]>
Commit | Line | Data |
---|---|---|
1 | # | |
2 | # DECnet configuration | |
3 | # | |
4 | config DECNET | |
5 | tristate "DECnet Support" | |
6 | ---help--- | |
7 | The DECnet networking protocol was used in many products made by | |
8 | Digital (now Compaq). It provides reliable stream and sequenced | |
9 | packet communications over which run a variety of services similar | |
10 | to those which run over TCP/IP. | |
11 | ||
12 | To find some tools to use with the kernel layer support, please | |
13 | look at Patrick Caulfield's web site: | |
14 | <http://linux-decnet.sourceforge.net/>. | |
15 | ||
16 | More detailed documentation is available in | |
17 | <file:Documentation/networking/decnet.txt>. | |
18 | ||
19 | Be sure to say Y to "/proc file system support" and "Sysctl support" | |
20 | below when using DECnet, since you will need sysctl support to aid | |
21 | in configuration at run time. | |
22 | ||
23 | The DECnet code is also available as a module ( = code which can be | |
24 | inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want). | |
25 | The module is called decnet. | |
26 | ||
27 | config DECNET_ROUTER | |
28 | bool "DECnet: router support" | |
29 | depends on DECNET | |
30 | select FIB_RULES | |
31 | ---help--- | |
32 | Add support for turning your DECnet Endnode into a level 1 or 2 | |
33 | router. This is an experimental, but functional option. If you | |
34 | do say Y here, then make sure that you also say Y to "Kernel/User | |
35 | network link driver", "Routing messages" and "Network packet | |
36 | filtering". The first two are required to allow configuration via | |
37 | rtnetlink (you will need Alexey Kuznetsov's iproute2 package | |
38 | from <ftp://ftp.tux.org/pub/net/ip-routing/>). The "Network packet | |
39 | filtering" option will be required for the forthcoming routing daemon | |
40 | to work. | |
41 | ||
42 | See <file:Documentation/networking/decnet.txt> for more information. | |
43 |