#
menu "Network device support"
+ depends on NET
config NETDEVICES
- depends on NET
default y if UML
bool "Network device support"
---help---
If unsure, say Y.
-# All the following symbols are dependent on NETDEVICES - do not repeat
-# that for each of the symbols.
-if NETDEVICES
config IFB
tristate "Intermediate Functional Block support"
'Trunking' by Sun, 802.3ad by the IEEE, and 'Bonding' in Linux.
The driver supports multiple bonding modes to allow for both high
- perfomance and high availability operation.
+ performance and high availability operation.
Refer to <file:Documentation/networking/bonding.txt> for more
information.
depends on NET_VENDOR_3COM && (PCI || EISA)
select MII
---help---
- This option enables driver support for a large number of 10mbps and
- 10/100mbps EISA, PCI and PCMCIA 3Com network cards:
+ This option enables driver support for a large number of 10Mbps and
+ 10/100Mbps EISA, PCI and PCMCIA 3Com network cards:
"Vortex" (Fast EtherLink 3c590/3c592/3c595/3c597) EISA and PCI
"Boomerang" (EtherLink XL 3c900 or 3c905) PCI
depends on NET_ISA
---help---
If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y. This
- driver supports intel i82595{FX,TX} based boards. Note however
+ driver supports Intel i82595{FX,TX} based boards. Note however
that the EtherExpress PRO/100 Ethernet card has its own separate
driver. Please read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
<http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
without a specific driver are compatible with NE2000.
If you have a PCI NE2000 card however, say N here and Y to "PCI
- NE2000 support", above. If you have a NE2000 card and are running on
+ NE2000 and clone support" under "EISA, VLB, PCI and on board
+ controllers" below. If you have a NE2000 card and are running on
an MCA system (a bus system used on some IBM PS/2 computers and
laptops), say N here and Y to "NE/2 (ne2000 MCA version) support",
below.
help
Additional receive skb headroom. Note, that driver
will always reserve at least 2 bytes to make IP header
- aligned, so usualy there is no need to add any additional
+ aligned, so usually there is no need to add any additional
headroom.
If unsure, set to 0.
called b44.
config FORCEDETH
- tristate "Reverse Engineered nForce Ethernet support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
- depends on NET_PCI && PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
+ tristate "nForce Ethernet support"
+ depends on NET_PCI && PCI
help
If you have a network (Ethernet) controller of this type, say Y and
read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
---help---
This is a driver for the Fast Ethernet PCI network cards based on
the SiS 900 and SiS 7016 chips. The SiS 900 core is also embedded in
- SiS 630 and SiS 540 chipsets. If you have one of those, say Y and
- read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available at
- <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Please read
- <file:Documentation/networking/sis900.txt> and comments at the
- beginning of <file:drivers/net/sis900.c> for more information.
+ SiS 630 and SiS 540 chipsets.
This driver also supports AMD 79C901 HomePNA so that you can use
your phone line as a network cable.
depends on E1000
help
Say Y here if you want to use the legacy receive path for PCI express
- hadware.
+ hardware.
If in doubt, say N.
will be called myri_sbus. This is recommended.
config NS83820
- tristate "National Semiconduct DP83820 support"
+ tristate "National Semiconductor DP83820 support"
depends on PCI
help
This is a driver for the National Semiconductor DP83820 series
will be called sis190. This is recommended.
config SKGE
- tristate "New SysKonnect GigaEthernet support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
- depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
+ tristate "New SysKonnect GigaEthernet support"
+ depends on PCI
select CRC32
---help---
This driver support the Marvell Yukon or SysKonnect SK-98xx/SK-95xx
It does not support the link failover and network management
features that "portable" vendor supplied sk98lin driver does.
+ This driver supports adapters based on the original Yukon chipset:
+ Marvell 88E8001, Belkin F5D5005, CNet GigaCard, DLink DGE-530T,
+ Linksys EG1032/EG1064, 3Com 3C940/3C940B, SysKonnect SK-9871/9872.
+
+ It does not support the newer Yukon2 chipset: a separate driver,
+ sky2, is provided for Yukon2-based adapters.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+ will be called skge. This is recommended.
config SKY2
tristate "SysKonnect Yukon2 support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
select CRC32
---help---
- This driver support the Marvell Yukon 2 Gigabit Ethernet adapter.
+ This driver supports Gigabit Ethernet adapters based on the the
+ Marvell Yukon 2 chipset:
+ Marvell 88E8021/88E8022/88E8035/88E8036/88E8038/88E8050/88E8052/
+ 88E8053/88E8055/88E8061/88E8062, SysKonnect SK-9E21D/SK-9S21
+
+ This driver does not support the original Yukon chipset: a seperate
+ driver, skge, is provided for Yukon-based adapters.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called sky2. This is recommended.
depends on PCI
---help---
Say Y here if you have a Marvell Yukon or SysKonnect SK-98xx/SK-95xx
- compliant Gigabit Ethernet Adapter. The following adapters are supported
- by this driver:
+ compliant Gigabit Ethernet Adapter.
+
+ This driver supports the original Yukon chipset. A cleaner driver is
+ also available (skge) which seems to work better than this one.
+
+ This driver does not support the newer Yukon2 chipset. A seperate
+ driver, sky2, is provided to support Yukon2-based adapters.
+
+ The following adapters are supported by this driver:
- 3Com 3C940 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter
- 3Com 3C941 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter
- Allied Telesyn AT-2970LX Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
- Allied Telesyn AT-2971SX Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
- Allied Telesyn AT-2971T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
- Belkin Gigabit Desktop Card 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter, Copper RJ-45
- - DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
- EG1032 v2 Instant Gigabit Network Adapter
- EG1064 v2 Instant Gigabit Network Adapter
- Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter (Abit)
config SPIDER_NET
tristate "Spider Gigabit Ethernet driver"
depends on PCI && PPC_CELL
+ select FW_LOADER
help
This driver supports the Gigabit Ethernet chips present on the
Cell Processor-Based Blades from IBM.
config MV643XX_ETH
tristate "MV-643XX Ethernet support"
depends on MOMENCO_OCELOT_C || MOMENCO_JAGUAR_ATX || MV64360 || MOMENCO_OCELOT_3 || PPC_MULTIPLATFORM
+ select MII
help
This driver supports the gigabit Ethernet on the Marvell MV643XX
chipset which is used in the Momenco Ocelot C and Jaguar ATX and
endmenu
-if !UML
source "drivers/net/tokenring/Kconfig"
source "drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig"
source "drivers/net/pcmcia/Kconfig"
-endif
source "drivers/net/wan/Kconfig"
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-dialled link) and which packets are to be dropped entirely.
+ 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.
<file:Documentation/networking/shaper.txt> for more information.
An alternative to this traffic shaper is the experimental
- Class-Based Queueing (CBQ) scheduling support which you get if you
- say Y to "QoS and/or fair queueing" above.
+ Class-Based Queuing (CBQ) scheduling support which you get if you
+ say Y to "QoS and/or fair queuing" above.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called shaper. If unsure, say N.
If you want to log kernel messages over the network, enable this.
See <file:Documentation/networking/netconsole.txt> for details.
-endif #NETDEVICES
-
config NETPOLL
def_bool NETCONSOLE