with "minidrivers" built around a common network driver core
that supports deep queues for efficient transfers. (This gives
better performance with small packets and at high speeds).
-
+
The USB host runs "usbnet", and the other end of the link might be:
- Another USB host, when using USB "network" or "data transfer"
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
module will be called usbnet.
-comment "USB Host-to-Host Cables"
- depends on USB_USBNET
-
-config USB_ALI_M5632
- boolean "ALi M5632 based 'USB 2.0 Data Link' cables"
- depends on USB_USBNET
+config USB_NET_AX8817X
+ tristate "ASIX AX88xxx Based USB 2.0 Ethernet Adapters"
+ depends on USB_USBNET && NET_ETHERNET
+ select CRC32
+ select MII
default y
help
- Choose this option if you're using a host-to-host cable
- based on this design, which supports USB 2.0 high speed.
+ This option adds support for ASIX AX88xxx based USB 2.0
+ 10/100 Ethernet adapters.
-config USB_AN2720
- boolean "AnchorChips 2720 based cables (Xircom PGUNET, ...)"
- depends on USB_USBNET
- default y
- help
- Choose this option if you're using a host-to-host cable
- based on this design. Note that AnchorChips is now a
- Cypress brand.
+ This driver should work with at least the following devices:
+ * Aten UC210T
+ * ASIX AX88172
+ * Billionton Systems, USB2AR
+ * Buffalo LUA-U2-KTX
+ * Corega FEther USB2-TX
+ * D-Link DUB-E100
+ * Hawking UF200
+ * Linksys USB200M
+ * Netgear FA120
+ * Sitecom LN-029
+ * Intellinet USB 2.0 Ethernet
+ * ST Lab USB 2.0 Ethernet
+ * TrendNet TU2-ET100
-config USB_BELKIN
- boolean "eTEK based host-to-host cables (Advance, Belkin, ...)"
+ This driver creates an interface named "ethX", where X depends on
+ what other networking devices you have in use.
+
+
+config USB_NET_CDCETHER
+ tristate "CDC Ethernet support (smart devices such as cable modems)"
depends on USB_USBNET
default y
help
- Choose this option if you're using a host-to-host cable
- based on this design: two NetChip 2890 chips and an Atmel
- microcontroller, with LEDs that indicate traffic.
+ This option supports devices conforming to the Communication Device
+ Class (CDC) Ethernet Control Model, a specification that's easy to
+ implement in device firmware. The CDC specifications are available
+ from <http://www.usb.org/>.
-config USB_GENESYS
- boolean "GeneSys GL620USB-A based cables"
- default y
+ CDC Ethernet is an implementation option for DOCSIS cable modems
+ that support USB connectivity, used for non-Microsoft USB hosts.
+ The Linux-USB CDC Ethernet Gadget driver is an open implementation.
+ This driver should work with at least the following devices:
+
+ * Ericsson PipeRider (all variants)
+ * Motorola (DM100 and SB4100)
+ * Broadcom Cable Modem (reference design)
+ * Toshiba PCX1100U
+ * ...
+
+ This driver creates an interface named "ethX", where X depends on
+ what other networking devices you have in use. However, if the
+ IEEE 802 "local assignment" bit is set in the address, a "usbX"
+ name is used instead.
+
+config USB_NET_GL620A
+ tristate "GeneSys GL620USB-A based cables"
depends on USB_USBNET
help
Choose this option if you're using a host-to-host cable,
Note that the half-duplex "GL620USB" is not supported.
-config USB_NET1080
- boolean "NetChip 1080 based cables (Laplink, ...)"
+config USB_NET_NET1080
+ tristate "NetChip 1080 based cables (Laplink, ...)"
default y
depends on USB_USBNET
help
Choose this option if you're using a host-to-host cable based
- on this design: one NetChip 1080 chips and supporting logic,
- supporting LEDs that indicate traffic
+ on this design: one NetChip 1080 chip and supporting logic,
+ optionally with LEDs that indicate traffic
-config USB_PL2301
- boolean "Prolific PL-2301/2302 based cables"
- default y
- # handshake/init/reset problems, from original 'plusb' driver
+config USB_NET_PLUSB
+ tristate "Prolific PL-2301/2302 based cables"
+ # if the handshake/init/reset problems, from original 'plusb',
+ # are ever resolved ... then remove "experimental"
depends on USB_USBNET && EXPERIMENTAL
help
Choose this option if you're using a host-to-host cable
with one of these chips.
-config USB_KC2190
- boolean "KT Technology KC2190 based cables (InstaNet)"
- default y
+config USB_NET_RNDIS_HOST
+ tristate "Host for RNDIS devices (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on USB_USBNET && EXPERIMENTAL
+ select USB_NET_CDCETHER
help
- Choose this option if you're using a host-to-host cable
- with one of these chips.
+ This option enables hosting "Remote NDIS" USB networking links,
+ as encouraged by Microsoft (instead of CDC Ethernet!) for use in
+ various devices that may only support this protocol.
-comment "Intelligent USB Devices/Gadgets"
+ Avoid using this protocol unless you have no better options.
+ The protocol specification is incomplete, and is controlled by
+ (and for) Microsoft; it isn't an "Open" ecosystem or market.
+
+config USB_NET_CDC_SUBSET
+ tristate "Simple USB Network Links (CDC Ethernet subset)"
depends on USB_USBNET
+ help
+ This driver module supports USB network devices that can work
+ without any device-specific information. Select it if you have
+ one of these drivers.
+
+ Note that while many USB host-to-host cables can work in this mode,
+ that may mean not being able to talk to Win32 systems or more
+ commonly not being able to handle certain events (like replugging
+ the host on the other end) very well. Also, these devices will
+ not generally have permanently assigned Ethernet addresses.
+
+config USB_ALI_M5632
+ boolean "ALi M5632 based 'USB 2.0 Data Link' cables"
+ depends on USB_NET_CDC_SUBSET
+ help
+ Choose this option if you're using a host-to-host cable
+ based on this design, which supports USB 2.0 high speed.
+
+config USB_AN2720
+ boolean "AnchorChips 2720 based cables (Xircom PGUNET, ...)"
+ depends on USB_NET_CDC_SUBSET
+ help
+ Choose this option if you're using a host-to-host cable
+ based on this design. Note that AnchorChips is now a
+ Cypress brand.
+
+config USB_BELKIN
+ boolean "eTEK based host-to-host cables (Advance, Belkin, ...)"
+ depends on USB_NET_CDC_SUBSET
+ default y
+ help
+ Choose this option if you're using a host-to-host cable
+ based on this design: two NetChip 2890 chips and an Atmel
+ microcontroller, with LEDs that indicate traffic.
config USB_ARMLINUX
boolean "Embedded ARM Linux links (iPaq, ...)"
- depends on USB_USBNET
+ depends on USB_NET_CDC_SUBSET
default y
help
Choose this option to support the "usb-eth" networking driver
config USB_EPSON2888
boolean "Epson 2888 based firmware (DEVELOPMENT)"
- depends on USB_USBNET
- default y
+ depends on USB_NET_CDC_SUBSET
help
Choose this option to support the usb networking links used
by some sample firmware from Epson.
-config USB_ZAURUS
- boolean "Sharp Zaurus (stock ROMs) and compatible"
+config USB_NET_ZAURUS
+ tristate "Sharp Zaurus (stock ROMs) and compatible"
depends on USB_USBNET
+ select USB_NET_CDCETHER
select CRC32
default y
help
This also supports some related device firmware, as used in some
PDAs from Olympus and some cell phones from Motorola.
- If you install an alternate ROM image, such as the Linux 2.6 based
+ If you install an alternate image, such as the Linux 2.6 based
versions of OpenZaurus, you should no longer need to support this
protocol. Only the "eth-fd" or "net_fd" drivers in these devices
really need this non-conformant variant of CDC Ethernet (or in
some cases CDC MDLM) protocol, not "g_ether".
-config USB_CDCETHER
- boolean "CDC Ethernet support (smart devices such as cable modems)"
- depends on USB_USBNET
- default y
- help
- This option supports devices conforming to the Communication Device
- Class (CDC) Ethernet Control Model, a specification that's easy to
- implement in device firmware. The CDC specifications are available
- from <http://www.usb.org/>.
-
- CDC Ethernet is an implementation option for DOCSIS cable modems
- that support USB connectivity, used for non-Microsoft USB hosts.
- This driver should work with at least the following devices:
-
- * Ericsson PipeRider (all variants)
- * Motorola (DM100 and SB4100)
- * Broadcom Cable Modem (reference design)
- * Toshiba PCX1100U
- * ...
-
- This driver creates an interface named "ethX", where X depends on
- what other networking devices you have in use. However, if the
- IEEE 802 "local assignment" bit is set in the address, a "usbX"
- name is used instead.
-
-comment "USB Network Adapters"
- depends on USB_USBNET
-
-config USB_AX8817X
- boolean "ASIX AX88xxx Based USB 2.0 Ethernet Devices"
- depends on USB_USBNET && NET_ETHERNET
- select CRC32
- select MII
- default y
- help
- This option adds support for ASIX AX88xxx based USB 2.0
- 10/100 Ethernet devices.
-
- This driver should work with at least the following devices:
- * Aten UC210T
- * ASIX AX88172
- * Billionton Systems, USB2AR
- * Buffalo LUA-U2-KTX
- * Corega FEther USB2-TX
- * D-Link DUB-E100
- * Hawking UF200
- * Linksys USB200M
- * Netgear FA120
- * Sitecom LN-029
- * Intellinet USB 2.0 Ethernet
- * ST Lab USB 2.0 Ethernet
- * TrendNet TU2-ET100
-
- This driver creates an interface named "ethX", where X depends on
- what other networking devices you have in use.
config USB_ZD1201
tristate "USB ZD1201 based Wireless device support"
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