| # | |
| # Network configuration | |
| # | |
| menuconfig NET | |
| bool "Networking support" | |
| select NLATTR | |
| ---help--- | |
| Unless you really know what you are doing, you should say Y here. | |
| The reason is that some programs need kernel networking support even | |
| when running on a stand-alone machine that isn't connected to any | |
| other computer. | |
| If you are upgrading from an older kernel, you | |
| should consider updating your networking tools too because changes | |
| in the kernel and the tools often go hand in hand. The tools are | |
| contained in the package net-tools, the location and version number | |
| of which are given in <file:Documentation/Changes>. | |
| For a general introduction to Linux networking, it is highly | |
| recommended to read the NET-HOWTO, available from | |
| <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. | |
| if NET | |
| config WANT_COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES | |
| bool | |
| help | |
| This option can be selected by other options that need compat | |
| netlink messages. | |
| config COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES | |
| def_bool y | |
| depends on COMPAT | |
| depends on WIRELESS_EXT || WANT_COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES | |
| help | |
| This option makes it possible to send different netlink messages | |
| to tasks depending on whether the task is a compat task or not. To | |
| achieve this, you need to set skb_shinfo(skb)->frag_list to the | |
| compat skb before sending the skb, the netlink code will sort out | |
| which message to actually pass to the task. | |
| Newly written code should NEVER need this option but do | |
| compat-independent messages instead! | |
| menu "Networking options" | |
| source "net/packet/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/unix/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/xfrm/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/iucv/Kconfig" | |
| config INET | |
| bool "TCP/IP networking" | |
| ---help--- | |
| These are the protocols used on the Internet and on most local | |
| Ethernets. It is highly recommended to say Y here (this will enlarge | |
| your kernel by about 400 KB), since some programs (e.g. the X window | |
| system) use TCP/IP even if your machine is not connected to any | |
| other computer. You will get the so-called loopback device which | |
| allows you to ping yourself (great fun, that!). | |
| For an excellent introduction to Linux networking, please read the | |
| Linux Networking HOWTO, available from | |
| <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. | |
| If you say Y here and also to "/proc file system support" and | |
| "Sysctl support" below, you can change various aspects of the | |
| behavior of the TCP/IP code by writing to the (virtual) files in | |
| /proc/sys/net/ipv4/*; the options are explained in the file | |
| <file:Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt>. | |
| Short answer: say Y. | |
| if INET | |
| source "net/ipv4/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/ipv6/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/netlabel/Kconfig" | |
| endif # if INET | |
| config NETWORK_SECMARK | |
| bool "Security Marking" | |
| help | |
| This enables security marking of network packets, similar | |
| to nfmark, but designated for security purposes. | |
| If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N. | |
| menuconfig NETFILTER | |
| bool "Network packet filtering framework (Netfilter)" | |
| ---help--- | |
| Netfilter is a framework for filtering and mangling network packets | |
| that pass through your Linux box. | |
| The most common use of packet filtering is to run your Linux box as | |
| a firewall protecting a local network from the Internet. The type of | |
| firewall provided by this kernel support is called a "packet | |
| filter", which means that it can reject individual network packets | |
| based on type, source, destination etc. The other kind of firewall, | |
| a "proxy-based" one, is more secure but more intrusive and more | |
| bothersome to set up; it inspects the network traffic much more | |
| closely, modifies it and has knowledge about the higher level | |
| protocols, which a packet filter lacks. Moreover, proxy-based | |
| firewalls often require changes to the programs running on the local | |
| clients. Proxy-based firewalls don't need support by the kernel, but | |
| they are often combined with a packet filter, which only works if | |
| you say Y here. | |
| You should also say Y here if you intend to use your Linux box as | |
| the gateway to the Internet for a local network of machines without | |
| globally valid IP addresses. This is called "masquerading": if one | |
| of the computers on your local network wants to send something to | |
| the outside, your box can "masquerade" as that computer, i.e. it | |
| forwards the traffic to the intended outside destination, but | |
| modifies the packets to make it look like they came from the | |
| firewall box itself. It works both ways: if the outside host | |
| replies, the Linux box will silently forward the traffic to the | |
| correct local computer. This way, the computers on your local net | |
| are completely invisible to the outside world, even though they can | |
| reach the outside and can receive replies. It is even possible to | |
| run globally visible servers from within a masqueraded local network | |
| using a mechanism called portforwarding. Masquerading is also often | |
| called NAT (Network Address Translation). | |
| Another use of Netfilter is in transparent proxying: if a machine on | |
| the local network tries to connect to an outside host, your Linux | |
| box can transparently forward the traffic to a local server, | |
| typically a caching proxy server. | |
| Yet another use of Netfilter is building a bridging firewall. Using | |
| a bridge with Network packet filtering enabled makes iptables "see" | |
| the bridged traffic. For filtering on the lower network and Ethernet | |
| protocols over the bridge, use ebtables (under bridge netfilter | |
| configuration). | |
| Various modules exist for netfilter which replace the previous | |
| masquerading (ipmasqadm), packet filtering (ipchains), transparent | |
| proxying, and portforwarding mechanisms. Please see | |
| <file:Documentation/Changes> under "iptables" for the location of | |
| these packages. | |
| if NETFILTER | |
| config NETFILTER_DEBUG | |
| bool "Network packet filtering debugging" | |
| depends on NETFILTER | |
| help | |
| You can say Y here if you want to get additional messages useful in | |
| debugging the netfilter code. | |
| config NETFILTER_ADVANCED | |
| bool "Advanced netfilter configuration" | |
| depends on NETFILTER | |
| default y | |
| help | |
| If you say Y here you can select between all the netfilter modules. | |
| If you say N the more unusual ones will not be shown and the | |
| basic ones needed by most people will default to 'M'. | |
| If unsure, say Y. | |
| config BRIDGE_NETFILTER | |
| bool "Bridged IP/ARP packets filtering" | |
| depends on BRIDGE && NETFILTER && INET | |
| depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED | |
| default y | |
| ---help--- | |
| Enabling this option will let arptables resp. iptables see bridged | |
| ARP resp. IP traffic. If you want a bridging firewall, you probably | |
| want this option enabled. | |
| Enabling or disabling this option doesn't enable or disable | |
| ebtables. | |
| If unsure, say N. | |
| source "net/netfilter/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/decnet/netfilter/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/bridge/netfilter/Kconfig" | |
| endif | |
| source "net/dccp/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/sctp/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/rds/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/tipc/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/atm/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/802/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/bridge/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/dsa/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/8021q/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/decnet/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/llc/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/ipx/Kconfig" | |
| source "drivers/net/appletalk/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/x25/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/lapb/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/econet/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/wanrouter/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/phonet/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/ieee802154/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/sched/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/dcb/Kconfig" | |
| menu "Network testing" | |
| config NET_PKTGEN | |
| tristate "Packet Generator (USE WITH CAUTION)" | |
| depends on PROC_FS | |
| ---help--- | |
| This module will inject preconfigured packets, at a configurable | |
| rate, out of a given interface. It is used for network interface | |
| stress testing and performance analysis. If you don't understand | |
| what was just said, you don't need it: say N. | |
| Documentation on how to use the packet generator can be found | |
| at <file:Documentation/networking/pktgen.txt>. | |
| To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | |
| module will be called pktgen. | |
| config NET_TCPPROBE | |
| tristate "TCP connection probing" | |
| depends on INET && EXPERIMENTAL && PROC_FS && KPROBES | |
| ---help--- | |
| This module allows for capturing the changes to TCP connection | |
| state in response to incoming packets. It is used for debugging | |
| TCP congestion avoidance modules. If you don't understand | |
| what was just said, you don't need it: say N. | |
| Documentation on how to use TCP connection probing can be found | |
| at http://linux-net.osdl.org/index.php/TcpProbe | |
| To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | |
| module will be called tcp_probe. | |
| config NET_DROP_MONITOR | |
| boolean "Network packet drop alerting service" | |
| depends on INET && EXPERIMENTAL && TRACEPOINTS | |
| ---help--- | |
| This feature provides an alerting service to userspace in the | |
| event that packets are discarded in the network stack. Alerts | |
| are broadcast via netlink socket to any listening user space | |
| process. If you don't need network drop alerts, or if you are ok | |
| just checking the various proc files and other utilities for | |
| drop statistics, say N here. | |
| endmenu | |
| endmenu | |
| source "net/ax25/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/can/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/irda/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/bluetooth/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/rxrpc/Kconfig" | |
| config FIB_RULES | |
| bool | |
| menuconfig WIRELESS | |
| bool "Wireless" | |
| depends on !S390 | |
| default y | |
| if WIRELESS | |
| source "net/wireless/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/mac80211/Kconfig" | |
| endif # WIRELESS | |
| source "net/wimax/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/rfkill/Kconfig" | |
| source "net/9p/Kconfig" | |
| endif # if NET |