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
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
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
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 NETDEVICES && 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 NETDEVICES && 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 NETDEVICES && 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 NETDEVICES && 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 NETDEVICES && 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 NETDEVICES && 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 NETDEVICES && 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 NETDEVICES && 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 NETDEVICES && 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 NETDEVICES && 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 NETDEVICES && ATARI && ATARI_ACSI!=n && 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 NETDEVICES && ATARI && ATARI_ACSI!=n && 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 NETDEVICES && (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 NETDEVICES && 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 NETDEVICES && HP300
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)
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"
1080 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1081 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1082 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Many Ethernet cards
1083 without a specific driver are compatible with NE2000.
1085 If you have a PCI NE2000 card however, say N here and Y to "PCI
1086 NE2000 support", above. If you have a NE2000 card and are running on
1087 an MCA system (a bus system used on some IBM PS/2 computers and
1088 laptops), say N here and Y to "NE/2 (ne2000 MCA version) support",
1091 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1092 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1096 tristate "Zenith Z-Note support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1097 depends on NET_ISA && EXPERIMENTAL
1099 The Zenith Z-Note notebook computer has a built-in network
1100 (Ethernet) card, and this is the Linux driver for it. Note that the
1101 IBM Thinkpad 300 is compatible with the Z-Note and is also supported
1102 by this driver. Read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1103 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1106 tristate "SEEQ8005 support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1107 depends on NET_ISA && EXPERIMENTAL
1109 This is a driver for the SEEQ 8005 network (Ethernet) card. If this
1110 is for you, read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1111 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1113 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1114 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1115 will be called seeq8005.
1118 tristate "SK_G16 support (OBSOLETE)"
1119 depends on NET_ISA && OBSOLETE
1121 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1122 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1123 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1126 tristate "SKnet MCA support"
1127 depends on NET_ETHERNET && MCA && BROKEN
1129 These are Micro Channel Ethernet adapters. You need to say Y to "MCA
1130 support" in order to use this driver. Supported cards are the SKnet
1131 Junior MC2 and the SKnet MC2(+). The driver automatically
1132 distinguishes between the two cards. Note that using multiple boards
1133 of different type hasn't been tested with this driver. Say Y if you
1134 have one of these Ethernet adapters.
1136 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1137 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1138 will be called sk_mca.
1141 tristate "NE/2 (ne2000 MCA version) support"
1142 depends on NET_ETHERNET && MCA_LEGACY
1145 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1146 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1147 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1149 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1150 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1154 tristate "IBM LAN Adapter/A support"
1155 depends on NET_ETHERNET && MCA && MCA_LEGACY
1157 This is a Micro Channel Ethernet adapter. You need to set
1158 CONFIG_MCA to use this driver. It is both available as an in-kernel
1159 driver and as a module.
1161 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1162 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The only
1163 currently supported card is the IBM LAN Adapter/A for Ethernet. It
1164 will both support 16K and 32K memory windows, however a 32K window
1165 gives a better security against packet losses. Usage of multiple
1166 boards with this driver should be possible, but has not been tested
1167 up to now due to lack of hardware.
1170 tristate "IBM LAN Virtual Ethernet support"
1171 depends on NETDEVICES && NET_ETHERNET && PPC_PSERIES
1173 This driver supports virtual ethernet adapters on newer IBM iSeries
1174 and pSeries systems.
1176 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1177 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module will
1181 tristate "IBM PPC4xx EMAC driver support"
1184 This driver supports the IBM PPC4xx EMAC family of on-chip
1185 Ethernet controllers.
1187 config IBM_EMAC_ERRMSG
1188 bool "Verbose error messages"
1192 int "Number of receive buffers"
1194 default "128" if IBM_EMAC4
1198 int "Number of transmit buffers"
1200 default "128" if IBM_EMAC4
1203 config IBM_EMAC_FGAP
1208 config IBM_EMAC_SKBRES
1209 int "Skb reserve amount"
1214 bool "EISA, VLB, PCI and on board controllers"
1215 depends on NET_ETHERNET && (ISA || EISA || PCI)
1217 This is another class of network cards which attach directly to the
1218 bus. If you have one of those, say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO,
1219 available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1221 Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
1222 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
1223 the questions about this class of network cards. If you say Y, you
1224 will be asked for your specific card in the following questions. If
1225 you are unsure, say Y.
1228 tristate "AMD PCnet32 PCI support"
1229 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1233 If you have a PCnet32 or PCnetPCI based network (Ethernet) card,
1234 answer Y here and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1235 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1237 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1238 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1239 will be called pcnet32.
1242 tristate "AMD 8111 (new PCI lance) support"
1243 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1247 If you have an AMD 8111-based PCI lance ethernet card,
1248 answer Y here and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1249 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1251 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1252 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1253 will be called amd8111e.
1254 config AMD8111E_NAPI
1255 bool "Enable NAPI support"
1256 depends on AMD8111_ETH
1258 NAPI is a new driver API designed to reduce CPU and interrupt load
1259 when the driver is receiving lots of packets from the card. It is
1260 still somewhat experimental and thus not yet enabled by default.
1262 If your estimated Rx load is 10kpps or more, or if the card will be
1263 deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall),
1266 See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more
1271 config ADAPTEC_STARFIRE
1272 tristate "Adaptec Starfire/DuraLAN support"
1273 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1277 Say Y here if you have an Adaptec Starfire (or DuraLAN) PCI network
1278 adapter. The DuraLAN chip is used on the 64 bit PCI boards from
1279 Adaptec e.g. the ANA-6922A. The older 32 bit boards use the tulip
1282 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1283 will be called starfire. This is recommended.
1285 config ADAPTEC_STARFIRE_NAPI
1286 bool "Use Rx Polling (NAPI) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1287 depends on ADAPTEC_STARFIRE && EXPERIMENTAL
1289 NAPI is a new driver API designed to reduce CPU and interrupt load
1290 when the driver is receiving lots of packets from the card. It is
1291 still somewhat experimental and thus not yet enabled by default.
1293 If your estimated Rx load is 10kpps or more, or if the card will be
1294 deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall),
1297 See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more
1303 tristate "Ansel Communications EISA 3200 support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1304 depends on NET_PCI && (ISA || EISA) && EXPERIMENTAL
1307 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1308 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1309 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1311 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1312 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1313 will be called ac3200.
1316 tristate "Apricot Xen-II on board Ethernet"
1317 depends on NET_PCI && ISA
1319 If you have a network (Ethernet) controller of this type, say Y and
1320 read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1321 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1323 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1324 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module will be
1328 tristate "Broadcom 4400 ethernet support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1329 depends on NET_PCI && PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
1332 If you have a network (Ethernet) controller of this type, say Y and
1333 read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1334 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1336 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1337 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module will be
1341 tristate "Reverse Engineered nForce Ethernet support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1342 depends on NET_PCI && PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
1344 If you have a network (Ethernet) controller of this type, say Y and
1345 read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1346 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1348 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1349 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module will be
1354 tristate "CS89x0 support"
1355 depends on NET_PCI && ISA
1357 Support for CS89x0 chipset based Ethernet cards. If you have a
1358 network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read the
1359 Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1360 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto> as well as
1361 <file:Documentation/networking/cs89x0.txt>.
1363 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1364 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module will be
1368 tristate "TOSHIBA TC35815 Ethernet support"
1369 depends on NET_PCI && PCI && TOSHIBA_JMR3927
1372 tristate "Digi Intl. RightSwitch SE-X support"
1373 depends on NET_PCI && (PCI || EISA)
1375 This is support for the Digi International RightSwitch series of
1376 PCI/EISA Ethernet switch cards. These include the SE-4 and the SE-6
1377 models. If you have a network card of this type, say Y and read the
1378 Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1379 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. More specific
1380 information is contained in <file:Documentation/networking/dgrs.txt>.
1382 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1383 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1384 will be called dgrs.
1387 tristate "EtherExpressPro/100 support (eepro100, original Becker driver)"
1388 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1391 If you have an Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 PCI network (Ethernet)
1392 card, say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1393 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1395 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1396 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1397 will be called eepro100.
1401 bool "Use PIO instead of MMIO" if !X86_VISWS
1403 default y if X86_VISWS
1405 This instructs the driver to use programmed I/O ports (PIO) instead
1406 of PCI shared memory (MMIO). This can possibly solve some problems
1407 in case your mainboard has memory consistency issues. If unsure,
1411 tristate "Intel(R) PRO/100+ support"
1412 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1415 This driver supports Intel(R) PRO/100 family of adapters, which
1418 Controller Adapter Name Board IDs
1419 ---------- ------------ ---------
1421 82558 PRO/100+ PCI Adapter 668081-xxx,
1423 82558 PRO/100+ Management Adapter 691334-xxx,
1426 82558 PRO/100+ Dual Port Server Adapter 714303-xxx,
1429 82558 PRO/100+ PCI Server Adapter 710550-xxx
1430 82550 PRO/100 S Server Adapter 752438-xxx
1439 82550 PRO/100 S Desktop Adapter 751767-xxx
1446 82559 PRO/100+ Server Adapter 729757-xxx
1447 82559 PRO/100 S Management Adapter 748566-xxx,
1449 82550 PRO/100 S Dual Port Server Adapter A56831-xxx
1450 82551 PRO/100 M Desktop Adapter A80897-xxx
1451 PRO/100 S Advanced Management Adapter
1454 CNR PRO/100 VE Desktop Adapter A10386-xxx,
1458 PRO/100 VM Desktop Adapter A14323-xxx,
1465 To verify that your adapter is supported, find the board ID number
1466 on the adapter. Look for a label that has a barcode and a number
1467 in the format 123456-001 (six digits hyphen three digits). Match
1468 this to the list of numbers above.
1470 For more information on how to identify your adapter, go to the
1471 Adapter & Driver ID Guide at:
1473 http://support.intel.com/support/network/adapter/pro100/21397.htm
1475 For the latest Intel PRO/100 network driver for Linux, see:
1477 http://appsr.intel.com/scripts-df/support_intel.asp
1479 More specific information on configuring the driver is in
1480 <file:Documentation/networking/e100.txt>.
1482 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1483 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1484 will be called e100.
1487 bool "Use Rx Polling (NAPI)"
1490 NAPI is a new driver API designed to reduce CPU and interrupt load
1491 when the driver is receiving lots of packets from the card. It is
1492 still somewhat experimental and thus not yet enabled by default.
1494 If your estimated Rx load is 10kpps or more, or if the card will be
1495 deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall),
1498 See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more
1504 tristate "Mylex EISA LNE390A/B support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1505 depends on NET_PCI && EISA && EXPERIMENTAL
1508 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1509 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1510 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1512 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1513 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1514 will be called lne390.
1517 tristate "Myson MTD-8xx PCI Ethernet support"
1518 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1522 Say Y here to support the Mysom MTD-800 family of PCI-based Ethernet
1523 cards. Specifications and data at
1524 <http://www.myson.com.hk/mtd/datasheet/>.
1527 tristate "National Semiconductor DP8381x series PCI Ethernet support"
1528 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1531 This driver is for the National Semiconductor DP83810 series,
1532 which is used in cards from PureData, NetGear, Linksys
1533 and others, including the 83815 chip.
1534 More specific information and updates are available from
1535 <http://www.scyld.com/network/natsemi.html>.
1538 tristate "PCI NE2000 and clones support (see help)"
1539 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1542 This driver is for NE2000 compatible PCI cards. It will not work
1543 with ISA NE2000 cards (they have their own driver, "NE2000/NE1000
1544 support" below). If you have a PCI NE2000 network (Ethernet) card,
1545 say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1546 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1548 This driver also works for the following NE2000 clone cards:
1549 RealTek RTL-8029 Winbond 89C940 Compex RL2000 KTI ET32P2
1550 NetVin NV5000SC Via 86C926 SureCom NE34 Winbond
1551 Holtek HT80232 Holtek HT80229
1553 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1554 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1555 will be called ne2k-pci.
1558 tristate "Novell/Eagle/Microdyne NE3210 EISA support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1559 depends on NET_PCI && EISA && EXPERIMENTAL
1562 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1563 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1564 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Note that this driver
1565 will NOT WORK for NE3200 cards as they are completely different.
1567 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1568 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1569 will be called ne3210.
1572 tristate "Racal-Interlan EISA ES3210 support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1573 depends on NET_PCI && EISA && EXPERIMENTAL
1576 If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
1577 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1578 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1580 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1581 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1582 will be called es3210.
1585 tristate "RealTek RTL-8139 C+ PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1586 depends on NET_PCI && PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
1590 This is a driver for the Fast Ethernet PCI network cards based on
1591 the RTL8139C+ chips. If you have one of those, say Y and read
1592 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1593 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1595 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1596 will be called 8139cp. This is recommended.
1599 tristate "RealTek RTL-8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter support"
1600 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1604 This is a driver for the Fast Ethernet PCI network cards based on
1605 the RTL8139 chips. If you have one of those, say Y and read
1606 the Ethernet-HOWTO <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1608 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1609 will be called 8139too. This is recommended.
1612 bool "Use PIO instead of MMIO"
1616 This instructs the driver to use programmed I/O ports (PIO) instead
1617 of PCI shared memory (MMIO). This can possibly solve some problems
1618 in case your mainboard has memory consistency issues. If unsure,
1621 config 8139TOO_TUNE_TWISTER
1622 bool "Support for uncommon RTL-8139 rev. K (automatic channel equalization)"
1625 This implements a function which might come in handy in case you
1626 are using low quality on long cabling. It is required for RealTek
1627 RTL-8139 revision K boards, and totally unused otherwise. It tries
1628 to match the transceiver to the cable characteristics. This is
1629 experimental since hardly documented by the manufacturer.
1633 bool "Support for older RTL-8129/8130 boards"
1636 This enables support for the older and uncommon RTL-8129 and
1637 RTL-8130 chips, which support MII via an external transceiver,
1638 instead of an internal one. Disabling this option will save some
1639 memory by making the code size smaller. If unsure, say Y.
1641 config 8139_OLD_RX_RESET
1642 bool "Use older RX-reset method"
1645 The 8139too driver was recently updated to contain a more rapid
1646 reset sequence, in the face of severe receive errors. This "new"
1647 RX-reset method should be adequate for all boards. But if you
1648 experience problems, you can enable this option to restore the
1649 old RX-reset behavior. If unsure, say N.
1652 tristate "SiS 900/7016 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter support"
1653 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1656 This is a driver for the Fast Ethernet PCI network cards based on
1657 the SiS 900 and SiS 7016 chips. The SiS 900 core is also embedded in
1658 SiS 630 and SiS 540 chipsets. If you have one of those, say Y and
1659 read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available at
1660 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Please read
1661 <file:Documentation/networking/sis900.txt> and comments at the
1662 beginning of <file:drivers/net/sis900.c> for more information.
1664 This driver also supports AMD 79C901 HomePNA so that you can use
1665 your phone line as a network cable.
1667 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1668 will be called sis900. This is recommended.
1671 tristate "SMC EtherPower II"
1672 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1676 This driver is for the SMC EtherPower II 9432 PCI Ethernet NIC,
1677 which is based on the SMC83c17x (EPIC/100).
1678 More specific information and updates are available from
1679 <http://www.scyld.com/network/epic100.html>.
1682 tristate "Sundance Alta support"
1683 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1687 This driver is for the Sundance "Alta" chip.
1688 More specific information and updates are available from
1689 <http://www.scyld.com/network/sundance.html>.
1691 config SUNDANCE_MMIO
1692 bool "Use MMIO instead of PIO"
1695 Enable memory-mapped I/O for interaction with Sundance NIC registers.
1696 Do NOT enable this by default, PIO (enabled when MMIO is disabled)
1697 is known to solve bugs on certain chips.
1702 tristate "TI ThunderLAN support"
1703 depends on NET_PCI && (PCI || EISA) && !64BIT
1705 If you have a PCI Ethernet network card based on the ThunderLAN chip
1706 which is supported by this driver, say Y and read the
1707 Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1708 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1710 Devices currently supported by this driver are Compaq Netelligent,
1711 Compaq NetFlex and Olicom cards. Please read the file
1712 <file:Documentation/networking/tlan.txt> for more details.
1714 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1715 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1716 will be called tlan.
1718 Please email feedback to torben.mathiasen@compaq.com.
1721 tristate "VIA Rhine support"
1722 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1726 If you have a VIA "Rhine" based network card (Rhine-I (VT86C100A),
1727 Rhine-II (VT6102), or Rhine-III (VT6105)), say Y here. Rhine-type
1728 Ethernet functions can also be found integrated on South Bridges
1731 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1732 will be called via-rhine.
1734 config VIA_RHINE_MMIO
1735 bool "Use MMIO instead of PIO"
1736 depends on VIA_RHINE
1738 This instructs the driver to use PCI shared memory (MMIO) instead of
1739 programmed I/O ports (PIO). Enabling this gives an improvement in
1740 processing time in parts of the driver.
1745 tristate "VIA Velocity support"
1746 depends on NET_PCI && PCI
1750 If you have a VIA "Velocity" based network card say Y here.
1752 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
1753 will be called via-rhine.
1756 bool "Philips SAA9730 Ethernet support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
1757 depends on NET_PCI && EXPERIMENTAL && MIPS
1759 The SAA9730 is a combined multimedia and peripheral controller used
1760 in thin clients, Internet access terminals, and diskless
1762 See <http://www.semiconductors.philips.com/pip/SAA9730_flyer_1>.
1765 bool "Pocket and portable adapters"
1766 depends on NET_ETHERNET && ISA
1768 Cute little network (Ethernet) devices which attach to the parallel
1769 port ("pocket adapters"), commonly used with laptops. If you have
1770 one of those, say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1771 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
1773 If you want to plug a network (or some other) card into the PCMCIA
1774 (or PC-card) slot of your laptop instead (PCMCIA is the standard for
1775 credit card size extension cards used by all modern laptops), you
1776 need the pcmcia-cs package (location contained in the file
1777 <file:Documentation/Changes>) and you can say N here.
1779 Laptop users should read the Linux Laptop home page at
1780 <http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/> or
1781 Tuxmobil - Linux on Mobile Computers at <http://www.tuxmobil.org/>.
1783 Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
1784 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
1785 the questions about this class of network devices. If you say Y, you
1786 will be asked for your specific device in the following questions.
1789 tristate "AT-LAN-TEC/RealTek pocket adapter support"
1790 depends on NET_POCKET && ISA && X86
1793 This is a network (Ethernet) device which attaches to your parallel
1794 port. Read <file:drivers/net/atp.c> as well as the Ethernet-HOWTO,
1795 available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>, if you
1796 want to use this. If you intend to use this driver, you should have
1797 said N to the "Parallel printer support", because the two drivers
1798 don't like each other.
1800 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1804 tristate "D-Link DE600 pocket adapter support"
1805 depends on NET_POCKET && ISA
1807 This is a network (Ethernet) device which attaches to your parallel
1808 port. Read <file:Documentation/networking/DLINK.txt> as well as the
1809 Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1810 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>, if you want to use
1811 this. It is possible to have several devices share a single parallel
1812 port and it is safe to compile the corresponding drivers into the
1815 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1816 will be called de600.
1819 tristate "D-Link DE620 pocket adapter support"
1820 depends on NET_POCKET && ISA
1822 This is a network (Ethernet) device which attaches to your parallel
1823 port. Read <file:Documentation/networking/DLINK.txt> as well as the
1824 Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
1825 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>, if you want to use
1826 this. It is possible to have several devices share a single parallel
1827 port and it is safe to compile the corresponding drivers into the
1830 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1831 will be called de620.
1834 tristate "SGI Seeq ethernet controller support"
1835 depends on NET_ETHERNET && SGI_IP22
1837 Say Y here if you have an Seeq based Ethernet network card. This is
1838 used in many Silicon Graphics machines.
1841 tristate "DEC LANCE ethernet controller support"
1842 depends on NET_ETHERNET && MACH_DECSTATION
1845 This driver is for the series of Ethernet controllers produced by
1846 DEC (now Compaq) based on the AMD Lance chipset, including the
1847 DEPCA series. (This chipset is better known via the NE2100 cards.)
1850 tristate "Baget AMD LANCE support"
1851 depends on NET_ETHERNET && BAGET_MIPS
1853 Say Y to enable kernel support for AMD Lance Ethernet cards on the
1854 MIPS-32-based Baget embedded system. This chipset is better known
1855 via the NE2100 cards.
1858 bool "Motorola 68360 ethernet controller"
1861 Say Y here if you want to use the built-in ethernet controller of
1862 the Motorola 68360 processor.
1865 bool "FEC ethernet controller (of ColdFire 5272)"
1866 depends on M5272 || M5282
1868 Say Y here if you want to use the built-in 10/100 Fast ethernet
1869 controller on the Motorola ColdFire 5272 processor.
1872 tristate "NE2000 compatible support for H8/300"
1873 depends on H8300 && NET_ETHERNET
1875 Say Y here if you want to use the NE2000 compatible
1876 controller on the Renesas H8/300 processor.
1878 source "drivers/net/fec_8xx/Kconfig"
1886 menu "Ethernet (1000 Mbit)"
1887 depends on NETDEVICES
1890 tristate "Alteon AceNIC/3Com 3C985/NetGear GA620 Gigabit support"
1893 Say Y here if you have an Alteon AceNIC, 3Com 3C985(B), NetGear
1894 GA620, SGI Gigabit or Farallon PN9000-SX PCI Gigabit Ethernet
1895 adapter. The driver allows for using the Jumbo Frame option (9000
1896 bytes/frame) however it requires that your switches can handle this
1897 as well. To enable Jumbo Frames, add `mtu 9000' to your ifconfig
1900 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
1901 module will be called acenic.
1903 config ACENIC_OMIT_TIGON_I
1904 bool "Omit support for old Tigon I based AceNICs"
1907 Say Y here if you only have Tigon II based AceNICs and want to leave
1908 out support for the older Tigon I based cards which are no longer
1909 being sold (ie. the original Alteon AceNIC and 3Com 3C985 (non B
1910 version)). This will reduce the size of the driver object by
1911 app. 100KB. If you are not sure whether your card is a Tigon I or a
1912 Tigon II, say N here.
1914 The safe and default value for this is N.
1917 tristate "D-Link DL2000-based Gigabit Ethernet support"
1921 This driver supports D-Link 2000-based gigabit ethernet cards, which
1923 D-Link DGE-550T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter.
1924 D-Link DL2000-based Gigabit Ethernet Adapter.
1926 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
1927 module will be called dl2k.
1930 tristate "Intel(R) PRO/1000 Gigabit Ethernet support"
1933 This driver supports Intel(R) PRO/1000 gigabit ethernet family of
1934 adapters, which includes:
1936 Controller Adapter Name Board IDs
1937 ---------- ------------ ---------
1938 82542 PRO/1000 Gigabit Server Adapter 700262-xxx,
1940 82543 PRO/1000 F Server Adapter 738640-xxx,
1942 82543 PRO/1000 T Server Adapter A19845-xxx,
1944 82544 PRO/1000 XT Server Adapter A51580-xxx
1945 82544 PRO/1000 XF Server Adapter A50484-xxx
1946 82544 PRO/1000 T Desktop Adapter A62947-xxx
1947 82540 PRO/1000 MT Desktop Adapter A78408-xxx
1948 82541 PRO/1000 MT Desktop Adapter C91016-xxx
1949 82545 PRO/1000 MT Server Adapter A92165-xxx
1950 82546 PRO/1000 MT Dual Port Server Adapter A92111-xxx
1951 82545 PRO/1000 MF Server Adapter A91622-xxx
1952 82545 PRO/1000 MF Server Adapter(LX) A91624-xxx
1953 82546 PRO/1000 MF Dual Port Server Adapter A91620-xxx
1955 For more information on how to identify your adapter, go to the
1956 Adapter & Driver ID Guide at:
1958 <http://support.intel.com/support/network/adapter/pro100/21397.htm>
1960 For general information and support, go to the Intel support
1963 <http://support.intel.com>
1965 More specific information on configuring the driver is in
1966 <file:Documentation/networking/e1000.txt>.
1968 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
1969 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
1970 will be called e1000.
1973 bool "Use Rx Polling (NAPI)"
1976 NAPI is a new driver API designed to reduce CPU and interrupt load
1977 when the driver is receiving lots of packets from the card. It is
1978 still somewhat experimental and thus not yet enabled by default.
1980 If your estimated Rx load is 10kpps or more, or if the card will be
1981 deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall),
1984 See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more
1990 tristate "MyriCOM Gigabit Ethernet support"
1993 This driver supports MyriCOM Sbus gigabit Ethernet cards.
1995 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
1996 will be called myri_sbus. This is recommended.
1999 tristate "National Semiconduct DP83820 support"
2002 This is a driver for the National Semiconductor DP83820 series
2003 of gigabit ethernet MACs. Cards using this chipset include
2004 the D-Link DGE-500T, PureData's PDP8023Z-TG, SMC's SMC9462TX,
2005 SOHO-GA2000T, SOHO-GA2500T. The driver supports the use of
2009 tristate "Packet Engines Hamachi GNIC-II support"
2013 If you have a Gigabit Ethernet card of this type, say Y and read
2014 the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
2015 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
2017 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
2018 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module will be
2022 tristate "Packet Engines Yellowfin Gigabit-NIC support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2023 depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
2026 Say Y here if you have a Packet Engines G-NIC PCI Gigabit Ethernet
2027 adapter or the SYM53C885 Ethernet controller. The Gigabit adapter is
2028 used by the Beowulf Linux cluster project. See
2029 <http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/yellowfin.html> for more
2030 information about this driver in particular and Beowulf in general.
2032 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2033 will be called yellowfin. This is recommended.
2036 tristate "Realtek 8169 gigabit ethernet support"
2040 Say Y here if you have a Realtek 8169 PCI Gigabit Ethernet adapter.
2042 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2043 will be called r8169. This is recommended.
2046 tristate "Marvell Yukon Chipset / SysKonnect SK-98xx Support"
2049 Say Y here if you have a Marvell Yukon or SysKonnect SK-98xx/SK-95xx
2050 compliant Gigabit Ethernet Adapter. The following adapters are supported
2052 - 3Com 3C940 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter
2053 - 3Com 3C941 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter
2054 - Allied Telesyn AT-2970LX Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
2055 - Allied Telesyn AT-2970LX/2SC Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
2056 - Allied Telesyn AT-2970SX Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
2057 - Allied Telesyn AT-2970SX/2SC Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
2058 - Allied Telesyn AT-2970TX Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
2059 - Allied Telesyn AT-2970TX/2TX Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
2060 - Allied Telesyn AT-2971SX Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
2061 - Allied Telesyn AT-2971T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
2062 - Belkin Gigabit Desktop Card 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter, Copper RJ-45
2063 - DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
2064 - EG1032 v2 Instant Gigabit Network Adapter
2065 - EG1064 v2 Instant Gigabit Network Adapter
2066 - Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter (Abit)
2067 - Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter (Albatron)
2068 - Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter (Asus)
2069 - Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter (ECS)
2070 - Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter (Epox)
2071 - Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter (Foxconn)
2072 - Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter (Gigabyte)
2073 - Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter (Iwill)
2074 - Marvell 88E8050 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter (Intel)
2075 - Marvell RDK-8001 Adapter
2076 - Marvell RDK-8002 Adapter
2077 - Marvell RDK-8003 Adapter
2078 - Marvell RDK-8004 Adapter
2079 - Marvell RDK-8006 Adapter
2080 - Marvell RDK-8007 Adapter
2081 - Marvell RDK-8008 Adapter
2082 - Marvell RDK-8009 Adapter
2083 - Marvell RDK-8010 Adapter
2084 - Marvell RDK-8011 Adapter
2085 - Marvell RDK-8012 Adapter
2086 - Marvell RDK-8052 Adapter
2087 - Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter (32 bit)
2088 - Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter (64 bit)
2089 - N-Way PCI-Bus Giga-Card 1000/100/10Mbps(L)
2090 - SK-9521 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter
2091 - SK-9521 V2.0 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter
2092 - SK-9821 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-T)
2093 - SK-9821 V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter
2094 - SK-9822 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-T dual link)
2095 - SK-9841 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-LX)
2096 - SK-9841 V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-LX Adapter
2097 - SK-9842 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-LX dual link)
2098 - SK-9843 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-SX)
2099 - SK-9843 V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-SX Adapter
2100 - SK-9844 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-SX dual link)
2101 - SK-9851 V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-SX Adapter
2102 - SK-9861 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-SX Volition)
2103 - SK-9861 V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-SX Adapter
2104 - SK-9862 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-SX Volition dual link)
2105 - SK-9871 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-ZX)
2106 - SK-9871 V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-ZX Adapter
2107 - SK-9872 Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter (SK-NET GE-ZX dual link)
2108 - SMC EZ Card 1000 (SMC9452TXV.2)
2110 The adapters support Jumbo Frames.
2111 The dual link adapters support link-failover and dual port features.
2112 Both Marvell Yukon and SysKonnect SK-98xx/SK-95xx adapters support
2113 the scatter-gather functionality with sendfile(). Please refer to
2114 Documentation/networking/sk98lin.txt for more information about
2115 optional driver parameters.
2116 Questions concerning this driver may be addressed to:
2119 If you want to compile this driver as a module ( = code which can be
2120 inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want),
2121 say M here and read Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt. The module will
2122 be called sk98lin. This is recommended.
2125 tristate "Broadcom Tigon3 support"
2128 This driver supports Broadcom Tigon3 based gigabit Ethernet cards.
2130 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2131 will be called tg3. This is recommended.
2136 # 10 Gigabit Ethernet
2139 menu "Ethernet (10000 Mbit)"
2140 depends on NETDEVICES
2143 tristate "Intel(R) PRO/10GbE support"
2146 This driver supports Intel(R) PRO/10GbE family of
2147 adapters, which includes:
2149 Controller Adapter Name Board IDs
2150 ---------- ------------ ---------
2151 82597EX Intel(R) PRO/10GbE LR Server Adapter A82505-xxx
2153 For more information on how to identify your adapter, go to the
2154 Adapter & Driver ID Guide at:
2156 <http://support.intel.com/support/network/adapter/pro100/21397.htm>
2158 For general information and support, go to the Intel support
2161 <http://support.intel.com>
2163 More specific information on configuring the driver is in
2164 <file:Documentation/networking/ixgb.txt>.
2166 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
2167 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module
2168 will be called ixgb.
2171 bool "Use Rx Polling (NAPI) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2172 depends on IXGB && EXPERIMENTAL
2174 NAPI is a new driver API designed to reduce CPU and interrupt load
2175 when the driver is receiving lots of packets from the card. It is
2176 still somewhat experimental and thus not yet enabled by default.
2178 If your estimated Rx load is 10kpps or more, or if the card will be
2179 deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall),
2182 See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more
2188 tristate "S2IO 10Gbe XFrame NIC"
2191 This driver supports the 10Gbe XFrame NIC of S2IO.
2192 For help regarding driver compilation, installation and
2193 tuning please look into ~/drivers/net/s2io/README.txt.
2196 bool "Use Rx Polling (NAPI) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2197 depends on S2IO && EXPERIMENTAL
2199 NAPI is a new driver API designed to reduce CPU and interrupt load
2200 when the driver is receiving lots of packets from the card. It is
2201 still somewhat experimental and thus not yet enabled by default.
2203 If your estimated Rx load is 10kpps or more, or if the card will be
2204 deployed on potentially unfriendly networks (e.g. in a firewall),
2207 See <file:Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt> for more
2214 source "drivers/net/tokenring/Kconfig"
2216 source "drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig"
2218 source "drivers/net/pcmcia/Kconfig"
2220 source "drivers/net/wan/Kconfig"
2222 source "drivers/atm/Kconfig"
2224 source "drivers/s390/net/Kconfig"
2227 tristate "iSeries Virtual Ethernet driver support"
2228 depends on NETDEVICES && PPC_ISERIES
2231 bool "FDDI driver support"
2232 depends on NETDEVICES && (PCI || EISA)
2234 Fiber Distributed Data Interface is a high speed local area network
2235 design; essentially a replacement for high speed Ethernet. FDDI can
2236 run over copper or fiber. If you are connected to such a network and
2237 want a driver for the FDDI card in your computer, say Y here (and
2238 then also Y to the driver for your FDDI card, below). Most people
2242 tristate "Digital DEFEA and DEFPA adapter support"
2243 depends on FDDI && (PCI || EISA)
2245 This is support for the DIGITAL series of EISA (DEFEA) and PCI
2246 (DEFPA) controllers which can connect you to a local FDDI network.
2249 tristate "SysKonnect FDDI PCI support"
2250 depends on FDDI && PCI
2252 Say Y here if you have a SysKonnect FDDI PCI adapter.
2253 The following adapters are supported by this driver:
2254 - SK-5521 (SK-NET FDDI-UP)
2255 - SK-5522 (SK-NET FDDI-UP DAS)
2256 - SK-5541 (SK-NET FDDI-FP)
2257 - SK-5543 (SK-NET FDDI-LP)
2258 - SK-5544 (SK-NET FDDI-LP DAS)
2259 - SK-5821 (SK-NET FDDI-UP64)
2260 - SK-5822 (SK-NET FDDI-UP64 DAS)
2261 - SK-5841 (SK-NET FDDI-FP64)
2262 - SK-5843 (SK-NET FDDI-LP64)
2263 - SK-5844 (SK-NET FDDI-LP64 DAS)
2264 - Netelligent 100 FDDI DAS Fibre SC
2265 - Netelligent 100 FDDI SAS Fibre SC
2266 - Netelligent 100 FDDI DAS UTP
2267 - Netelligent 100 FDDI SAS UTP
2268 - Netelligent 100 FDDI SAS Fibre MIC
2270 Read <file:Documentation/networking/skfp.txt> for information about
2273 Questions concerning this driver can be addressed to:
2276 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2277 will be called skfp. This is recommended.
2280 bool "HIPPI driver support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2281 depends on NETDEVICES && EXPERIMENTAL && INET && PCI
2283 HIgh Performance Parallel Interface (HIPPI) is a 800Mbit/sec and
2284 1600Mbit/sec dual-simplex switched or point-to-point network. HIPPI
2285 can run over copper (25m) or fiber (300m on multi-mode or 10km on
2286 single-mode). HIPPI networks are commonly used for clusters and to
2287 connect to super computers. If you are connected to a HIPPI network
2288 and have a HIPPI network card in your computer that you want to use
2289 under Linux, say Y here (you must also remember to enable the driver
2290 for your HIPPI card below). Most people will say N here.
2293 tristate "Essential RoadRunner HIPPI PCI adapter support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2294 depends on HIPPI && PCI
2296 Say Y here if this is your PCI HIPPI network card.
2298 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2299 will be called rrunner. If unsure, say N.
2301 config ROADRUNNER_LARGE_RINGS
2302 bool "Use large TX/RX rings (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2303 depends on ROADRUNNER
2305 If you say Y here, the RoadRunner driver will preallocate up to 2 MB
2306 of additional memory to allow for fastest operation, both for
2307 transmitting and receiving. This memory cannot be used by any other
2308 kernel code or by user space programs. Say Y here only if you have
2312 tristate "PLIP (parallel port) support"
2313 depends on NETDEVICES && PARPORT
2315 PLIP (Parallel Line Internet Protocol) is used to create a
2316 reasonably fast mini network consisting of two (or, rarely, more)
2317 local machines. A PLIP link from a Linux box is a popular means to
2318 install a Linux distribution on a machine which doesn't have a
2319 CD-ROM drive (a minimal system has to be transferred with floppies
2320 first). The kernels on both machines need to have this PLIP option
2321 enabled for this to work.
2323 The PLIP driver has two modes, mode 0 and mode 1. The parallel
2324 ports (the connectors at the computers with 25 holes) are connected
2325 with "null printer" or "Turbo Laplink" cables which can transmit 4
2326 bits at a time (mode 0) or with special PLIP cables, to be used on
2327 bidirectional parallel ports only, which can transmit 8 bits at a
2328 time (mode 1); you can find the wiring of these cables in
2329 <file:Documentation/networking/PLIP.txt>. The cables can be up to
2330 15m long. Mode 0 works also if one of the machines runs DOS/Windows
2331 and has some PLIP software installed, e.g. the Crynwr PLIP packet
2332 driver (<http://oak.oakland.edu/simtel.net/msdos/pktdrvr-pre.html>)
2333 and winsock or NCSA's telnet.
2335 If you want to use PLIP, say Y and read the PLIP mini-HOWTO as well
2336 as the NET-3-HOWTO, both available from
2337 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Note that the PLIP
2338 protocol has been changed and this PLIP driver won't work together
2339 with the PLIP support in Linux versions 1.0.x. This option enlarges
2340 your kernel by about 8 KB.
2342 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
2343 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module will be
2344 called plip. If unsure, say Y or M, in case you buy a laptop
2348 tristate "PPP (point-to-point protocol) support"
2349 depends on NETDEVICES
2351 PPP (Point to Point Protocol) is a newer and better SLIP. It serves
2352 the same purpose: sending Internet traffic over telephone (and other
2353 serial) lines. Ask your access provider if they support it, because
2354 otherwise you can't use it; most Internet access providers these
2355 days support PPP rather than SLIP.
2357 To use PPP, you need an additional program called pppd as described
2358 in the PPP-HOWTO, available at
2359 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Make sure that you have
2360 the version of pppd recommended in <file:Documentation/Changes>.
2361 The PPP option enlarges your kernel by about 16 KB.
2363 There are actually two versions of PPP: the traditional PPP for
2364 asynchronous lines, such as regular analog phone lines, and
2365 synchronous PPP which can be used over digital ISDN lines for
2366 example. If you want to use PPP over phone lines or other
2367 asynchronous serial lines, you need to say Y (or M) here and also to
2368 the next option, "PPP support for async serial ports". For PPP over
2369 synchronous lines, you should say Y (or M) here and to "Support
2370 synchronous PPP", below.
2372 If you said Y to "Version information on all symbols" above, then
2373 you cannot compile the PPP driver into the kernel; you can then only
2374 compile it as a module. To compile this driver as a module, choose M
2375 here and read <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>.
2376 The module will be called ppp_generic.
2378 config PPP_MULTILINK
2379 bool "PPP multilink support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2380 depends on PPP && EXPERIMENTAL
2382 PPP multilink is a protocol (defined in RFC 1990) which allows you
2383 to combine several (logical or physical) lines into one logical PPP
2384 connection, so that you can utilize your full bandwidth.
2386 This has to be supported at the other end as well and you need a
2387 version of the pppd daemon which understands the multilink protocol.
2392 bool "PPP filtering"
2395 Say Y here if you want to be able to filter the packets passing over
2396 PPP interfaces. This allows you to control which packets count as
2397 activity (i.e. which packets will reset the idle timer or bring up
2398 a demand-dialled link) and which packets are to be dropped entirely.
2399 You need to say Y here if you wish to use the pass-filter and
2400 active-filter options to pppd.
2405 tristate "PPP support for async serial ports"
2409 Say Y (or M) here if you want to be able to use PPP over standard
2410 asynchronous serial ports, such as COM1 or COM2 on a PC. If you use
2411 a modem (not a synchronous or ISDN modem) to contact your ISP, you
2414 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here.
2419 tristate "PPP support for sync tty ports"
2422 Say Y (or M) here if you want to be able to use PPP over synchronous
2423 (HDLC) tty devices, such as the SyncLink adapter. These devices
2424 are often used for high-speed leased lines like T1/E1.
2426 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here.
2429 tristate "PPP Deflate compression"
2434 Support for the Deflate compression method for PPP, which uses the
2435 Deflate algorithm (the same algorithm that gzip uses) to compress
2436 each PPP packet before it is sent over the wire. The machine at the
2437 other end of the PPP link (usually your ISP) has to support the
2438 Deflate compression method as well for this to be useful. Even if
2439 they don't support it, it is safe to say Y here.
2441 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here.
2444 tristate "PPP BSD-Compress compression"
2447 Support for the BSD-Compress compression method for PPP, which uses
2448 the LZW compression method to compress each PPP packet before it is
2449 sent over the wire. The machine at the other end of the PPP link
2450 (usually your ISP) has to support the BSD-Compress compression
2451 method as well for this to be useful. Even if they don't support it,
2452 it is safe to say Y here.
2454 The PPP Deflate compression method ("PPP Deflate compression",
2455 above) is preferable to BSD-Compress, because it compresses better
2458 Note that the BSD compression code will always be compiled as a
2459 module; it is called bsd_comp and will show up in the directory
2460 modules once you have said "make modules". If unsure, say N.
2463 tristate "PPP over Ethernet (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2464 depends on EXPERIMENTAL && PPP
2466 Support for PPP over Ethernet.
2468 This driver requires the latest version of pppd from the CVS
2469 repository at cvs.samba.org. Alternatively, see the
2470 RoaringPenguin package (http://www.roaringpenguin.com/pppoe)
2471 which contains instruction on how to use this driver (under
2472 the heading "Kernel mode PPPoE").
2475 tristate "PPP over ATM"
2476 depends on ATM && PPP
2478 Support PPP (Point to Point Protocol) encapsulated in ATM frames.
2479 This implementation does not yet comply with section 8 of RFC2364,
2480 which can lead to bad results if the ATM peer loses state and
2481 changes its encapsulation unilaterally.
2484 tristate "SLIP (serial line) support"
2485 depends on NETDEVICES
2487 Say Y if you intend to use SLIP or CSLIP (compressed SLIP) to
2488 connect to your Internet service provider or to connect to some
2489 other local Unix box or if you want to configure your Linux box as a
2490 Slip/CSlip server for other people to dial in. SLIP (Serial Line
2491 Internet Protocol) is a protocol used to send Internet traffic over
2492 serial connections such as telephone lines or null modem cables;
2493 nowadays, the protocol PPP is more commonly used for this same
2496 Normally, your access provider has to support SLIP in order for you
2497 to be able to use it, but there is now a SLIP emulator called SLiRP
2498 around (available from
2499 <ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/system/network/serial/>) which
2500 allows you to use SLIP over a regular dial up shell connection. If
2501 you plan to use SLiRP, make sure to say Y to CSLIP, below. The
2502 NET-3-HOWTO, available from
2503 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>, explains how to
2504 configure SLIP. Note that you don't need this option if you just
2505 want to run term (term is a program which gives you almost full
2506 Internet connectivity if you have a regular dial up shell account on
2507 some Internet connected Unix computer. Read
2508 <http://www.bart.nl/~patrickr/term-howto/Term-HOWTO.html>). SLIP
2509 support will enlarge your kernel by about 4 KB. If unsure, say N.
2511 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
2512 <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>. The module will be
2515 config SLIP_COMPRESSED
2516 bool "CSLIP compressed headers"
2519 This protocol is faster than SLIP because it uses compression on the
2520 TCP/IP headers (not on the data itself), but it has to be supported
2521 on both ends. Ask your access provider if you are not sure and
2522 answer Y, just in case. You will still be able to use plain SLIP. If
2523 you plan to use SLiRP, the SLIP emulator (available from
2524 <ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/system/network/serial/>) which
2525 allows you to use SLIP over a regular dial up shell connection, you
2526 definitely want to say Y here. The NET-3-HOWTO, available from
2527 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>, explains how to configure
2528 CSLIP. This won't enlarge your kernel.
2531 bool "Keepalive and linefill"
2534 Adds additional capabilities to the SLIP driver to support the
2535 RELCOM line fill and keepalive monitoring. Ideal on poor quality
2538 config SLIP_MODE_SLIP6
2539 bool "Six bit SLIP encapsulation"
2542 Just occasionally you may need to run IP over hostile serial
2543 networks that don't pass all control characters or are only seven
2544 bit. Saying Y here adds an extra mode you can use with SLIP:
2545 "slip6". In this mode, SLIP will only send normal ASCII symbols over
2546 the serial device. Naturally, this has to be supported at the other
2547 end of the link as well. It's good enough, for example, to run IP
2548 over the async ports of a Camtec JNT Pad. If unsure, say N.
2551 bool "Fibre Channel driver support"
2552 depends on NETDEVICES && SCSI && PCI
2554 Fibre Channel is a high speed serial protocol mainly used to connect
2555 large storage devices to the computer; it is compatible with and
2556 intended to replace SCSI.
2558 If you intend to use Fibre Channel, you need to have a Fibre channel
2559 adaptor card in your computer; say Y here and to the driver for your
2560 adaptor below. You also should have said Y to "SCSI support" and
2561 "SCSI generic support".
2564 tristate "Interphase 5526 Tachyon chipset based adapter support"
2565 depends on NET_FC && SCSI && PCI && BROKEN
2567 Say Y here if you have a Fibre Channel adaptor of this kind.
2569 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2570 will be called iph5526.
2573 tristate "Traffic Shaper (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2574 depends on NETDEVICES && EXPERIMENTAL
2576 The traffic shaper is a virtual network device that allows you to
2577 limit the rate of outgoing data flow over some other network device.
2578 The traffic that you want to slow down can then be routed through
2579 these virtual devices. See
2580 <file:Documentation/networking/shaper.txt> for more information.
2582 An alternative to this traffic shaper is the experimental
2583 Class-Based Queueing (CBQ) scheduling support which you get if you
2584 say Y to "QoS and/or fair queueing" above.
2586 To set up and configure shaper devices, you need the shapecfg
2587 program, available from <ftp://shadow.cabi.net/pub/Linux/> in the
2590 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
2591 will be called shaper. If unsure, say N.
2594 tristate "Network console logging support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
2595 depends on NETDEVICES && EXPERIMENTAL
2597 If you want to log kernel messages over the network, enable this.
2598 See Documentation/networking/netconsole.txt for details.
2601 tristate "Network kernel crash dump support"
2602 depends on NETPOLL && NETPOLL_TRAP && X86
2604 Enable this option if you have a netdump server and you would like
2605 to collect kernel crash dumps.