3 # Network device configuration
8 bool "Network device support"
10 You can say N here if you don't intend to connect your Linux box to
11 any other computer at all.
13 You'll have to say Y if your computer contains a network card that
14 you want to use under Linux. If you are going to run SLIP or PPP over
15 telephone line or null modem cable you need say Y here. Connecting
16 two machines with parallel ports using PLIP needs this, as well as
17 AX.25/KISS for sending Internet traffic over amateur radio links.
19 See also "The Linux Network Administrator's Guide" by Olaf Kirch and
20 Terry Dawson. Available at <http://www.tldp.org/guides.html>.
25 tristate "Dummy net driver support"
28 This is essentially a bit-bucket device (i.e. traffic you send to
29 this device is consigned into oblivion) with a configurable IP
30 address. It is most commonly used in order to make your currently
31 inactive SLIP address seem like a real address for local programs.
32 If you use SLIP or PPP, you might want to say Y here. Since this
33 thing often comes in handy, the default is Y. It won't enlarge your
34 kernel either. What a deal. Read about it in the Network
35 Administrator's Guide, available from
36 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#guide>.
38 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
39 will be called dummy. If you want to use more than one dummy
40 device at a time, you need to compile this driver as a module.
41 Instead of 'dummy', the devices will then be called 'dummy0',
45 tristate "Bonding driver support"
48 Say 'Y' or 'M' if you wish to be able to 'bond' multiple Ethernet
49 Channels together. This is called 'Etherchannel' by Cisco,
50 'Trunking' by Sun, and 'Bonding' in Linux.
52 If you have two Ethernet connections to some other computer, you can
53 make them behave like one double speed connection using this driver.
54 Naturally, this has to be supported at the other end as well, either
55 with a similar Bonding Linux driver, a Cisco 5500 switch or a
56 SunTrunking SunSoft driver.
58 This is similar to the EQL driver, but it merges Ethernet segments
59 instead of serial lines.
61 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
62 will be called bonding.
65 tristate "EQL (serial line load balancing) support"
68 If you have two serial connections to some other computer (this
69 usually requires two modems and two telephone lines) and you use
70 SLIP (the protocol for sending Internet traffic over telephone
71 lines) or PPP (a better SLIP) on them, you can make them behave like
72 one double speed connection using this driver. Naturally, this has
73 to be supported at the other end as well, either with a similar EQL
74 Linux driver or with a Livingston Portmaster 2e.
76 Say Y if you want this and read
77 <file:Documentation/networking/eql.txt>. You may also want to read
78 section 6.2 of the NET-3-HOWTO, available from
79 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
81 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
82 will be called eql. If unsure, say N.
85 tristate "Universal TUN/TAP device driver support"
88 TUN/TAP provides packet reception and transmission for user space
89 programs. It can be viewed as a simple Point-to-Point or Ethernet
90 device, which instead of receiving packets from a physical media,
91 receives them from user space program and instead of sending packets
92 via physical media writes them to the user space program.
94 When a program opens /dev/net/tun, driver creates and registers
95 corresponding net device tunX or tapX. After a program closed above
96 devices, driver will automatically delete tunXX or tapXX device and
97 all routes corresponding to it.
99 Please read <file:Documentation/networking/tuntap.txt> for more
102 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
105 If you don't know what to use this for, you don't need it.
108 tristate "Ethertap network tap"
109 depends on NETDEVICES && EXPERIMENTAL && NETLINK_DEV
111 If you say Y here (and have said Y to "Kernel/User network link
112 driver", above) and create a character special file /dev/tap0 with
113 major number 36 and minor number 16 using mknod ("man mknod"), you
114 will be able to have a user space program read and write raw
115 Ethernet frames from/to that special file. tap0 can be configured
116 with ifconfig and route like any other Ethernet device but it is not
117 connected to any physical LAN; everything written by the user to
118 /dev/tap0 is treated by the kernel as if it had come in from a LAN
119 to the device tap0; everything the kernel wants to send out over the
120 device tap0 can instead be read by the user from /dev/tap0: the user
121 mode program replaces the LAN that would be attached to an ordinary
122 Ethernet device. Please read the file
123 <file:Documentation/networking/ethertap.txt> for more information.
125 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
126 will be called ethertap.
128 If you don't know what to use this for, you don't need it.
131 tristate "General Instruments Surfboard 1000"
132 depends on NETDEVICES && PNP
134 This is a driver for the General Instrument (also known as
135 NextLevel) SURFboard 1000 internal
136 cable modem. This is an ISA card which is used by a number of cable
137 TV companies to provide cable modem access. It's a one-way
138 downstream-only cable modem, meaning that your upstream net link is
139 provided by your regular phone modem.
141 At present this driver only compiles as a module, so say M here if
142 you have this card. The module will be called sb1000. Then read
143 <file:Documentation/networking/README.sb1000> for information on how
144 to use this module, as it needs special ppp scripts for establishing
145 a connection. Further documentation and the necessary scripts can be
148 <http://www.jacksonville.net/~fventuri/>
149 <http://home.adelphia.net/~siglercm/sb1000.html>
150 <http://linuxpower.cx/~cable/>
152 If you don't have this card, of course say N.
155 source "drivers/net/arcnet/Kconfig"
162 menu "Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit)"
163 depends on NETDEVICES
166 bool "Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit)"
168 Ethernet (also called IEEE 802.3 or ISO 8802-2) is the most common
169 type of Local Area Network (LAN) in universities and companies.
171 Common varieties of Ethernet are: 10BASE-2 or Thinnet (10 Mbps over
172 coaxial cable, linking computers in a chain), 10BASE-T or twisted
173 pair (10 Mbps over twisted pair cable, linking computers to central
174 hubs), 10BASE-F (10 Mbps over optical fiber links, using hubs),
175 100BASE-TX (100 Mbps over two twisted pair cables, using hubs),
176 100BASE-T4 (100 Mbps over 4 standard voice-grade twisted pair
177 cables, using hubs), 100BASE-FX (100 Mbps over optical fiber links)
178 [the 100BASE varieties are also known as Fast Ethernet], and Gigabit
179 Ethernet (1 Gbps over optical fiber or short copper links).
181 If your Linux machine will be connected to an Ethernet and you have
182 an Ethernet network interface card (NIC) installed in your computer,
183 say Y here and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
184 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. You will then also have
185 to say Y to the driver for your particular NIC.
187 Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the
188 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
189 the questions about Ethernet network cards. If unsure, say N.
192 tristate "Generic Media Independent Interface device support"
193 depends on NET_ETHERNET
195 Most ethernet controllers have MII transceiver either as an external
196 or internal device. It is safe to say Y or M here even if your
197 ethernet card lack MII.
199 source "drivers/net/arm/Kconfig"
202 tristate "MACE (Power Mac ethernet) support"
203 depends on NET_ETHERNET && PPC_PMAC && PPC32
206 Power Macintoshes and clones with Ethernet built-in on the
207 motherboard will usually use a MACE (Medium Access Control for
208 Ethernet) interface. Say Y to include support for the MACE chip.
210 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
213 config MACE_AAUI_PORT
214 bool "Use AAUI port instead of TP by default"
217 Some Apple machines (notably the Apple Network Server) which use the
218 MACE ethernet chip have an Apple AUI port (small 15-pin connector),
219 instead of an 8-pin RJ45 connector for twisted-pair ethernet. Say
220 Y here if you have such a machine. If unsure, say N.
221 The driver will default to AAUI on ANS anyway, and if you use it as
222 a module, you can provide the port_aaui=0|1 to force the driver.
225 tristate "BMAC (G3 ethernet) support"
226 depends on NET_ETHERNET && PPC_PMAC && PPC32
229 Say Y for support of BMAC Ethernet interfaces. These are used on G3
232 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
236 tristate "National DP83902AV (Oak ethernet) support"
237 depends on NET_ETHERNET && PPC && BROKEN
240 Say Y if your machine has this type of Ethernet network card.
242 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
243 will be called oaknet.
246 tristate "Ariadne support"
247 depends on NET_ETHERNET && ZORRO
249 If you have a Village Tronic Ariadne Ethernet adapter, say Y.
252 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
253 will be called ariadne.
256 tristate "A2065 support"
257 depends on NET_ETHERNET && ZORRO
260 If you have a Commodore A2065 Ethernet adapter, say Y. Otherwise,
263 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
264 will be called a2065.
267 tristate "Hydra support"
268 depends on NET_ETHERNET && ZORRO
271 If you have a Hydra Ethernet adapter, say Y. Otherwise, say N.
273 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
274 will be called hydra.
277 tristate "Zorro NS8390-based Ethernet support"
278 depends on NET_ETHERNET && ZORRO
281 This driver is for Zorro Ethernet cards using an NS8390-compatible
282 chipset, like the Village Tronic Ariadne II and the Individual
283 Computers X-Surf Ethernet cards. If you have such a card, say Y.
286 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
287 will be called zorro8390.
290 tristate "PCMCIA NE2000 support"
291 depends on NET_ETHERNET && AMIGA_PCMCIA
294 If you have a PCMCIA NE2000 compatible adapter, say Y. Otherwise,
297 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
301 tristate "Apollo 3c505 support"
302 depends on NET_ETHERNET && APOLLO
304 Say Y or M here if your Apollo has a 3Com 3c505 ISA Ethernet card.
305 If you don't have one made for Apollos, you can use one from a PC,
306 except that your Apollo won't be able to boot from it (because the
307 code in the ROM will be for a PC).
310 bool "Macintosh NS 8390 based ethernet cards"
311 depends on NET_ETHERNET && MAC
314 If you want to include a driver to support Nubus or LC-PDS
315 Ethernet cards using an NS8390 chipset or its equivalent, say Y
316 and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
317 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
320 tristate "Macintosh CS89x0 based ethernet cards"
321 depends on NET_ETHERNET && MAC && BROKEN
323 Support for CS89x0 chipset based Ethernet cards. If you have a
324 Nubus or LC-PDS network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and
325 read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
326 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
328 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
329 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. This module will
333 tristate "Macintosh SONIC based ethernet (onboard, NuBus, LC, CS)"
334 depends on NET_ETHERNET && MAC
336 Support for NatSemi SONIC based Ethernet devices. This includes
337 the onboard Ethernet in many Quadras as well as some LC-PDS,
338 a few Nubus and all known Comm Slot Ethernet cards. If you have
339 one of these say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
340 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
342 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
343 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. This module will
347 bool "Macintosh (AV) onboard MACE ethernet (EXPERIMENTAL)"
348 depends on NET_ETHERNET && MAC && EXPERIMENTAL
351 Support for the onboard AMD 79C940 MACE Ethernet controller used in
352 the 660AV and 840AV Macintosh. If you have one of these Macintoshes
353 say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
354 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
357 tristate "MVME147 (Lance) Ethernet support"
358 depends on NET_ETHERNET && MVME147
361 Support for the on-board Ethernet interface on the Motorola MVME147
362 single-board computer. Say Y here to include the
363 driver for this chip in your kernel.
364 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here.
367 tristate "MVME16x Ethernet support"
368 depends on NET_ETHERNET && MVME16x
370 This is the driver for the Ethernet interface on the Motorola
371 MVME162, 166, 167, 172 and 177 boards. Say Y here to include the
372 driver for this chip in your kernel.
373 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here.
376 tristate "BVME6000 Ethernet support"
377 depends on NET_ETHERNET && BVME6000
379 This is the driver for the Ethernet interface on BVME4000 and
380 BVME6000 VME boards. Say Y here to include the driver for this chip
382 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here.
385 tristate "Atari Lance support"
386 depends on NET_ETHERNET && ATARI
388 Say Y to include support for several Atari Ethernet adapters based
389 on the AMD Lance chipset: RieblCard (with or without battery), or
390 PAMCard VME (also the version by Rhotron, with different addresses).
393 tristate "BioNet-100 support"
394 depends on NET_ETHERNET && ATARI && ATARI_ACSI && BROKEN
396 Say Y to include support for BioData's BioNet-100 Ethernet adapter
397 for the ACSI port. The driver works (has to work...) with a polled
398 I/O scheme, so it's rather slow :-(
401 tristate "PAMsNet support"
402 depends on NET_ETHERNET && ATARI && ATARI_ACSI && BROKEN
404 Say Y to include support for the PAMsNet Ethernet adapter for the
405 ACSI port ("ACSI node"). The driver works (has to work...) with a
406 polled I/O scheme, so it's rather slow :-(
409 tristate "Sun3/Sun3x on-board LANCE support"
410 depends on NET_ETHERNET && (SUN3 || SUN3X)
412 Most Sun3 and Sun3x motherboards (including the 3/50, 3/60 and 3/80)
413 featured an AMD Lance 10Mbit Ethernet controller on board; say Y
414 here to compile in the Linux driver for this and enable Ethernet.
415 General Linux information on the Sun 3 and 3x series (now
417 <http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/tech68k/sun3.html>.
419 If you're not building a kernel for a Sun 3, say N.
422 tristate "Sun3 on-board Intel 82586 support"
423 depends on NET_ETHERNET && SUN3
425 This driver enables support for the on-board Intel 82586 based
426 Ethernet adapter found on Sun 3/1xx and 3/2xx motherboards. Note
427 that this driver does not support 82586-based adapters on additional
431 bool "HP on-board LANCE support"
432 depends on NET_ETHERNET && DIO
435 If you want to use the builtin "LANCE" Ethernet controller on an
436 HP300 machine, say Y here.
439 tristate "Lasi ethernet"
440 depends on NET_ETHERNET && PARISC && GSC_LASI
442 Say Y here to support the on-board Intel 82596 ethernet controller
443 built into Hewlett-Packard PA-RISC machines.
445 config MIPS_JAZZ_SONIC
446 tristate "MIPS JAZZ onboard SONIC Ethernet support"
447 depends on NET_ETHERNET && MIPS_JAZZ
449 This is the driver for the onboard card of MIPS Magnum 4000,
450 Acer PICA, Olivetti M700-10 and a few other identical OEM systems.
452 config MIPS_GT96100ETH
453 bool "MIPS GT96100 Ethernet support"
454 depends on NET_ETHERNET && MIPS_GT96100
456 Say Y here to support the Ethernet subsystem on your GT96100 card.
458 config MIPS_AU1X00_ENET
459 bool "MIPS AU1000 Ethernet support"
460 depends on NET_ETHERNET && SOC_AU1X00
463 If you have an Alchemy Semi AU1X00 based system
464 say Y. Otherwise, say N.
466 config NET_SB1250_MAC
467 tristate "SB1250 Ethernet support"
468 depends on NET_ETHERNET && SIBYTE_SB1xxx_SOC
471 bool "SGI IOC3 Ethernet"
472 depends on NET_ETHERNET && SGI_IP27
476 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
477 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
478 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
480 config SGI_IOC3_ETH_HW_RX_CSUM
481 bool "Receive hardware checksums"
482 depends on SGI_IOC3_ETH && INET
485 The SGI IOC3 network adapter supports TCP and UDP checksums in
486 hardware to offload processing of these checksums from the CPU. At
487 the moment only acceleration of IPv4 is supported. This option
488 enables offloading for checksums on receive. If unsure, say Y.
490 config SGI_IOC3_ETH_HW_TX_CSUM
491 bool "Transmit hardware checksums"
492 depends on SGI_IOC3_ETH && INET
495 The SGI IOC3 network adapter supports TCP and UDP checksums in
496 hardware to offload processing of these checksums from the CPU. At
497 the moment only acceleration of IPv4 is supported. This option
498 enables offloading for checksums on transmit. If unsure, say Y.
500 config SGI_O2MACE_ETH
501 tristate "SGI O2 MACE Fast Ethernet support"
502 depends on NET_ETHERNET && SGI_IP32=y
505 tristate "National DP83902AV support"
506 depends on NET_ETHERNET && SUPERH
509 Support for cards based on the National Semiconductor DP83902AV
510 ST-NIC Serial Network Interface Controller for Twisted Pair. This
511 is a 10Mbit/sec Ethernet controller. Product overview and specs at
512 <http://www.national.com/pf/DP/DP83902A.html>.
517 tristate "Sun LANCE support"
518 depends on NET_ETHERNET && SBUS
521 This driver supports the "le" interface present on all 32-bit Sparc
522 systems, on some older Ultra systems and as an Sbus option. These
523 cards are based on the AMD Lance chipset, which is better known
524 via the NE2100 cards.
526 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
527 will be called sunlance.
530 tristate "Sun Happy Meal 10/100baseT support"
531 depends on NET_ETHERNET && (SBUS || PCI)
534 This driver supports the "hme" interface present on most Ultra
535 systems and as an option on older Sbus systems. This driver supports
536 both PCI and Sbus devices. This driver also supports the "qfe" quad
537 100baseT device available in both PCI and Sbus configurations.
539 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
540 will be called sunhme.
543 tristate "Sun BigMAC 10/100baseT support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
544 depends on NET_ETHERNET && SBUS && EXPERIMENTAL
547 This driver supports the "be" interface available as an Sbus option.
548 This is Sun's older 100baseT Ethernet device.
550 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
551 will be called sunbmac.
554 tristate "Sun QuadEthernet support"
555 depends on NET_ETHERNET && SBUS
558 This driver supports the "qe" 10baseT Ethernet device, available as
559 an Sbus option. Note that this is not the same as Quad FastEthernet
560 "qfe" which is supported by the Happy Meal driver instead.
562 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
563 will be called sunqe.
566 tristate "Sun GEM support"
567 depends on NET_ETHERNET && PCI
570 Support for the Sun GEM chip, aka Sun GigabitEthernet/P 2.0. See also
571 <http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/pdf/806-3985-10.pdf>.
573 config NET_VENDOR_3COM
575 depends on NET_ETHERNET && (ISA || EISA || MCA || PCI)
577 If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y
578 and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
579 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
581 Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
582 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
583 the questions about 3COM cards. If you say Y, you will be asked for
584 your specific card in the following questions.
587 tristate "3c501 \"EtherLink\" support"
588 depends on NET_VENDOR_3COM && ISA
590 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
591 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
592 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Also, consider buying a
593 new card, since the 3c501 is slow, broken, and obsolete: you will
594 have problems. Some people suggest to ping ("man ping") a nearby
595 machine every minute ("man cron") when using this card.
597 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
598 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
599 will be called 3c501.
602 tristate "3c503 \"EtherLink II\" support"
603 depends on NET_VENDOR_3COM && ISA
606 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
607 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
608 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
610 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
611 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
612 will be called 3c503.
615 tristate "3c505 \"EtherLink Plus\" support"
616 depends on NET_VENDOR_3COM && ISA
618 Information about this network (Ethernet) card can be found in
619 <file:Documentation/networking/3c505.txt>. If you have a card of
620 this type, say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
621 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
623 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
624 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
625 will be called 3c505.
628 tristate "3c507 \"EtherLink 16\" support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
629 depends on NET_VENDOR_3COM && ISA && EXPERIMENTAL
631 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
632 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
633 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
635 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
636 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
637 will be called 3c507.
640 tristate "3c509/3c529 (MCA)/3c569B (98)/3c579 \"EtherLink III\" support"
641 depends on NET_VENDOR_3COM && (ISA || EISA || MCA)
643 If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to the 3Com
644 EtherLinkIII series, say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available
645 from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
647 If your card is not working you may need to use the DOS
648 setup disk to disable Plug & Play mode, and to select the default
651 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
652 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
653 will be called 3c509.
656 tristate "3c515 ISA \"Fast EtherLink\""
657 depends on NET_VENDOR_3COM && (ISA || EISA)
659 If you have a 3Com ISA EtherLink XL "Corkscrew" 3c515 Fast Ethernet
660 network card, say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
661 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
663 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
664 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
665 will be called 3c515.
668 tristate "3c523 \"EtherLink/MC\" support"
669 depends on NET_VENDOR_3COM && MCA_LEGACY
671 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
672 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
673 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
675 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
676 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
677 will be called 3c523.
680 tristate "3c527 \"EtherLink/MC 32\" support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
681 depends on NET_VENDOR_3COM && MCA && MCA_LEGACY
683 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
684 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
685 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
687 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
688 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
689 will be called 3c527.
692 tristate "3c590/3c900 series (592/595/597) \"Vortex/Boomerang\" support"
693 depends on NET_VENDOR_3COM && (PCI || EISA)
695 This option enables driver support for a large number of 10mbps and
696 10/100mbps EISA, PCI and PCMCIA 3Com network cards:
698 "Vortex" (Fast EtherLink 3c590/3c592/3c595/3c597) EISA and PCI
699 "Boomerang" (EtherLink XL 3c900 or 3c905) PCI
700 "Cyclone" (3c540/3c900/3c905/3c980/3c575/3c656) PCI and Cardbus
701 "Tornado" (3c905) PCI
702 "Hurricane" (3c555/3cSOHO) PCI
704 If you have such a card, say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO,
705 available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. More
706 specific information is in
707 <file:Documentation/networking/vortex.txt> and in the comments at
708 the beginning of <file:drivers/net/3c59x.c>.
710 To compile this support as a module, choose M here and read
711 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>.
714 tristate "3cr990 series \"Typhoon\" support"
715 depends on NET_VENDOR_3COM && PCI
718 This option enables driver support for the 3cr990 series of cards:
720 3C990-TX, 3CR990-TX-95, 3CR990-TX-97, 3CR990-FX-95, 3CR990-FX-97,
721 3CR990SVR, 3CR990SVR95, 3CR990SVR97, 3CR990-FX-95 Server,
722 3CR990-FX-97 Server, 3C990B-TX-M, 3C990BSVR
724 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
725 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
726 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
728 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
729 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
730 will be called typhoon.
733 tristate "AMD LANCE and PCnet (AT1500 and NE2100) support"
734 depends on NET_ETHERNET && ISA
736 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
737 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
738 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Some LinkSys cards are
741 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
742 will be called lance. This is recommended.
744 config NET_VENDOR_SMC
745 bool "Western Digital/SMC cards"
746 depends on NET_ETHERNET && (ISA || MCA || EISA || MAC)
748 If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y
749 and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
750 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
752 Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
753 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
754 the questions about Western Digital cards. If you say Y, you will be
755 asked for your specific card in the following questions.
758 tristate "WD80*3 support"
759 depends on NET_VENDOR_SMC && ISA
762 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
763 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
764 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
766 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
767 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
771 tristate "SMC Ultra MCA support"
772 depends on NET_VENDOR_SMC && MCA
775 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type and are running
776 an MCA based system (PS/2), say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO,
777 available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
779 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
780 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
781 will be called smc-mca.
784 tristate "SMC Ultra support"
785 depends on NET_VENDOR_SMC && ISA
788 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
789 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
790 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
792 Important: There have been many reports that, with some motherboards
793 mixing an SMC Ultra and an Adaptec AHA154x SCSI card (or compatible,
794 such as some BusLogic models) causes corruption problems with many
795 operating systems. The Linux smc-ultra driver has a work-around for
796 this but keep it in mind if you have such a SCSI card and have
799 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
800 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
801 will be called smc-ultra.
804 tristate "SMC Ultra32 EISA support"
805 depends on NET_VENDOR_SMC && EISA
808 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
809 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
810 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
812 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
813 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
814 will be called smc-ultra32.
817 tristate "SMC 91C9x/91C1xxx support"
820 depends on NET_ETHERNET && (ARM || REDWOOD_5 || REDWOOD_6 || M32R)
822 This is a driver for SMC's 91x series of Ethernet chipsets,
823 including the SMC91C94 and the SMC91C111. Say Y if you want it
824 compiled into the kernel, and read the file
825 <file:Documentation/networking/smc9.txt> and the Ethernet-HOWTO,
826 available from <http://www.linuxdoc.org/docs.html#howto>.
828 This driver is also available as a module ( = code which can be
829 inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
830 The module will be called smc91x. If you want to compile it as a
831 module, say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt> as well
832 as <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>.
835 tristate "SMC 9194 support"
836 depends on NET_VENDOR_SMC && (ISA || MAC && BROKEN)
839 This is support for the SMC9xxx based Ethernet cards. Choose this
840 option if you have a DELL laptop with the docking station, or
841 another SMC9192/9194 based chipset. Say Y if you want it compiled
842 into the kernel, and read the file
843 <file:Documentation/networking/smc9.txt> and the Ethernet-HOWTO,
844 available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
846 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
847 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
848 will be called smc9194.
850 config NET_VENDOR_RACAL
851 bool "Racal-Interlan (Micom) NI cards"
852 depends on NET_ETHERNET && ISA
854 If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, such
855 as the NI5010, NI5210 or NI6210, say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO,
856 available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
858 Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
859 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
860 the questions about NI cards. If you say Y, you will be asked for
861 your specific card in the following questions.
864 tristate "NI5010 support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
865 depends on NET_VENDOR_RACAL && ISA && EXPERIMENTAL && BROKEN_ON_SMP
867 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
868 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
869 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Note that this is still
872 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
873 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
874 will be called ni5010.
877 tristate "NI5210 support"
878 depends on NET_VENDOR_RACAL && ISA
880 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
881 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
882 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
884 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
885 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
889 tristate "NI6510 support"
890 depends on NET_VENDOR_RACAL && ISA
892 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
893 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
894 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
896 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
897 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
900 source "drivers/net/tulip/Kconfig"
903 tristate "AT1700/1720/RE1000Plus(C-Bus) support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
904 depends on NET_ETHERNET && (ISA || MCA_LEGACY) && EXPERIMENTAL
907 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
908 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
909 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
911 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
912 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
913 will be called at1700.
916 tristate "DEPCA, DE10x, DE200, DE201, DE202, DE422 support"
917 depends on NET_ETHERNET && (ISA || EISA || MCA)
920 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
921 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
922 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto> as well as
923 <file:drivers/net/depca.c>.
925 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
926 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
927 will be called depca.
930 tristate "HP 10/100VG PCLAN (ISA, EISA, PCI) support"
931 depends on NET_ETHERNET && (ISA || EISA || PCI)
933 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
934 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
935 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
937 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
938 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
939 will be called hp100.
942 bool "Other ISA cards"
943 depends on NET_ETHERNET && ISA
945 If your network (Ethernet) card hasn't been mentioned yet and its
946 bus system (that's the way the cards talks to the other components
947 of your computer) is ISA (as opposed to EISA, VLB or PCI), say Y.
948 Make sure you know the name of your card. Read the Ethernet-HOWTO,
949 available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
953 Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
954 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
955 the remaining ISA network card questions. If you say Y, you will be
956 asked for your specific card in the following questions.
959 tristate "Cabletron E21xx support"
963 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
964 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
965 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
967 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
968 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
969 will be called e2100.
972 tristate "EtherWORKS 3 (DE203, DE204, DE205) support"
976 This driver supports the DE203, DE204 and DE205 network (Ethernet)
977 cards. If this is for you, say Y and read
978 <file:Documentation/networking/ewrk3.txt> in the kernel source as
979 well as the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
980 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
982 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
983 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
984 will be called ewrk3.
987 tristate "EtherExpress 16 support"
990 If you have an EtherExpress16 network (Ethernet) card, say Y and
991 read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
992 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Note that the Intel
993 EtherExpress16 card used to be regarded as a very poor choice
994 because the driver was very unreliable. We now have a new driver
995 that should do better.
997 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
998 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
999 will be called eexpress.
1002 tristate "EtherExpressPro support/EtherExpress 10 (i82595) support"
1005 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y. This
1006 driver supports intel i82595{FX,TX} based boards. Note however
1007 that the EtherExpress PRO/100 Ethernet card has its own separate
1008 driver. Please read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1009 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1011 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1012 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1013 will be called eepro.
1016 tristate "FMV-181/182/183/184 support (OBSOLETE)"
1017 depends on NET_ISA && OBSOLETE
1019 If you have a Fujitsu FMV-181/182/183/184 network (Ethernet) card,
1020 say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1021 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1023 If you use an FMV-183 or FMV-184 and it is not working, you may need
1024 to disable Plug & Play mode of the card.
1026 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1027 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1028 will be called fmv18x.
1031 tristate "HP PCLAN+ (27247B and 27252A) support"
1035 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1036 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1037 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1039 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1040 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1041 will be called hp-plus.
1044 tristate "HP PCLAN (27245 and other 27xxx series) support"
1048 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1049 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1050 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1052 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1053 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1057 tristate "LP486E on board Ethernet"
1060 Say Y here to support the 82596-based on-board Ethernet controller
1061 for the Panther motherboard, which is one of the two shipped in the
1062 Intel Professional Workstation.
1065 tristate "ICL EtherTeam 16i/32 support"
1068 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1069 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1070 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1072 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1073 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1074 will be called eth16i.
1077 tristate "NE2000/NE1000 support"
1078 depends on NET_ISA || (Q40 && m) || M32R
1081 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1082 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1083 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Many Ethernet cards
1084 without a specific driver are compatible with NE2000.
1086 If you have a PCI NE2000 card however, say N here and Y to "PCI
1087 NE2000 support", above. If you have a NE2000 card and are running on
1088 an MCA system (a bus system used on some IBM PS/2 computers and
1089 laptops), say N here and Y to "NE/2 (ne2000 MCA version) support",
1092 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1093 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1097 tristate "Zenith Z-Note support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1098 depends on NET_ISA && EXPERIMENTAL
1100 The Zenith Z-Note notebook computer has a built-in network
1101 (Ethernet) card, and this is the Linux driver for it. Note that the
1102 IBM Thinkpad 300 is compatible with the Z-Note and is also supported
1103 by this driver. Read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1104 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1107 tristate "SEEQ8005 support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1108 depends on NET_ISA && EXPERIMENTAL
1110 This is a driver for the SEEQ 8005 network (Ethernet) card. If this
1111 is for you, read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1112 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1114 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1115 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1116 will be called seeq8005.
1119 tristate "SK_G16 support (OBSOLETE)"
1120 depends on NET_ISA && OBSOLETE
1122 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1123 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1124 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1127 tristate "SKnet MCA support"
1128 depends on NET_ETHERNET && MCA && BROKEN
1130 These are Micro Channel Ethernet adapters. You need to say Y to "MCA
1131 support" in order to use this driver. Supported cards are the SKnet
1132 Junior MC2 and the SKnet MC2(+). The driver automatically
1133 distinguishes between the two cards. Note that using multiple boards
1134 of different type hasn't been tested with this driver. Say Y if you
1135 have one of these Ethernet adapters.
1137 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1138 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1139 will be called sk_mca.
1142 tristate "NE/2 (ne2000 MCA version) support"
1143 depends on NET_ETHERNET && MCA_LEGACY
1146 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1147 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1148 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1150 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1151 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1155 tristate "IBM LAN Adapter/A support"
1156 depends on NET_ETHERNET && MCA && MCA_LEGACY
1158 This is a Micro Channel Ethernet adapter. You need to set
1159 CONFIG_MCA to use this driver. It is both available as an in-kernel
1160 driver and as a module.
1162 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1163 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The only
1164 currently supported card is the IBM LAN Adapter/A for Ethernet. It
1165 will both support 16K and 32K memory windows, however a 32K window
1166 gives a better security against packet losses. Usage of multiple
1167 boards with this driver should be possible, but has not been tested
1168 up to now due to lack of hardware.
1171 tristate "IBM LAN Virtual Ethernet support"
1172 depends on NETDEVICES && NET_ETHERNET && PPC_PSERIES
1174 This driver supports virtual ethernet adapters on newer IBM iSeries
1175 and pSeries systems.
1177 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1178 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module will
1182 tristate "IBM PPC4xx EMAC driver support"
1185 This driver supports the IBM PPC4xx EMAC family of on-chip
1186 Ethernet controllers.
1188 config IBM_EMAC_ERRMSG
1189 bool "Verbose error messages"
1193 int "Number of receive buffers"
1195 default "128" if IBM_EMAC4
1199 int "Number of transmit buffers"
1201 default "128" if IBM_EMAC4
1204 config IBM_EMAC_FGAP
1209 config IBM_EMAC_SKBRES
1210 int "Skb reserve amount"
1215 bool "EISA, VLB, PCI and on board controllers"
1216 depends on NET_ETHERNET && (ISA || EISA || PCI)
1218 This is another class of network cards which attach directly to the
1219 bus. If you have one of those, say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO,
1220 available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1222 Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
1223 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
1224 the questions about this class of network cards. If you say Y, you
1225 will be asked for your specific card in the following questions. If
1226 you are unsure, say Y.
1229 tristate "AMD PCnet32 PCI support"
1230 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1234 If you have a PCnet32 or PCnetPCI based network (Ethernet) card,
1235 answer Y here and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1236 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1238 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1239 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1240 will be called pcnet32.
1243 tristate "AMD 8111 (new PCI lance) support"
1244 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1248 If you have an AMD 8111-based PCI lance ethernet card,
1249 answer Y here and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1250 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1252 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1253 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1254 will be called amd8111e.
1255 config AMD8111E_NAPI
1256 bool "Enable NAPI support"
1257 depends on AMD8111_ETH
1259 NAPI is a new driver API designed to reduce CPU and interrupt load
1260 when the driver is receiving lots of packets from the card. It is
1261 still somewhat experimental and thus not yet enabled by default.
1263 If your estimated Rx load is 10kpps or more, or if the card will be
1264 deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall),
1267 See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more
1272 config ADAPTEC_STARFIRE
1273 tristate "Adaptec Starfire/DuraLAN support"
1274 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1278 Say Y here if you have an Adaptec Starfire (or DuraLAN) PCI network
1279 adapter. The DuraLAN chip is used on the 64 bit PCI boards from
1280 Adaptec e.g. the ANA-6922A. The older 32 bit boards use the tulip
1283 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1284 will be called starfire. This is recommended.
1286 config ADAPTEC_STARFIRE_NAPI
1287 bool "Use Rx Polling (NAPI) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1288 depends on ADAPTEC_STARFIRE && EXPERIMENTAL
1290 NAPI is a new driver API designed to reduce CPU and interrupt load
1291 when the driver is receiving lots of packets from the card. It is
1292 still somewhat experimental and thus not yet enabled by default.
1294 If your estimated Rx load is 10kpps or more, or if the card will be
1295 deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall),
1298 See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more
1304 tristate "Ansel Communications EISA 3200 support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1305 depends on NET_PCI && (ISA || EISA) && EXPERIMENTAL
1308 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1309 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1310 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1312 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1313 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1314 will be called ac3200.
1317 tristate "Apricot Xen-II on board Ethernet"
1318 depends on NET_PCI && ISA
1320 If you have a network (Ethernet) controller of this type, say Y and
1321 read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1322 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1324 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1325 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module will be
1329 tristate "Broadcom 4400 ethernet support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1330 depends on NET_PCI && PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
1333 If you have a network (Ethernet) controller of this type, say Y and
1334 read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1335 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1337 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1338 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module will be
1342 tristate "Reverse Engineered nForce Ethernet support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1343 depends on NET_PCI && PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
1345 If you have a network (Ethernet) controller of this type, say Y and
1346 read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1347 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1349 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1350 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module will be
1355 tristate "CS89x0 support"
1356 depends on NET_PCI && (ISA || ARCH_IXDP2X01)
1358 Support for CS89x0 chipset based Ethernet cards. If you have a
1359 network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read the
1360 Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1361 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto> as well as
1362 <file:Documentation/networking/cs89x0.txt>.
1364 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1365 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module will be
1369 tristate "TOSHIBA TC35815 Ethernet support"
1370 depends on NET_PCI && PCI && TOSHIBA_JMR3927
1373 tristate "Digi Intl. RightSwitch SE-X support"
1374 depends on NET_PCI && (PCI || EISA)
1376 This is support for the Digi International RightSwitch series of
1377 PCI/EISA Ethernet switch cards. These include the SE-4 and the SE-6
1378 models. If you have a network card of this type, say Y and read the
1379 Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1380 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. More specific
1381 information is contained in <file:Documentation/networking/dgrs.txt>.
1383 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1384 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1385 will be called dgrs.
1388 tristate "EtherExpressPro/100 support (eepro100, original Becker driver)"
1389 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1392 If you have an Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 PCI network (Ethernet)
1393 card, say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1394 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1396 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1397 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1398 will be called eepro100.
1402 bool "Use PIO instead of MMIO" if !X86_VISWS
1404 default y if X86_VISWS
1406 This instructs the driver to use programmed I/O ports (PIO) instead
1407 of PCI shared memory (MMIO). This can possibly solve some problems
1408 in case your mainboard has memory consistency issues. If unsure,
1412 tristate "Intel(R) PRO/100+ support"
1413 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1416 This driver supports Intel(R) PRO/100 family of adapters.
1417 To verify that your adapter is supported, find the board ID number
1418 on the adapter. Look for a label that has a barcode and a number
1419 in the format 123456-001 (six digits hyphen three digits).
1421 Use the above information and the Adapter & Driver ID Guide at:
1423 http://support.intel.com/support/network/adapter/pro100/21397.htm
1425 to identify the adapter.
1427 For the latest Intel PRO/100 network driver for Linux, see:
1429 http://appsr.intel.com/scripts-df/support_intel.asp
1431 More specific information on configuring the driver is in
1432 <file:Documentation/networking/e100.txt>.
1434 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1435 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1436 will be called e100.
1439 bool "Use Rx Polling (NAPI)"
1442 NAPI is a new driver API designed to reduce CPU and interrupt load
1443 when the driver is receiving lots of packets from the card. It is
1444 still somewhat experimental and thus not yet enabled by default.
1446 If your estimated Rx load is 10kpps or more, or if the card will be
1447 deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall),
1450 See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more
1456 tristate "Mylex EISA LNE390A/B support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1457 depends on NET_PCI && EISA && EXPERIMENTAL
1460 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1461 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1462 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1464 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1465 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1466 will be called lne390.
1469 tristate "Myson MTD-8xx PCI Ethernet support"
1470 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1474 Say Y here to support the Mysom MTD-800 family of PCI-based Ethernet
1475 cards. Specifications and data at
1476 <http://www.myson.com.hk/mtd/datasheet/>.
1479 tristate "National Semiconductor DP8381x series PCI Ethernet support"
1480 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1483 This driver is for the National Semiconductor DP83810 series,
1484 which is used in cards from PureData, NetGear, Linksys
1485 and others, including the 83815 chip.
1486 More specific information and updates are available from
1487 <http://www.scyld.com/network/natsemi.html>.
1490 tristate "PCI NE2000 and clones support (see help)"
1491 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1494 This driver is for NE2000 compatible PCI cards. It will not work
1495 with ISA NE2000 cards (they have their own driver, "NE2000/NE1000
1496 support" below). If you have a PCI NE2000 network (Ethernet) card,
1497 say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1498 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1500 This driver also works for the following NE2000 clone cards:
1501 RealTek RTL-8029 Winbond 89C940 Compex RL2000 KTI ET32P2
1502 NetVin NV5000SC Via 86C926 SureCom NE34 Winbond
1503 Holtek HT80232 Holtek HT80229
1505 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1506 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1507 will be called ne2k-pci.
1510 tristate "Novell/Eagle/Microdyne NE3210 EISA support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1511 depends on NET_PCI && EISA && EXPERIMENTAL
1514 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1515 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1516 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Note that this driver
1517 will NOT WORK for NE3200 cards as they are completely different.
1519 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1520 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1521 will be called ne3210.
1524 tristate "Racal-Interlan EISA ES3210 support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1525 depends on NET_PCI && EISA && EXPERIMENTAL
1528 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1529 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1530 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1532 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1533 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1534 will be called es3210.
1537 tristate "RealTek RTL-8139 C+ PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1538 depends on NET_PCI && PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
1542 This is a driver for the Fast Ethernet PCI network cards based on
1543 the RTL8139C+ chips. If you have one of those, say Y and read
1544 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1545 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1547 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1548 will be called 8139cp. This is recommended.
1551 tristate "RealTek RTL-8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter support"
1552 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1556 This is a driver for the Fast Ethernet PCI network cards based on
1557 the RTL8139 chips. If you have one of those, say Y and read
1558 the Ethernet-HOWTO <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1560 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1561 will be called 8139too. This is recommended.
1564 bool "Use PIO instead of MMIO"
1568 This instructs the driver to use programmed I/O ports (PIO) instead
1569 of PCI shared memory (MMIO). This can possibly solve some problems
1570 in case your mainboard has memory consistency issues. If unsure,
1573 config 8139TOO_TUNE_TWISTER
1574 bool "Support for uncommon RTL-8139 rev. K (automatic channel equalization)"
1577 This implements a function which might come in handy in case you
1578 are using low quality on long cabling. It is required for RealTek
1579 RTL-8139 revision K boards, and totally unused otherwise. It tries
1580 to match the transceiver to the cable characteristics. This is
1581 experimental since hardly documented by the manufacturer.
1585 bool "Support for older RTL-8129/8130 boards"
1588 This enables support for the older and uncommon RTL-8129 and
1589 RTL-8130 chips, which support MII via an external transceiver,
1590 instead of an internal one. Disabling this option will save some
1591 memory by making the code size smaller. If unsure, say Y.
1593 config 8139_OLD_RX_RESET
1594 bool "Use older RX-reset method"
1597 The 8139too driver was recently updated to contain a more rapid
1598 reset sequence, in the face of severe receive errors. This "new"
1599 RX-reset method should be adequate for all boards. But if you
1600 experience problems, you can enable this option to restore the
1601 old RX-reset behavior. If unsure, say N.
1604 tristate "SiS 900/7016 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter support"
1605 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1608 This is a driver for the Fast Ethernet PCI network cards based on
1609 the SiS 900 and SiS 7016 chips. The SiS 900 core is also embedded in
1610 SiS 630 and SiS 540 chipsets. If you have one of those, say Y and
1611 read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available at
1612 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Please read
1613 <file:Documentation/networking/sis900.txt> and comments at the
1614 beginning of <file:drivers/net/sis900.c> for more information.
1616 This driver also supports AMD 79C901 HomePNA so that you can use
1617 your phone line as a network cable.
1619 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1620 will be called sis900. This is recommended.
1623 tristate "SMC EtherPower II"
1624 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1628 This driver is for the SMC EtherPower II 9432 PCI Ethernet NIC,
1629 which is based on the SMC83c17x (EPIC/100).
1630 More specific information and updates are available from
1631 <http://www.scyld.com/network/epic100.html>.
1634 tristate "Sundance Alta support"
1635 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1639 This driver is for the Sundance "Alta" chip.
1640 More specific information and updates are available from
1641 <http://www.scyld.com/network/sundance.html>.
1643 config SUNDANCE_MMIO
1644 bool "Use MMIO instead of PIO"
1647 Enable memory-mapped I/O for interaction with Sundance NIC registers.
1648 Do NOT enable this by default, PIO (enabled when MMIO is disabled)
1649 is known to solve bugs on certain chips.
1654 tristate "TI ThunderLAN support"
1655 depends on NET_PCI && (PCI || EISA) && !64BIT
1657 If you have a PCI Ethernet network card based on the ThunderLAN chip
1658 which is supported by this driver, say Y and read the
1659 Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1660 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1662 Devices currently supported by this driver are Compaq Netelligent,
1663 Compaq NetFlex and Olicom cards. Please read the file
1664 <file:Documentation/networking/tlan.txt> for more details.
1666 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1667 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1668 will be called tlan.
1670 Please email feedback to torben.mathiasen@compaq.com.
1673 tristate "VIA Rhine support"
1674 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1678 If you have a VIA "Rhine" based network card (Rhine-I (VT86C100A),
1679 Rhine-II (VT6102), or Rhine-III (VT6105)), say Y here. Rhine-type
1680 Ethernet functions can also be found integrated on South Bridges
1683 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1684 will be called via-rhine.
1686 config VIA_RHINE_MMIO
1687 bool "Use MMIO instead of PIO"
1688 depends on VIA_RHINE
1690 This instructs the driver to use PCI shared memory (MMIO) instead of
1691 programmed I/O ports (PIO). Enabling this gives an improvement in
1692 processing time in parts of the driver.
1697 bool "Philips SAA9730 Ethernet support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1698 depends on NET_PCI && EXPERIMENTAL && MIPS
1700 The SAA9730 is a combined multimedia and peripheral controller used
1701 in thin clients, Internet access terminals, and diskless
1703 See <http://www.semiconductors.philips.com/pip/SAA9730_flyer_1>.
1706 bool "Pocket and portable adapters"
1707 depends on NET_ETHERNET && ISA
1709 Cute little network (Ethernet) devices which attach to the parallel
1710 port ("pocket adapters"), commonly used with laptops. If you have
1711 one of those, say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1712 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1714 If you want to plug a network (or some other) card into the PCMCIA
1715 (or PC-card) slot of your laptop instead (PCMCIA is the standard for
1716 credit card size extension cards used by all modern laptops), you
1717 need the pcmcia-cs package (location contained in the file
1718 <file:Documentation/Changes>) and you can say N here.
1720 Laptop users should read the Linux Laptop home page at
1721 <http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/> or
1722 Tuxmobil - Linux on Mobile Computers at <http://www.tuxmobil.org/>.
1724 Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
1725 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
1726 the questions about this class of network devices. If you say Y, you
1727 will be asked for your specific device in the following questions.
1730 tristate "AT-LAN-TEC/RealTek pocket adapter support"
1731 depends on NET_POCKET && ISA && X86
1734 This is a network (Ethernet) device which attaches to your parallel
1735 port. Read <file:drivers/net/atp.c> as well as the Ethernet-HOWTO,
1736 available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>, if you
1737 want to use this. If you intend to use this driver, you should have
1738 said N to the "Parallel printer support", because the two drivers
1739 don't like each other.
1741 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1745 tristate "D-Link DE600 pocket adapter support"
1746 depends on NET_POCKET && ISA
1748 This is a network (Ethernet) device which attaches to your parallel
1749 port. Read <file:Documentation/networking/DLINK.txt> as well as the
1750 Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1751 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>, if you want to use
1752 this. It is possible to have several devices share a single parallel
1753 port and it is safe to compile the corresponding drivers into the
1756 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1757 will be called de600.
1760 tristate "D-Link DE620 pocket adapter support"
1761 depends on NET_POCKET && ISA
1763 This is a network (Ethernet) device which attaches to your parallel
1764 port. Read <file:Documentation/networking/DLINK.txt> as well as the
1765 Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1766 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>, if you want to use
1767 this. It is possible to have several devices share a single parallel
1768 port and it is safe to compile the corresponding drivers into the
1771 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1772 will be called de620.
1775 tristate "SGI Seeq ethernet controller support"
1776 depends on NET_ETHERNET && SGI_IP22
1778 Say Y here if you have an Seeq based Ethernet network card. This is
1779 used in many Silicon Graphics machines.
1782 tristate "DEC LANCE ethernet controller support"
1783 depends on NET_ETHERNET && MACH_DECSTATION
1786 This driver is for the series of Ethernet controllers produced by
1787 DEC (now Compaq) based on the AMD Lance chipset, including the
1788 DEPCA series. (This chipset is better known via the NE2100 cards.)
1791 tristate "Baget AMD LANCE support"
1792 depends on NET_ETHERNET && BAGET_MIPS
1794 Say Y to enable kernel support for AMD Lance Ethernet cards on the
1795 MIPS-32-based Baget embedded system. This chipset is better known
1796 via the NE2100 cards.
1799 bool "Motorola 68360 ethernet controller"
1802 Say Y here if you want to use the built-in ethernet controller of
1803 the Motorola 68360 processor.
1806 bool "FEC ethernet controller (of ColdFire 5272)"
1807 depends on M5272 || M5282
1809 Say Y here if you want to use the built-in 10/100 Fast ethernet
1810 controller on the Motorola ColdFire 5272 processor.
1813 tristate "NE2000 compatible support for H8/300"
1814 depends on H8300 && NET_ETHERNET
1816 Say Y here if you want to use the NE2000 compatible
1817 controller on the Renesas H8/300 processor.
1819 source "drivers/net/fec_8xx/Kconfig"
1827 menu "Ethernet (1000 Mbit)"
1828 depends on NETDEVICES
1831 tristate "Alteon AceNIC/3Com 3C985/NetGear GA620 Gigabit support"
1834 Say Y here if you have an Alteon AceNIC, 3Com 3C985(B), NetGear
1835 GA620, SGI Gigabit or Farallon PN9000-SX PCI Gigabit Ethernet
1836 adapter. The driver allows for using the Jumbo Frame option (9000
1837 bytes/frame) however it requires that your switches can handle this
1838 as well. To enable Jumbo Frames, add `mtu 9000' to your ifconfig
1841 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
1842 module will be called acenic.
1844 config ACENIC_OMIT_TIGON_I
1845 bool "Omit support for old Tigon I based AceNICs"
1848 Say Y here if you only have Tigon II based AceNICs and want to leave
1849 out support for the older Tigon I based cards which are no longer
1850 being sold (ie. the original Alteon AceNIC and 3Com 3C985 (non B
1851 version)). This will reduce the size of the driver object by
1852 app. 100KB. If you are not sure whether your card is a Tigon I or a
1853 Tigon II, say N here.
1855 The safe and default value for this is N.
1858 tristate "D-Link DL2000-based Gigabit Ethernet support"
1862 This driver supports D-Link 2000-based gigabit ethernet cards, which
1864 D-Link DGE-550T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter.
1865 D-Link DL2000-based Gigabit Ethernet Adapter.
1867 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
1868 module will be called dl2k.
1871 tristate "Intel(R) PRO/1000 Gigabit Ethernet support"
1874 This driver supports Intel(R) PRO/1000 gigabit ethernet family of
1875 adapters. For more information on how to identify your adapter, go
1876 to the Adapter & Driver ID Guide at:
1878 <http://support.intel.com/support/network/adapter/pro100/21397.htm>
1880 For general information and support, go to the Intel support
1883 <http://support.intel.com>
1885 More specific information on configuring the driver is in
1886 <file:Documentation/networking/e1000.txt>.
1888 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1889 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1890 will be called e1000.
1893 bool "Use Rx Polling (NAPI)"
1896 NAPI is a new driver API designed to reduce CPU and interrupt load
1897 when the driver is receiving lots of packets from the card. It is
1898 still somewhat experimental and thus not yet enabled by default.
1900 If your estimated Rx load is 10kpps or more, or if the card will be
1901 deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall),
1904 See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more
1910 tristate "MyriCOM Gigabit Ethernet support"
1913 This driver supports MyriCOM Sbus gigabit Ethernet cards.
1915 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1916 will be called myri_sbus. This is recommended.
1919 tristate "National Semiconduct DP83820 support"
1922 This is a driver for the National Semiconductor DP83820 series
1923 of gigabit ethernet MACs. Cards using this chipset include
1924 the D-Link DGE-500T, PureData's PDP8023Z-TG, SMC's SMC9462TX,
1925 SOHO-GA2000T, SOHO-GA2500T. The driver supports the use of
1929 tristate "Packet Engines Hamachi GNIC-II support"
1933 If you have a Gigabit Ethernet card of this type, say Y and read
1934 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1935 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1937 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1938 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module will be
1942 tristate "Packet Engines Yellowfin Gigabit-NIC support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1943 depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
1946 Say Y here if you have a Packet Engines G-NIC PCI Gigabit Ethernet
1947 adapter or the SYM53C885 Ethernet controller. The Gigabit adapter is
1948 used by the Beowulf Linux cluster project. See
1949 <http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/yellowfin.html> for more
1950 information about this driver in particular and Beowulf in general.
1952 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1953 will be called yellowfin. This is recommended.
1956 tristate "Realtek 8169 gigabit ethernet support"
1960 Say Y here if you have a Realtek 8169 PCI Gigabit Ethernet adapter.
1962 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1963 will be called r8169. This is recommended.
1966 bool "Use Rx and Tx Polling (NAPI) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1967 depends on R8169 && EXPERIMENTAL
1969 NAPI is a new driver API designed to reduce CPU and interrupt load
1970 when the driver is receiving lots of packets from the card. It is
1971 still somewhat experimental and thus not yet enabled by default.
1973 If your estimated Rx load is 10kpps or more, or if the card will be
1974 deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall),
1977 See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more
1983 tristate "Marvell Yukon Chipset / SysKonnect SK-98xx Support"
1986 Say Y here if you have a Marvell Yukon or SysKonnect SK-98xx/SK-95xx
1987 compliant Gigabit Ethernet Adapter. The following adapters are supported
1989 - 3Com 3C940 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter
1990 - 3Com 3C941 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter
1991 - Allied Telesyn AT-2970LX Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
1992 - Allied Telesyn AT-2970LX/2SC Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
1993 - Allied Telesyn AT-2970SX Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
1994 - Allied Telesyn AT-2970SX/2SC Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
1995 - Allied Telesyn AT-2970TX Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
1996 - Allied Telesyn AT-2970TX/2TX Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
1997 - Allied Telesyn AT-2971SX Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
1998 - Allied Telesyn AT-2971T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
1999 - Belkin Gigabit Desktop Card 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter, Copper RJ-45
2000 - DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
2001 - EG1032 v2 Instant Gigabit Network Adapter
2002 - EG1064 v2 Instant Gigabit Network Adapter
2003 - Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter (Abit)
2004 - Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter (Albatron)
2005 - Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter (Asus)
2006 - Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter (ECS)
2007 - Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter (Epox)
2008 - Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter (Foxconn)
2009 - Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter (Gigabyte)
2010 - Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter (Iwill)
2011 - Marvell 88E8050 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter (Intel)
2012 - Marvell RDK-8001 Adapter
2013 - Marvell RDK-8002 Adapter
2014 - Marvell RDK-8003 Adapter
2015 - Marvell RDK-8004 Adapter
2016 - Marvell RDK-8006 Adapter
2017 - Marvell RDK-8007 Adapter
2018 - Marvell RDK-8008 Adapter
2019 - Marvell RDK-8009 Adapter
2020 - Marvell RDK-8010 Adapter
2021 - Marvell RDK-8011 Adapter
2022 - Marvell RDK-8012 Adapter
2023 - Marvell RDK-8052 Adapter
2024 - Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter (32 bit)
2025 - Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter (64 bit)
2026 - N-Way PCI-Bus Giga-Card 1000/100/10Mbps(L)
2027 - SK-9521 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter
2028 - SK-9521 V2.0 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter
2029 - SK-9821 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-T)
2030 - SK-9821 V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter
2031 - SK-9822 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-T dual link)
2032 - SK-9841 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-LX)
2033 - SK-9841 V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-LX Adapter
2034 - SK-9842 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-LX dual link)
2035 - SK-9843 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-SX)
2036 - SK-9843 V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-SX Adapter
2037 - SK-9844 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-SX dual link)
2038 - SK-9851 V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-SX Adapter
2039 - SK-9861 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-SX Volition)
2040 - SK-9861 V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-SX Adapter
2041 - SK-9862 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-SX Volition dual link)
2042 - SK-9871 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-ZX)
2043 - SK-9871 V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-ZX Adapter
2044 - SK-9872 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-ZX dual link)
2045 - SMC EZ Card 1000 (SMC9452TXV.2)
2047 The adapters support Jumbo Frames.
2048 The dual link adapters support link-failover and dual port features.
2049 Both Marvell Yukon and SysKonnect SK-98xx/SK-95xx adapters support
2050 the scatter-gather functionality with sendfile(). Please refer to
2051 Documentation/networking/sk98lin.txt for more information about
2052 optional driver parameters.
2053 Questions concerning this driver may be addressed to:
2056 If you want to compile this driver as a module ( = code which can be
2057 inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want),
2058 say M here and read Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt. The module will
2059 be called sk98lin. This is recommended.
2062 tristate "VIA Velocity support"
2063 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
2068 If you have a VIA "Velocity" based network card say Y here.
2070 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
2071 will be called via-velocity.
2074 tristate "Broadcom Tigon3 support"
2077 This driver supports Broadcom Tigon3 based gigabit Ethernet cards.
2079 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2080 will be called tg3. This is recommended.
2083 tristate "Gianfar Ethernet"
2086 This driver supports the Gigabit TSEC on the MPC85xx
2087 family of chips, and the FEC on the 8540
2094 tristate "MV-643XX Ethernet support"
2095 depends on MOMENCO_OCELOT_C || MOMENCO_JAGUAR_ATX
2097 This driver supports the gigabit Ethernet on the Marvell MV643XX
2098 chipset which is used in the Momenco Ocelot C and Jaguar ATX.
2100 config MV643XX_ETH_0
2101 bool "MV-643XX Port 0"
2102 depends on MV643XX_ETH
2104 This enables support for Port 0 of the Marvell MV643XX Gigabit
2107 config MV643XX_ETH_1
2108 bool "MV-643XX Port 1"
2109 depends on MV643XX_ETH
2111 This enables support for Port 1 of the Marvell MV643XX Gigabit
2114 config MV643XX_ETH_2
2115 bool "MV-643XX Port 2"
2116 depends on MV643XX_ETH
2118 This enables support for Port 2 of the Marvell MV643XX Gigabit
2124 # 10 Gigabit Ethernet
2127 menu "Ethernet (10000 Mbit)"
2128 depends on NETDEVICES
2131 tristate "Intel(R) PRO/10GbE support"
2134 This driver supports Intel(R) PRO/10GbE family of
2135 adapters. For more information on how to identify your adapter, go
2136 to the Adapter & Driver ID Guide at:
2138 <http://support.intel.com/support/network/adapter/pro100/21397.htm>
2140 For general information and support, go to the Intel support
2143 <http://support.intel.com>
2145 More specific information on configuring the driver is in
2146 <file:Documentation/networking/ixgb.txt>.
2148 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
2149 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
2150 will be called ixgb.
2153 bool "Use Rx Polling (NAPI) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2154 depends on IXGB && EXPERIMENTAL
2156 NAPI is a new driver API designed to reduce CPU and interrupt load
2157 when the driver is receiving lots of packets from the card. It is
2158 still somewhat experimental and thus not yet enabled by default.
2160 If your estimated Rx load is 10kpps or more, or if the card will be
2161 deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall),
2164 See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more
2170 tristate "S2IO 10Gbe XFrame NIC"
2173 This driver supports the 10Gbe XFrame NIC of S2IO.
2174 For help regarding driver compilation, installation and
2175 tuning please look into ~/drivers/net/s2io/README.txt.
2178 bool "Use Rx Polling (NAPI) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2179 depends on S2IO && EXPERIMENTAL
2181 NAPI is a new driver API designed to reduce CPU and interrupt load
2182 when the driver is receiving lots of packets from the card. It is
2183 still somewhat experimental and thus not yet enabled by default.
2185 If your estimated Rx load is 10kpps or more, or if the card will be
2186 deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall),
2189 See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more
2196 source "drivers/net/tokenring/Kconfig"
2198 source "drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig"
2200 source "drivers/net/pcmcia/Kconfig"
2202 source "drivers/net/wan/Kconfig"
2204 source "drivers/atm/Kconfig"
2206 source "drivers/s390/net/Kconfig"
2209 tristate "iSeries Virtual Ethernet driver support"
2210 depends on NETDEVICES && PPC_ISERIES
2213 bool "FDDI driver support"
2214 depends on NETDEVICES && (PCI || EISA)
2216 Fiber Distributed Data Interface is a high speed local area network
2217 design; essentially a replacement for high speed Ethernet. FDDI can
2218 run over copper or fiber. If you are connected to such a network and
2219 want a driver for the FDDI card in your computer, say Y here (and
2220 then also Y to the driver for your FDDI card, below). Most people
2224 tristate "Digital DEFEA and DEFPA adapter support"
2225 depends on FDDI && (PCI || EISA)
2227 This is support for the DIGITAL series of EISA (DEFEA) and PCI
2228 (DEFPA) controllers which can connect you to a local FDDI network.
2231 tristate "SysKonnect FDDI PCI support"
2232 depends on FDDI && PCI
2234 Say Y here if you have a SysKonnect FDDI PCI adapter.
2235 The following adapters are supported by this driver:
2236 - SK-5521 (SK-NET FDDI-UP)
2237 - SK-5522 (SK-NET FDDI-UP DAS)
2238 - SK-5541 (SK-NET FDDI-FP)
2239 - SK-5543 (SK-NET FDDI-LP)
2240 - SK-5544 (SK-NET FDDI-LP DAS)
2241 - SK-5821 (SK-NET FDDI-UP64)
2242 - SK-5822 (SK-NET FDDI-UP64 DAS)
2243 - SK-5841 (SK-NET FDDI-FP64)
2244 - SK-5843 (SK-NET FDDI-LP64)
2245 - SK-5844 (SK-NET FDDI-LP64 DAS)
2246 - Netelligent 100 FDDI DAS Fibre SC
2247 - Netelligent 100 FDDI SAS Fibre SC
2248 - Netelligent 100 FDDI DAS UTP
2249 - Netelligent 100 FDDI SAS UTP
2250 - Netelligent 100 FDDI SAS Fibre MIC
2252 Read <file:Documentation/networking/skfp.txt> for information about
2255 Questions concerning this driver can be addressed to:
2258 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2259 will be called skfp. This is recommended.
2262 bool "HIPPI driver support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2263 depends on NETDEVICES && EXPERIMENTAL && INET && PCI
2265 HIgh Performance Parallel Interface (HIPPI) is a 800Mbit/sec and
2266 1600Mbit/sec dual-simplex switched or point-to-point network. HIPPI
2267 can run over copper (25m) or fiber (300m on multi-mode or 10km on
2268 single-mode). HIPPI networks are commonly used for clusters and to
2269 connect to super computers. If you are connected to a HIPPI network
2270 and have a HIPPI network card in your computer that you want to use
2271 under Linux, say Y here (you must also remember to enable the driver
2272 for your HIPPI card below). Most people will say N here.
2275 tristate "Essential RoadRunner HIPPI PCI adapter support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2276 depends on HIPPI && PCI
2278 Say Y here if this is your PCI HIPPI network card.
2280 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2281 will be called rrunner. If unsure, say N.
2283 config ROADRUNNER_LARGE_RINGS
2284 bool "Use large TX/RX rings (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2285 depends on ROADRUNNER
2287 If you say Y here, the RoadRunner driver will preallocate up to 2 MB
2288 of additional memory to allow for fastest operation, both for
2289 transmitting and receiving. This memory cannot be used by any other
2290 kernel code or by user space programs. Say Y here only if you have
2294 tristate "PLIP (parallel port) support"
2295 depends on NETDEVICES && PARPORT
2297 PLIP (Parallel Line Internet Protocol) is used to create a
2298 reasonably fast mini network consisting of two (or, rarely, more)
2299 local machines. A PLIP link from a Linux box is a popular means to
2300 install a Linux distribution on a machine which doesn't have a
2301 CD-ROM drive (a minimal system has to be transferred with floppies
2302 first). The kernels on both machines need to have this PLIP option
2303 enabled for this to work.
2305 The PLIP driver has two modes, mode 0 and mode 1. The parallel
2306 ports (the connectors at the computers with 25 holes) are connected
2307 with "null printer" or "Turbo Laplink" cables which can transmit 4
2308 bits at a time (mode 0) or with special PLIP cables, to be used on
2309 bidirectional parallel ports only, which can transmit 8 bits at a
2310 time (mode 1); you can find the wiring of these cables in
2311 <file:Documentation/networking/PLIP.txt>. The cables can be up to
2312 15m long. Mode 0 works also if one of the machines runs DOS/Windows
2313 and has some PLIP software installed, e.g. the Crynwr PLIP packet
2314 driver (<http://oak.oakland.edu/simtel.net/msdos/pktdrvr-pre.html>)
2315 and winsock or NCSA's telnet.
2317 If you want to use PLIP, say Y and read the PLIP mini-HOWTO as well
2318 as the NET-3-HOWTO, both available from
2319 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Note that the PLIP
2320 protocol has been changed and this PLIP driver won't work together
2321 with the PLIP support in Linux versions 1.0.x. This option enlarges
2322 your kernel by about 8 KB.
2324 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
2325 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module will be
2326 called plip. If unsure, say Y or M, in case you buy a laptop
2330 tristate "PPP (point-to-point protocol) support"
2331 depends on NETDEVICES
2333 PPP (Point to Point Protocol) is a newer and better SLIP. It serves
2334 the same purpose: sending Internet traffic over telephone (and other
2335 serial) lines. Ask your access provider if they support it, because
2336 otherwise you can't use it; most Internet access providers these
2337 days support PPP rather than SLIP.
2339 To use PPP, you need an additional program called pppd as described
2340 in the PPP-HOWTO, available at
2341 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Make sure that you have
2342 the version of pppd recommended in <file:Documentation/Changes>.
2343 The PPP option enlarges your kernel by about 16 KB.
2345 There are actually two versions of PPP: the traditional PPP for
2346 asynchronous lines, such as regular analog phone lines, and
2347 synchronous PPP which can be used over digital ISDN lines for
2348 example. If you want to use PPP over phone lines or other
2349 asynchronous serial lines, you need to say Y (or M) here and also to
2350 the next option, "PPP support for async serial ports". For PPP over
2351 synchronous lines, you should say Y (or M) here and to "Support
2352 synchronous PPP", below.
2354 If you said Y to "Version information on all symbols" above, then
2355 you cannot compile the PPP driver into the kernel; you can then only
2356 compile it as a module. To compile this driver as a module, choose M
2357 here and read <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>.
2358 The module will be called ppp_generic.
2360 config PPP_MULTILINK
2361 bool "PPP multilink support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2362 depends on PPP && EXPERIMENTAL
2364 PPP multilink is a protocol (defined in RFC 1990) which allows you
2365 to combine several (logical or physical) lines into one logical PPP
2366 connection, so that you can utilize your full bandwidth.
2368 This has to be supported at the other end as well and you need a
2369 version of the pppd daemon which understands the multilink protocol.
2374 bool "PPP filtering"
2377 Say Y here if you want to be able to filter the packets passing over
2378 PPP interfaces. This allows you to control which packets count as
2379 activity (i.e. which packets will reset the idle timer or bring up
2380 a demand-dialled link) and which packets are to be dropped entirely.
2381 You need to say Y here if you wish to use the pass-filter and
2382 active-filter options to pppd.
2387 tristate "PPP support for async serial ports"
2391 Say Y (or M) here if you want to be able to use PPP over standard
2392 asynchronous serial ports, such as COM1 or COM2 on a PC. If you use
2393 a modem (not a synchronous or ISDN modem) to contact your ISP, you
2396 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here.
2401 tristate "PPP support for sync tty ports"
2404 Say Y (or M) here if you want to be able to use PPP over synchronous
2405 (HDLC) tty devices, such as the SyncLink adapter. These devices
2406 are often used for high-speed leased lines like T1/E1.
2408 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here.
2411 tristate "PPP Deflate compression"
2416 Support for the Deflate compression method for PPP, which uses the
2417 Deflate algorithm (the same algorithm that gzip uses) to compress
2418 each PPP packet before it is sent over the wire. The machine at the
2419 other end of the PPP link (usually your ISP) has to support the
2420 Deflate compression method as well for this to be useful. Even if
2421 they don't support it, it is safe to say Y here.
2423 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here.
2426 tristate "PPP BSD-Compress compression"
2429 Support for the BSD-Compress compression method for PPP, which uses
2430 the LZW compression method to compress each PPP packet before it is
2431 sent over the wire. The machine at the other end of the PPP link
2432 (usually your ISP) has to support the BSD-Compress compression
2433 method as well for this to be useful. Even if they don't support it,
2434 it is safe to say Y here.
2436 The PPP Deflate compression method ("PPP Deflate compression",
2437 above) is preferable to BSD-Compress, because it compresses better
2440 Note that the BSD compression code will always be compiled as a
2441 module; it is called bsd_comp and will show up in the directory
2442 modules once you have said "make modules". If unsure, say N.
2445 tristate "PPP over Ethernet (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2446 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && PPP
2448 Support for PPP over Ethernet.
2450 This driver requires the latest version of pppd from the CVS
2451 repository at cvs.samba.org. Alternatively, see the
2452 RoaringPenguin package (http://www.roaringpenguin.com/pppoe)
2453 which contains instruction on how to use this driver (under
2454 the heading "Kernel mode PPPoE").
2457 tristate "PPP over ATM"
2458 depends on ATM && PPP
2460 Support PPP (Point to Point Protocol) encapsulated in ATM frames.
2461 This implementation does not yet comply with section 8 of RFC2364,
2462 which can lead to bad results if the ATM peer loses state and
2463 changes its encapsulation unilaterally.
2466 tristate "SLIP (serial line) support"
2467 depends on NETDEVICES
2469 Say Y if you intend to use SLIP or CSLIP (compressed SLIP) to
2470 connect to your Internet service provider or to connect to some
2471 other local Unix box or if you want to configure your Linux box as a
2472 Slip/CSlip server for other people to dial in. SLIP (Serial Line
2473 Internet Protocol) is a protocol used to send Internet traffic over
2474 serial connections such as telephone lines or null modem cables;
2475 nowadays, the protocol PPP is more commonly used for this same
2478 Normally, your access provider has to support SLIP in order for you
2479 to be able to use it, but there is now a SLIP emulator called SLiRP
2480 around (available from
2481 <ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/system/network/serial/>) which
2482 allows you to use SLIP over a regular dial up shell connection. If
2483 you plan to use SLiRP, make sure to say Y to CSLIP, below. The
2484 NET-3-HOWTO, available from
2485 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>, explains how to
2486 configure SLIP. Note that you don't need this option if you just
2487 want to run term (term is a program which gives you almost full
2488 Internet connectivity if you have a regular dial up shell account on
2489 some Internet connected Unix computer. Read
2490 <http://www.bart.nl/~patrickr/term-howto/Term-HOWTO.html>). SLIP
2491 support will enlarge your kernel by about 4 KB. If unsure, say N.
2493 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
2494 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module will be
2497 config SLIP_COMPRESSED
2498 bool "CSLIP compressed headers"
2501 This protocol is faster than SLIP because it uses compression on the
2502 TCP/IP headers (not on the data itself), but it has to be supported
2503 on both ends. Ask your access provider if you are not sure and
2504 answer Y, just in case. You will still be able to use plain SLIP. If
2505 you plan to use SLiRP, the SLIP emulator (available from
2506 <ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/system/network/serial/>) which
2507 allows you to use SLIP over a regular dial up shell connection, you
2508 definitely want to say Y here. The NET-3-HOWTO, available from
2509 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>, explains how to configure
2510 CSLIP. This won't enlarge your kernel.
2513 bool "Keepalive and linefill"
2516 Adds additional capabilities to the SLIP driver to support the
2517 RELCOM line fill and keepalive monitoring. Ideal on poor quality
2520 config SLIP_MODE_SLIP6
2521 bool "Six bit SLIP encapsulation"
2524 Just occasionally you may need to run IP over hostile serial
2525 networks that don't pass all control characters or are only seven
2526 bit. Saying Y here adds an extra mode you can use with SLIP:
2527 "slip6". In this mode, SLIP will only send normal ASCII symbols over
2528 the serial device. Naturally, this has to be supported at the other
2529 end of the link as well. It's good enough, for example, to run IP
2530 over the async ports of a Camtec JNT Pad. If unsure, say N.
2533 bool "Fibre Channel driver support"
2534 depends on NETDEVICES && SCSI && PCI
2536 Fibre Channel is a high speed serial protocol mainly used to connect
2537 large storage devices to the computer; it is compatible with and
2538 intended to replace SCSI.
2540 If you intend to use Fibre Channel, you need to have a Fibre channel
2541 adaptor card in your computer; say Y here and to the driver for your
2542 adaptor below. You also should have said Y to "SCSI support" and
2543 "SCSI generic support".
2546 tristate "Interphase 5526 Tachyon chipset based adapter support"
2547 depends on NET_FC && SCSI && PCI && BROKEN
2549 Say Y here if you have a Fibre Channel adaptor of this kind.
2551 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2552 will be called iph5526.
2555 tristate "Traffic Shaper (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2556 depends on NETDEVICES && EXPERIMENTAL
2558 The traffic shaper is a virtual network device that allows you to
2559 limit the rate of outgoing data flow over some other network device.
2560 The traffic that you want to slow down can then be routed through
2561 these virtual devices. See
2562 <file:Documentation/networking/shaper.txt> for more information.
2564 An alternative to this traffic shaper is the experimental
2565 Class-Based Queueing (CBQ) scheduling support which you get if you
2566 say Y to "QoS and/or fair queueing" above.
2568 To set up and configure shaper devices, you need the shapecfg
2569 program, available from <ftp://shadow.cabi.net/pub/Linux/> in the
2572 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2573 will be called shaper. If unsure, say N.
2576 tristate "Network console logging support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2577 depends on NETDEVICES && EXPERIMENTAL
2579 If you want to log kernel messages over the network, enable this.
2580 See Documentation/networking/netconsole.txt for details.
2583 tristate "Network kernel crash dump support"
2584 depends on NETPOLL && NETPOLL_TRAP && (X86 || PPC_PSERIES || IA64)
2586 Enable this option if you have a netdump server and you would like
2587 to collect kernel crash dumps.