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							|  |  |  | # Network configuration | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | menu "Networking" | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | config NET | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	bool "Networking support" | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	---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 | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	  other computer. | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	   | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	  If you are upgrading from an older kernel, you | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	  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>. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | 	  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>. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | # Make sure that all config symbols are dependent on NET | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | if NET | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | menu "Networking options" | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | config NET_NS | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	bool "Network namespace support" | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	default n | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && !SYSFS && NAMESPACES | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	help | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	  Allow user space to create what appear to be multiple instances | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	  of the network stack. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | source "net/packet/Kconfig" | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | source "net/unix/Kconfig" | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | source "net/xfrm/Kconfig" | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | source "net/iucv/Kconfig" | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | 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 | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	  your kernel by about 400 KB), since some programs (e.g. the X window | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	  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!). | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | 	  For an excellent introduction to Linux networking, please read the | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	  Linux Networking HOWTO, available from | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | 	  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>. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | 	  Short answer: say Y. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | if INET | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | source "net/ipv4/Kconfig" | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | source "net/ipv6/Kconfig" | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | source "net/netlabel/Kconfig" | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | endif # if INET | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 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. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | menuconfig NETFILTER | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	bool "Network packet filtering framework (Netfilter)" | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	---help--- | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	  Netfilter is a framework for filtering and mangling network packets | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	  that pass through your Linux box. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | 	  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. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | 	  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). | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | 	  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. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | 	  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). | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | 	  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. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | 	  Make sure to say N to "Fast switching" below if you intend to say Y | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	  here, as Fast switching currently bypasses netfilter. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | 	  Chances are that you should say Y here if you compile a kernel which | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	  will run as a router and N for regular hosts. If unsure, say N. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | if NETFILTER | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | 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. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 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 ununsual ones will not be shown and the | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	  basic ones needed by most people will default to 'M'. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | 	  If unsure, say Y. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | config BRIDGE_NETFILTER | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	bool "Bridged IP/ARP packets filtering" | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	depends on BRIDGE && NETFILTER && INET | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	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. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | 	  If unsure, say N. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | source "net/netfilter/Kconfig" | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | source "net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig" | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | source "net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig" | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | source "net/decnet/netfilter/Kconfig" | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | source "net/bridge/netfilter/Kconfig" | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | endif | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | source "net/dccp/Kconfig" | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | source "net/sctp/Kconfig" | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | source "net/tipc/Kconfig" | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | source "net/atm/Kconfig" | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | source "net/bridge/Kconfig" | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | source "net/8021q/Kconfig" | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | source "net/decnet/Kconfig" | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | source "net/llc/Kconfig" | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | source "net/ipx/Kconfig" | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | source "drivers/net/appletalk/Kconfig" | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | source "net/x25/Kconfig" | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | source "net/lapb/Kconfig" | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | source "net/econet/Kconfig" | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | source "net/wanrouter/Kconfig" | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | source "net/sched/Kconfig" | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | menu "Network testing" | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | 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. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | 	  Documentation on how to use the packet generator can be found | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	  at <file:Documentation/networking/pktgen.txt>. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | 	  To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	  module will be called pktgen. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 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 | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	state in response to incoming packets. It is used for debugging | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	TCP congestion avoidance modules. If you don't understand | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	what was just said, you don't need it: say N. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	Documentation on how to use TCP connection probing can be found | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	at http://linux-net.osdl.org/index.php/TcpProbe | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | 	To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	module will be called tcp_probe. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | endmenu | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | endmenu | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | source "net/ax25/Kconfig" | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | source "net/can/Kconfig" | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | source "net/irda/Kconfig" | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | source "net/bluetooth/Kconfig" | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | source "net/rxrpc/Kconfig" | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | config FIB_RULES | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 	bool | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | menu "Wireless" | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 	depends on !S390 | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | source "net/wireless/Kconfig" | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | source "net/mac80211/Kconfig" | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | source "net/ieee80211/Kconfig" | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | endmenu | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | source "net/rfkill/Kconfig" | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | source "net/9p/Kconfig" | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | endif   # if NET | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | endmenu # Networking | 
					
						
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