Thomas Gleixner | ec8f24b | 2019-05-19 13:07:45 +0100 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only |
Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 2 | # |
| 3 | # DECnet configuration |
| 4 | # |
Sam Ravnborg | 6a2e9b7 | 2005-07-11 21:13:56 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 5 | config DECNET |
| 6 | tristate "DECnet Support" |
Masahiro Yamada | a7f7f62 | 2020-06-14 01:50:22 +0900 | [diff] [blame] | 7 | help |
Sam Ravnborg | 6a2e9b7 | 2005-07-11 21:13:56 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 8 | The DECnet networking protocol was used in many products made by |
| 9 | Digital (now Compaq). It provides reliable stream and sequenced |
| 10 | packet communications over which run a variety of services similar |
| 11 | to those which run over TCP/IP. |
| 12 | |
| 13 | To find some tools to use with the kernel layer support, please |
| 14 | look at Patrick Caulfield's web site: |
| 15 | <http://linux-decnet.sourceforge.net/>. |
| 16 | |
| 17 | More detailed documentation is available in |
Mauro Carvalho Chehab | 9a69fb9 | 2020-04-28 00:01:30 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 18 | <file:Documentation/networking/decnet.rst>. |
Sam Ravnborg | 6a2e9b7 | 2005-07-11 21:13:56 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 19 | |
| 20 | Be sure to say Y to "/proc file system support" and "Sysctl support" |
| 21 | below when using DECnet, since you will need sysctl support to aid |
| 22 | in configuration at run time. |
| 23 | |
| 24 | The DECnet code is also available as a module ( = code which can be |
| 25 | inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want). |
| 26 | The module is called decnet. |
| 27 | |
Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 28 | config DECNET_ROUTER |
Kees Cook | 2d6f9af | 2012-10-02 11:19:44 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 29 | bool "DECnet: router support" |
| 30 | depends on DECNET |
Steven Whitehouse | a8731cb | 2006-08-09 15:56:46 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 31 | select FIB_RULES |
Masahiro Yamada | a7f7f62 | 2020-06-14 01:50:22 +0900 | [diff] [blame] | 32 | help |
Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 33 | Add support for turning your DECnet Endnode into a level 1 or 2 |
| 34 | router. This is an experimental, but functional option. If you |
| 35 | do say Y here, then make sure that you also say Y to "Kernel/User |
| 36 | network link driver", "Routing messages" and "Network packet |
| 37 | filtering". The first two are required to allow configuration via |
| 38 | rtnetlink (you will need Alexey Kuznetsov's iproute2 package |
| 39 | from <ftp://ftp.tux.org/pub/net/ip-routing/>). The "Network packet |
| 40 | filtering" option will be required for the forthcoming routing daemon |
| 41 | to work. |
| 42 | |
Mauro Carvalho Chehab | 9a69fb9 | 2020-04-28 00:01:30 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 43 | See <file:Documentation/networking/decnet.rst> for more information. |