9dd776b | 2007-09-26 22:04:26 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 27 | config NET_NS | 
|  | 28 | bool "Network namespace support" | 
|  | 29 | default n | 
| Eric W. Biederman | 3891845 | 2008-10-27 17:51:47 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 30 | depends on EXPERIMENTAL && NAMESPACES | 
| Eric W. Biederman | 9dd776b | 2007-09-26 22:04:26 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 31 | help | 
|  | 32 | Allow user space to create what appear to be multiple instances | 
|  | 33 | of the network stack. | 
|  | 34 |  | 
| Stephen Hemminger | d314774 | 2008-11-19 21:32:24 -0800 | [diff] [blame^] | 35 | config COMPAT_NET_DEV_OPS | 
|  | 36 | def_bool y | 
|  | 37 |  | 
| Sam Ravnborg | 6a2e9b7 | 2005-07-11 21:13:56 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 38 | source "net/packet/Kconfig" | 
|  | 39 | source "net/unix/Kconfig" | 
|  | 40 | source "net/xfrm/Kconfig" | 
| Martin Schwidefsky | 2356f4c | 2007-02-08 13:37:42 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 41 | source "net/iucv/Kconfig" | 
| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 42 |  | 
|  | 43 | config INET | 
|  | 44 | bool "TCP/IP networking" | 
|  | 45 | ---help--- | 
|  | 46 | These are the protocols used on the Internet and on most local | 
|  | 47 | Ethernets. It is highly recommended to say Y here (this will enlarge | 
| YOSHIFUJI Hideaki | cf80efc | 2008-02-12 17:35:16 +0900 | [diff] [blame] | 48 | your kernel by about 400 KB), since some programs (e.g. the X window | 
| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 49 | system) use TCP/IP even if your machine is not connected to any | 
|  | 50 | other computer. You will get the so-called loopback device which | 
|  | 51 | allows you to ping yourself (great fun, that!). | 
|  | 52 |  | 
|  | 53 | For an excellent introduction to Linux networking, please read the | 
|  | 54 | Linux Networking HOWTO, available from | 
|  | 55 | <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. | 
|  | 56 |  | 
|  | 57 | If you say Y here and also to "/proc file system support" and | 
|  | 58 | "Sysctl support" below, you can change various aspects of the | 
|  | 59 | behavior of the TCP/IP code by writing to the (virtual) files in | 
|  | 60 | /proc/sys/net/ipv4/*; the options are explained in the file | 
|  | 61 | <file:Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt>. | 
|  | 62 |  | 
|  | 63 | Short answer: say Y. | 
|  | 64 |  | 
| Sam Ravnborg | 6a2e9b7 | 2005-07-11 21:13:56 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 65 | if INET | 
| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 66 | source "net/ipv4/Kconfig" | 
| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 67 | source "net/ipv6/Kconfig" | 
| Paul Moore | 38c9437 | 2006-11-05 16:44:06 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 68 | source "net/netlabel/Kconfig" | 
| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 69 |  | 
| Sam Ravnborg | 6a2e9b7 | 2005-07-11 21:13:56 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 70 | endif # if INET | 
|  | 71 |  | 
| James Morris | 984bc16 | 2006-06-09 00:29:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 72 | config NETWORK_SECMARK | 
|  | 73 | bool "Security Marking" | 
|  | 74 | help | 
|  | 75 | This enables security marking of network packets, similar | 
|  | 76 | to nfmark, but designated for security purposes. | 
|  | 77 | If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N. | 
|  | 78 |  | 
| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 79 | menuconfig NETFILTER | 
| Pablo Neira Ayuso | ef91fd5 | 2006-11-29 02:35:43 +0100 | [diff] [blame] | 80 | bool "Network packet filtering framework (Netfilter)" | 
| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 81 | ---help--- | 
|  | 82 | Netfilter is a framework for filtering and mangling network packets | 
|  | 83 | that pass through your Linux box. | 
|  | 84 |  | 
|  | 85 | The most common use of packet filtering is to run your Linux box as | 
|  | 86 | a firewall protecting a local network from the Internet. The type of | 
|  | 87 | firewall provided by this kernel support is called a "packet | 
|  | 88 | filter", which means that it can reject individual network packets | 
|  | 89 | based on type, source, destination etc. The other kind of firewall, | 
|  | 90 | a "proxy-based" one, is more secure but more intrusive and more | 
|  | 91 | bothersome to set up; it inspects the network traffic much more | 
|  | 92 | closely, modifies it and has knowledge about the higher level | 
|  | 93 | protocols, which a packet filter lacks. Moreover, proxy-based | 
|  | 94 | firewalls often require changes to the programs running on the local | 
|  | 95 | clients. Proxy-based firewalls don't need support by the kernel, but | 
|  | 96 | they are often combined with a packet filter, which only works if | 
|  | 97 | you say Y here. | 
|  | 98 |  | 
|  | 99 | You should also say Y here if you intend to use your Linux box as | 
|  | 100 | the gateway to the Internet for a local network of machines without | 
|  | 101 | globally valid IP addresses. This is called "masquerading": if one | 
|  | 102 | of the computers on your local network wants to send something to | 
|  | 103 | the outside, your box can "masquerade" as that computer, i.e. it | 
|  | 104 | forwards the traffic to the intended outside destination, but | 
|  | 105 | modifies the packets to make it look like they came from the | 
|  | 106 | firewall box itself. It works both ways: if the outside host | 
|  | 107 | replies, the Linux box will silently forward the traffic to the | 
|  | 108 | correct local computer. This way, the computers on your local net | 
|  | 109 | are completely invisible to the outside world, even though they can | 
|  | 110 | reach the outside and can receive replies. It is even possible to | 
|  | 111 | run globally visible servers from within a masqueraded local network | 
|  | 112 | using a mechanism called portforwarding. Masquerading is also often | 
|  | 113 | called NAT (Network Address Translation). | 
|  | 114 |  | 
|  | 115 | Another use of Netfilter is in transparent proxying: if a machine on | 
|  | 116 | the local network tries to connect to an outside host, your Linux | 
|  | 117 | box can transparently forward the traffic to a local server, | 
|  | 118 | typically a caching proxy server. | 
|  | 119 |  | 
|  | 120 | Yet another use of Netfilter is building a bridging firewall. Using | 
|  | 121 | a bridge with Network packet filtering enabled makes iptables "see" | 
|  | 122 | the bridged traffic. For filtering on the lower network and Ethernet | 
|  | 123 | protocols over the bridge, use ebtables (under bridge netfilter | 
|  | 124 | configuration). | 
|  | 125 |  | 
|  | 126 | Various modules exist for netfilter which replace the previous | 
|  | 127 | masquerading (ipmasqadm), packet filtering (ipchains), transparent | 
|  | 128 | proxying, and portforwarding mechanisms. Please see | 
|  | 129 | <file:Documentation/Changes> under "iptables" for the location of | 
|  | 130 | these packages. | 
|  | 131 |  | 
|  | 132 | Make sure to say N to "Fast switching" below if you intend to say Y | 
|  | 133 | here, as Fast switching currently bypasses netfilter. | 
|  | 134 |  | 
|  | 135 | Chances are that you should say Y here if you compile a kernel which | 
|  | 136 | will run as a router and N for regular hosts. If unsure, say N. | 
|  | 137 |  | 
|  | 138 | if NETFILTER | 
|  | 139 |  | 
|  | 140 | config NETFILTER_DEBUG | 
|  | 141 | bool "Network packet filtering debugging" | 
|  | 142 | depends on NETFILTER | 
|  | 143 | help | 
|  | 144 | You can say Y here if you want to get additional messages useful in | 
|  | 145 | debugging the netfilter code. | 
|  | 146 |  | 
| Patrick McHardy | 33b8e77 | 2007-12-17 22:47:05 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 147 | config NETFILTER_ADVANCED | 
|  | 148 | bool "Advanced netfilter configuration" | 
|  | 149 | depends on NETFILTER | 
|  | 150 | default y | 
|  | 151 | help | 
|  | 152 | If you say Y here you can select between all the netfilter modules. | 
|  | 153 | If you say N the more ununsual ones will not be shown and the | 
|  | 154 | basic ones needed by most people will default to 'M'. | 
|  | 155 |  | 
|  | 156 | If unsure, say Y. | 
|  | 157 |  | 
| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 158 | config BRIDGE_NETFILTER | 
|  | 159 | bool "Bridged IP/ARP packets filtering" | 
|  | 160 | depends on BRIDGE && NETFILTER && INET | 
| Patrick McHardy | 33b8e77 | 2007-12-17 22:47:05 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 161 | depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED | 
| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 162 | default y | 
|  | 163 | ---help--- | 
|  | 164 | Enabling this option will let arptables resp. iptables see bridged | 
|  | 165 | ARP resp. IP traffic. If you want a bridging firewall, you probably | 
|  | 166 | want this option enabled. | 
|  | 167 | Enabling or disabling this option doesn't enable or disable | 
|  | 168 | ebtables. | 
|  | 169 |  | 
|  | 170 | If unsure, say N. | 
|  | 171 |  | 
| Harald Welte | 9eb0eec | 2005-09-17 00:41:21 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 172 | source "net/netfilter/Kconfig" | 
| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 173 | source "net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig" | 
|  | 174 | source "net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig" | 
|  | 175 | source "net/decnet/netfilter/Kconfig" | 
|  | 176 | source "net/bridge/netfilter/Kconfig" | 
|  | 177 |  | 
|  | 178 | endif | 
|  | 179 |  | 
| Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo | 7c65787 | 2005-08-09 20:14:34 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 180 | source "net/dccp/Kconfig" | 
| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 181 | source "net/sctp/Kconfig" | 
| Per Liden | 1e63e68 | 2006-01-16 16:39:13 +0100 | [diff] [blame] | 182 | source "net/tipc/Kconfig" | 
| Sam Ravnborg | 6a2e9b7 | 2005-07-11 21:13:56 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 183 | source "net/atm/Kconfig" | 
| Patrick McHardy | a19800d | 2008-07-05 21:25:39 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 184 | source "net/802/Kconfig" | 
| Sam Ravnborg | 6a2e9b7 | 2005-07-11 21:13:56 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 185 | source "net/bridge/Kconfig" | 
| Lennert Buytenhek | 91da11f | 2008-10-07 13:44:02 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 186 | source "net/dsa/Kconfig" | 
| Sam Ravnborg | 6a2e9b7 | 2005-07-11 21:13:56 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 187 | source "net/8021q/Kconfig" | 
| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 188 | source "net/decnet/Kconfig" | 
| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 189 | source "net/llc/Kconfig" | 
| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 190 | source "net/ipx/Kconfig" | 
| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 191 | source "drivers/net/appletalk/Kconfig" | 
| Sam Ravnborg | 6a2e9b7 | 2005-07-11 21:13:56 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 192 | source "net/x25/Kconfig" | 
|  | 193 | source "net/lapb/Kconfig" | 
| Sam Ravnborg | 6a2e9b7 | 2005-07-11 21:13:56 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 194 | source "net/econet/Kconfig" | 
|  | 195 | source "net/wanrouter/Kconfig" | 
| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 196 | source "net/sched/Kconfig" | 
|  | 197 |  | 
| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 198 | menu "Network testing" | 
|  | 199 |  | 
|  | 200 | config NET_PKTGEN | 
|  | 201 | tristate "Packet Generator (USE WITH CAUTION)" | 
|  | 202 | depends on PROC_FS | 
|  | 203 | ---help--- | 
|  | 204 | This module will inject preconfigured packets, at a configurable | 
|  | 205 | rate, out of a given interface.  It is used for network interface | 
|  | 206 | stress testing and performance analysis.  If you don't understand | 
|  | 207 | what was just said, you don't need it: say N. | 
|  | 208 |  | 
|  | 209 | Documentation on how to use the packet generator can be found | 
|  | 210 | at <file:Documentation/networking/pktgen.txt>. | 
|  | 211 |  | 
|  | 212 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | 
|  | 213 | module will be called pktgen. | 
|  | 214 |  | 
| Stephen Hemminger | a42e9d6 | 2006-06-05 17:30:32 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 215 | config NET_TCPPROBE | 
|  | 216 | tristate "TCP connection probing" | 
|  | 217 | depends on INET && EXPERIMENTAL && PROC_FS && KPROBES | 
|  | 218 | ---help--- | 
|  | 219 | This module allows for capturing the changes to TCP connection | 
| Dave Jones | 9dadaa19 | 2006-06-08 23:42:09 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 220 | state in response to incoming packets. It is used for debugging | 
| Stephen Hemminger | a42e9d6 | 2006-06-05 17:30:32 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 221 | TCP congestion avoidance modules. If you don't understand | 
|  | 222 | what was just said, you don't need it: say N. | 
|  | 223 |  | 
| Grant Grundler | 82fe7c9 | 2006-09-25 23:47:14 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 224 | Documentation on how to use TCP connection probing can be found | 
| Stephen Hemminger | a42e9d6 | 2006-06-05 17:30:32 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 225 | at http://linux-net.osdl.org/index.php/TcpProbe | 
|  | 226 |  | 
|  | 227 | To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | 
|  | 228 | module will be called tcp_probe. | 
|  | 229 |  | 
| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 230 | endmenu | 
|  | 231 |  | 
|  | 232 | endmenu | 
|  | 233 |  | 
| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 234 | source "net/ax25/Kconfig" | 
| Oliver Hartkopp | 0d66548 | 2007-11-16 15:52:17 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 235 | source "net/can/Kconfig" | 
| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 236 | source "net/irda/Kconfig" | 
| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 237 | source "net/bluetooth/Kconfig" | 
| David Howells | 17926a7 | 2007-04-26 15:48:28 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 238 | source "net/rxrpc/Kconfig" | 
| Remi Denis-Courmont | 8ead536 | 2008-09-22 20:03:00 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 239 | source "net/phonet/Kconfig" | 
| Adrian Bunk | d86b5e0 | 2006-01-21 00:46:55 +0100 | [diff] [blame] | 240 |  | 
| Thomas Graf | 14c0b97 | 2006-08-04 03:38:38 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 241 | config FIB_RULES | 
|  | 242 | bool | 
|  | 243 |  | 
| Robert P. J. Day | 5442060 | 2008-07-24 12:20:09 -0400 | [diff] [blame] | 244 | menuconfig WIRELESS | 
|  | 245 | bool "Wireless" | 
| Martin Schwidefsky | f54bfc0 | 2007-05-10 15:46:01 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 246 | depends on !S390 | 
| Robert P. J. Day | 5442060 | 2008-07-24 12:20:09 -0400 | [diff] [blame] | 247 | default y | 
|  | 248 |  | 
|  | 249 | if WIRELESS | 
| Johannes Berg | 2a5e1c0 | 2007-04-23 12:19:12 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 250 |  | 
|  | 251 | source "net/wireless/Kconfig" | 
| Jiri Benc | f0706e8 | 2007-05-05 11:45:53 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 252 | source "net/mac80211/Kconfig" | 
| Johannes Berg | 2a5e1c0 | 2007-04-23 12:19:12 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 253 | source "net/ieee80211/Kconfig" | 
|  | 254 |  | 
| Robert P. J. Day | 5442060 | 2008-07-24 12:20:09 -0400 | [diff] [blame] | 255 | endif # WIRELESS | 
| Johannes Berg | 2a5e1c0 | 2007-04-23 12:19:12 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 256 |  | 
| Ivo van Doorn | cf4328c | 2007-05-07 00:34:20 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 257 | source "net/rfkill/Kconfig" | 
| Latchesar Ionkov | bd238fb | 2007-07-10 17:57:28 -0500 | [diff] [blame] | 258 | source "net/9p/Kconfig" | 
| Ivo van Doorn | cf4328c | 2007-05-07 00:34:20 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 259 |  | 
| Sam Ravnborg | 6a2e9b7 | 2005-07-11 21:13:56 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 260 | endif   # if NET |