considerable shuffling to keep related and interdependent options
together. there's more to be done on this menu alone, but i'd appreciate
feedback on just this part of it before i go any further.
diff -Nru bk1/net/ipv4/Kconfig rday-bk1/net/ipv4/Kconfig
--- bk1/net/ipv4/Kconfig 2003-04-07 13:32:18.000000000 -0400
+++ rday-bk1/net/ipv4/Kconfig 2003-04-08 21:26:17.000000000 -0400
@@ -15,6 +15,41 @@
<file:Documentation/networking/multicast.txt>. For most people, it's
safe to say N.
+config IP_MROUTE
+ bool "IP: multicast routing"
+ depends on IP_MULTICAST
+ help
+ This is used if you want your machine to act as a router for IP
+ packets that have several destination addresses. It is needed on the
+ MBONE, a high bandwidth network on top of the Internet which carries
+ audio and video broadcasts. In order to do that, you would most
+ likely run the program mrouted. Information about the multicast
+ capabilities of the various network cards is contained in
+ <file:Documentation/networking/multicast.txt>. If you haven't heard
+ about it, you don't need it.
+
+config IP_PIMSM_V1
+ bool "IP: PIM-SM version 1 support"
+ depends on IP_MROUTE
+ help
+ Kernel side support for Sparse Mode PIM (Protocol Independent
+ Multicast) version 1. This multicast routing protocol is used widely
+ because Cisco supports it. You need special software to use it
+ (pimd-v1). Please see <http://netweb.usc.edu/pim/> for more
+ information about PIM.
+
+ Say Y if you want to use PIM-SM v1. Note that you can say N here if
+ you just want to use Dense Mode PIM.
+
+config IP_PIMSM_V2
+ bool "IP: PIM-SM version 2 support"
+ depends on IP_MROUTE
+ help
+ Kernel side support for Sparse Mode PIM version 2. In order to use
+ this, you need an experimental routing daemon supporting it (pimd or
+ gated-5). This routing protocol is not used widely, so say N unless
+ you want to play with it.
+
config IP_ADVANCED_ROUTER
bool "IP: advanced router"
depends on INET
@@ -232,41 +267,6 @@
Network), but can be distributed all over the Internet. If you want
to do that, say Y here and to "IP multicast routing" below.
-config IP_MROUTE
- bool "IP: multicast routing"
- depends on IP_MULTICAST
- help
- This is used if you want your machine to act as a router for IP
- packets that have several destination addresses. It is needed on the
- MBONE, a high bandwidth network on top of the Internet which carries
- audio and video broadcasts. In order to do that, you would most
- likely run the program mrouted. Information about the multicast
- capabilities of the various network cards is contained in
- <file:Documentation/networking/multicast.txt>. If you haven't heard
- about it, you don't need it.
-
-config IP_PIMSM_V1
- bool "IP: PIM-SM version 1 support"
- depends on IP_MROUTE
- help
- Kernel side support for Sparse Mode PIM (Protocol Independent
- Multicast) version 1. This multicast routing protocol is used widely
- because Cisco supports it. You need special software to use it
- (pimd-v1). Please see <http://netweb.usc.edu/pim/> for more
- information about PIM.
-
- Say Y if you want to use PIM-SM v1. Note that you can say N here if
- you just want to use Dense Mode PIM.
-
-config IP_PIMSM_V2
- bool "IP: PIM-SM version 2 support"
- depends on IP_MROUTE
- help
- Kernel side support for Sparse Mode PIM version 2. In order to use
- this, you need an experimental routing daemon supporting it (pimd or
- gated-5). This routing protocol is not used widely, so say N unless
- you want to play with it.
-
config ARPD
bool "IP: ARP daemon support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on INET && EXPERIMENTAL
@@ -348,6 +348,8 @@
If unsure, say N.
+source "net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig"
+
config INET_AH
tristate "IP: AH transformation"
---help---
@@ -362,5 +364,3 @@
If unsure, say Y.
-source "net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig"
-
diff -Nru bk1/net/Kconfig rday-bk1/net/Kconfig
--- bk1/net/Kconfig 2003-04-07 13:30:39.000000000 -0400
+++ rday-bk1/net/Kconfig 2003-04-08 21:29:08.000000000 -0400
@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@
menu "Networking options"
depends on NET
+config NETLINK_DEV
+ tristate "Netlink device emulation (deprecated)"
+ help
+ This option will be removed soon. Any programs that want to use
+ character special nodes like /dev/tap0 or /dev/route (all with major
+ number 36) need this option, and need to be rewritten soon to use
+ the real netlink socket.
+ This is a backward compatibility option, choose Y for now.
+
config PACKET
tristate "Packet socket"
---help---
@@ -49,14 +58,37 @@
If unsure, say N.
-config NETLINK_DEV
- tristate "Netlink device emulation"
- help
- This option will be removed soon. Any programs that want to use
- character special nodes like /dev/tap0 or /dev/route (all with major
- number 36) need this option, and need to be rewritten soon to use
- the real netlink socket.
- This is a backward compatibility option, choose Y for now.
+config UNIX
+ tristate "Unix domain sockets"
+ ---help---
+ If you say Y here, you will include support for Unix domain sockets;
+ sockets are the standard Unix mechanism for establishing and
+ accessing network connections. Many commonly used programs such as
+ the X Window system and syslog use these sockets even if your
+ machine is not connected to any network. Unless you are working on
+ an embedded system or something similar, you therefore definitely
+ want to say Y here.
+
+ However, the socket support is also available as a module ( = code
+ which can be inserted in and removed from the running kernel
+ whenever you want). If you want to compile it as a module, say M
+ here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. The module will be
+ called unix. If you try building this as a module and you have
+ said Y to "Kernel module loader support" above, be sure to add
+ 'alias net-pf-1 unix' to your /etc/modules.conf file. Note that
+ several important services won't work correctly if you say M here
+ and then neglect to load the module.
+
+ Say Y unless you know what you are doing.
+
+config NET_KEY
+ tristate "PF_KEY sockets"
+ ---help---
+ PF_KEYv2 socket family, compatible to KAME ones.
+ They are required if you are going to use IPsec tools ported
+ from KAME.
+
+ Say Y unless you know what you are doing.
config NETFILTER
bool "Network packet filtering (replaces ipchains)"
@@ -118,38 +150,6 @@
You can say Y here if you want to get additional messages useful in
debugging the netfilter code.
-config UNIX
- tristate "Unix domain sockets"
- ---help---
- If you say Y here, you will include support for Unix domain sockets;
- sockets are the standard Unix mechanism for establishing and
- accessing network connections. Many commonly used programs such as
- the X Window system and syslog use these sockets even if your
- machine is not connected to any network. Unless you are working on
- an embedded system or something similar, you therefore definitely
- want to say Y here.
-
- However, the socket support is also available as a module ( = code
- which can be inserted in and removed from the running kernel
- whenever you want). If you want to compile it as a module, say M
- here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. The module will be
- called unix. If you try building this as a module and you have
- said Y to "Kernel module loader support" above, be sure to add
- 'alias net-pf-1 unix' to your /etc/modules.conf file. Note that
- several important services won't work correctly if you say M here
- and then neglect to load the module.
-
- Say Y unless you know what you are doing.
-
-config NET_KEY
- tristate "PF_KEY sockets"
- ---help---
- PF_KEYv2 socket family, compatible to KAME ones.
- They are required if you are going to use IPsec tools ported
- from KAME.
-
- Say Y unless you know what you are doing.
-
config INET
bool "TCP/IP networking"
---help---
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
source "net/ipv4/Kconfig"
# IPv6 as module will cause a CRASH if you try to unload it
+
config IPV6
tristate "The IPv6 protocol (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on INET && EXPERIMENTAL
-
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