| Jeff Kirsher | 224cf5a | 2011-07-31 02:38:19 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | # | 
|  | 2 | # PPP network device configuration | 
|  | 3 | # | 
|  | 4 |  | 
|  | 5 | config PPP | 
|  | 6 | tristate "PPP (point-to-point protocol) support" | 
|  | 7 | select SLHC | 
|  | 8 | ---help--- | 
|  | 9 | PPP (Point to Point Protocol) is a newer and better SLIP.  It serves | 
|  | 10 | the same purpose: sending Internet traffic over telephone (and other | 
|  | 11 | serial) lines.  Ask your access provider if they support it, because | 
|  | 12 | otherwise you can't use it; most Internet access providers these | 
|  | 13 | days support PPP rather than SLIP. | 
|  | 14 |  | 
|  | 15 | To use PPP, you need an additional program called pppd as described | 
|  | 16 | in the PPP-HOWTO, available at | 
|  | 17 | <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.  Make sure that you have | 
|  | 18 | the version of pppd recommended in <file:Documentation/Changes>. | 
|  | 19 | The PPP option enlarges your kernel by about 16 KB. | 
|  | 20 |  | 
|  | 21 | There are actually two versions of PPP: the traditional PPP for | 
|  | 22 | asynchronous lines, such as regular analog phone lines, and | 
|  | 23 | synchronous PPP which can be used over digital ISDN lines for | 
|  | 24 | example.  If you want to use PPP over phone lines or other | 
|  | 25 | asynchronous serial lines, you need to say Y (or M) here and also to | 
|  | 26 | the next option, "PPP support for async serial ports".  For PPP over | 
|  | 27 | synchronous lines, you should say Y (or M) here and to "Support | 
|  | 28 | synchronous PPP", below. | 
|  | 29 |  | 
|  | 30 | If you said Y to "Version information on all symbols" above, then | 
|  | 31 | you cannot compile the PPP driver into the kernel; you can then only | 
|  | 32 | compile it as a module. To compile this driver as a module, choose M | 
|  | 33 | here. The module will be called ppp_generic. | 
|  | 34 |  | 
|  | 35 | if PPP | 
|  | 36 |  | 
|  | 37 | config PPP_BSDCOMP | 
|  | 38 | tristate "PPP BSD-Compress compression" | 
|  | 39 | depends on PPP | 
|  | 40 | ---help--- | 
|  | 41 | Support for the BSD-Compress compression method for PPP, which uses | 
|  | 42 | the LZW compression method to compress each PPP packet before it is | 
|  | 43 | sent over the wire. The machine at the other end of the PPP link | 
|  | 44 | (usually your ISP) has to support the BSD-Compress compression | 
|  | 45 | method as well for this to be useful. Even if they don't support it, | 
|  | 46 | it is safe to say Y here. | 
|  | 47 |  | 
|  | 48 | The PPP Deflate compression method ("PPP Deflate compression", | 
|  | 49 | above) is preferable to BSD-Compress, because it compresses better | 
|  | 50 | and is patent-free. | 
|  | 51 |  | 
|  | 52 | Note that the BSD compression code will always be compiled as a | 
|  | 53 | module; it is called bsd_comp and will show up in the directory | 
|  | 54 | modules once you have said "make modules". If unsure, say N. | 
|  | 55 |  | 
|  | 56 | config PPP_DEFLATE | 
|  | 57 | tristate "PPP Deflate compression" | 
|  | 58 | depends on PPP | 
|  | 59 | select ZLIB_INFLATE | 
|  | 60 | select ZLIB_DEFLATE | 
|  | 61 | ---help--- | 
|  | 62 | Support for the Deflate compression method for PPP, which uses the | 
|  | 63 | Deflate algorithm (the same algorithm that gzip uses) to compress | 
|  | 64 | each PPP packet before it is sent over the wire.  The machine at the | 
|  | 65 | other end of the PPP link (usually your ISP) has to support the | 
|  | 66 | Deflate compression method as well for this to be useful.  Even if | 
|  | 67 | they don't support it, it is safe to say Y here. | 
|  | 68 |  | 
|  | 69 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. | 
|  | 70 |  | 
|  | 71 | config PPP_FILTER | 
|  | 72 | bool "PPP filtering" | 
|  | 73 | depends on PPP | 
|  | 74 | ---help--- | 
|  | 75 | Say Y here if you want to be able to filter the packets passing over | 
|  | 76 | PPP interfaces.  This allows you to control which packets count as | 
|  | 77 | activity (i.e. which packets will reset the idle timer or bring up | 
|  | 78 | a demand-dialed link) and which packets are to be dropped entirely. | 
|  | 79 | You need to say Y here if you wish to use the pass-filter and | 
|  | 80 | active-filter options to pppd. | 
|  | 81 |  | 
|  | 82 | If unsure, say N. | 
|  | 83 |  | 
|  | 84 | config PPP_MPPE | 
|  | 85 | tristate "PPP MPPE compression (encryption) (EXPERIMENTAL)" | 
|  | 86 | depends on PPP && EXPERIMENTAL | 
|  | 87 | select CRYPTO | 
|  | 88 | select CRYPTO_SHA1 | 
|  | 89 | select CRYPTO_ARC4 | 
|  | 90 | select CRYPTO_ECB | 
|  | 91 | ---help--- | 
|  | 92 | Support for the MPPE Encryption protocol, as employed by the | 
|  | 93 | Microsoft Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol. | 
|  | 94 |  | 
|  | 95 | See http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/ for information on | 
|  | 96 | configuring PPTP clients and servers to utilize this method. | 
|  | 97 |  | 
|  | 98 | config PPP_MULTILINK | 
|  | 99 | bool "PPP multilink support (EXPERIMENTAL)" | 
|  | 100 | depends on PPP && EXPERIMENTAL | 
|  | 101 | ---help--- | 
|  | 102 | PPP multilink is a protocol (defined in RFC 1990) which allows you | 
|  | 103 | to combine several (logical or physical) lines into one logical PPP | 
|  | 104 | connection, so that you can utilize your full bandwidth. | 
|  | 105 |  | 
|  | 106 | This has to be supported at the other end as well and you need a | 
|  | 107 | version of the pppd daemon which understands the multilink protocol. | 
|  | 108 |  | 
|  | 109 | If unsure, say N. | 
|  | 110 |  | 
|  | 111 | config PPPOATM | 
|  | 112 | tristate "PPP over ATM" | 
|  | 113 | depends on ATM && PPP | 
|  | 114 | ---help--- | 
|  | 115 | Support PPP (Point to Point Protocol) encapsulated in ATM frames. | 
|  | 116 | This implementation does not yet comply with section 8 of RFC2364, | 
|  | 117 | which can lead to bad results if the ATM peer loses state and | 
|  | 118 | changes its encapsulation unilaterally. | 
|  | 119 |  | 
|  | 120 | config PPPOE | 
|  | 121 | tristate "PPP over Ethernet (EXPERIMENTAL)" | 
|  | 122 | depends on EXPERIMENTAL && PPP | 
|  | 123 | ---help--- | 
|  | 124 | Support for PPP over Ethernet. | 
|  | 125 |  | 
|  | 126 | This driver requires the latest version of pppd from the CVS | 
|  | 127 | repository at cvs.samba.org.  Alternatively, see the | 
|  | 128 | RoaringPenguin package (<http://www.roaringpenguin.com/pppoe>) | 
|  | 129 | which contains instruction on how to use this driver (under | 
|  | 130 | the heading "Kernel mode PPPoE"). | 
|  | 131 |  | 
|  | 132 | config PPTP | 
|  | 133 | tristate "PPP over IPv4 (PPTP) (EXPERIMENTAL)" | 
|  | 134 | depends on EXPERIMENTAL && PPP && NET_IPGRE_DEMUX | 
|  | 135 | ---help--- | 
|  | 136 | Support for PPP over IPv4.(Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) | 
|  | 137 |  | 
|  | 138 | This driver requires pppd plugin to work in client mode or | 
|  | 139 | modified pptpd (poptop) to work in server mode. | 
|  | 140 | See http://accel-pptp.sourceforge.net/ for information how to | 
|  | 141 | utilize this module. | 
|  | 142 |  | 
|  | 143 | config PPPOL2TP | 
|  | 144 | tristate "PPP over L2TP (EXPERIMENTAL)" | 
|  | 145 | depends on EXPERIMENTAL && L2TP && PPP | 
|  | 146 | ---help--- | 
|  | 147 | Support for PPP-over-L2TP socket family. L2TP is a protocol | 
|  | 148 | used by ISPs and enterprises to tunnel PPP traffic over UDP | 
|  | 149 | tunnels. L2TP is replacing PPTP for VPN uses. | 
|  | 150 |  | 
|  | 151 | config PPP_ASYNC | 
|  | 152 | tristate "PPP support for async serial ports" | 
|  | 153 | depends on PPP | 
|  | 154 | select CRC_CCITT | 
|  | 155 | ---help--- | 
|  | 156 | Say Y (or M) here if you want to be able to use PPP over standard | 
|  | 157 | asynchronous serial ports, such as COM1 or COM2 on a PC.  If you use | 
|  | 158 | a modem (not a synchronous or ISDN modem) to contact your ISP, you | 
|  | 159 | need this option. | 
|  | 160 |  | 
|  | 161 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. | 
|  | 162 |  | 
|  | 163 | If unsure, say Y. | 
|  | 164 |  | 
|  | 165 | config PPP_SYNC_TTY | 
|  | 166 | tristate "PPP support for sync tty ports" | 
|  | 167 | depends on PPP | 
|  | 168 | ---help--- | 
|  | 169 | Say Y (or M) here if you want to be able to use PPP over synchronous | 
|  | 170 | (HDLC) tty devices, such as the SyncLink adapter. These devices | 
|  | 171 | are often used for high-speed leased lines like T1/E1. | 
|  | 172 |  | 
|  | 173 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. | 
|  | 174 |  | 
|  | 175 | endif # PPP |