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1# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
2#
3# PPP network device configuration
4#
5
6config PPP
7	tristate "PPP (point-to-point protocol) support"
8	select SLHC
9	help
10	  PPP (Point to Point Protocol) is a newer and better SLIP.  It serves
11	  the same purpose: sending Internet traffic over telephone (and other
12	  serial) lines.  Ask your access provider if they support it, because
13	  otherwise you can't use it; most Internet access providers these
14	  days support PPP rather than SLIP.
15
16	  To use PPP, you need an additional program called pppd as described
17	  in the PPP-HOWTO, available at
18	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.  Make sure that you have
19	  the version of pppd recommended in <file:Documentation/Changes>.
20	  The PPP option enlarges your kernel by about 16 KB.
21
22	  There are actually two versions of PPP: the traditional PPP for
23	  asynchronous lines, such as regular analog phone lines, and
24	  synchronous PPP which can be used over digital ISDN lines for
25	  example.  If you want to use PPP over phone lines or other
26	  asynchronous serial lines, you need to say Y (or M) here and also to
27	  the next option, "PPP support for async serial ports".  For PPP over
28	  synchronous lines, you should say Y (or M) here and to "Support
29	  synchronous PPP", below.
30
31	  If you said Y to "Version information on all symbols" above, then
32	  you cannot compile the PPP driver into the kernel; you can then only
33	  compile it as a module. To compile this driver as a module, choose M
34	  here. The module will be called ppp_generic.
35
36if PPP
37
38config PPP_BSDCOMP
39	tristate "PPP BSD-Compress compression"
40	depends on PPP
41	help
42	  Support for the BSD-Compress compression method for PPP, which uses
43	  the LZW compression method to compress each PPP packet before it is
44	  sent over the wire. The machine at the other end of the PPP link
45	  (usually your ISP) has to support the BSD-Compress compression
46	  method as well for this to be useful. Even if they don't support it,
47	  it is safe to say Y here.
48
49	  The PPP Deflate compression method ("PPP Deflate compression",
50	  above) is preferable to BSD-Compress, because it compresses better
51	  and is patent-free.
52
53	  Note that the BSD compression code will always be compiled as a
54	  module; it is called bsd_comp and will show up in the directory
55	  modules once you have said "make modules". If unsure, say N.
56
57config PPP_DEFLATE
58	tristate "PPP Deflate compression"
59	depends on PPP
60	select ZLIB_INFLATE
61	select ZLIB_DEFLATE
62	help
63	  Support for the Deflate compression method for PPP, which uses the
64	  Deflate algorithm (the same algorithm that gzip uses) to compress
65	  each PPP packet before it is sent over the wire.  The machine at the
66	  other end of the PPP link (usually your ISP) has to support the
67	  Deflate compression method as well for this to be useful.  Even if
68	  they don't support it, it is safe to say Y here.
69
70	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here.
71
72config PPP_FILTER
73	bool "PPP filtering"
74	depends on PPP
75	help
76	  Say Y here if you want to be able to filter the packets passing over
77	  PPP interfaces.  This allows you to control which packets count as
78	  activity (i.e. which packets will reset the idle timer or bring up
79	  a demand-dialed link) and which packets are to be dropped entirely.
80	  You need to say Y here if you wish to use the pass-filter and
81	  active-filter options to pppd.
82
83	  If unsure, say N.
84
85config PPP_MPPE
86	tristate "PPP MPPE compression (encryption)"
87	depends on PPP
88	select CRYPTO_LIB_ARC4
89	select CRYPTO_LIB_SHA1
90	help
91	  Support for the MPPE Encryption protocol, as employed by the
92	  Microsoft Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol.
93
94	  See http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/ for information on
95	  configuring PPTP clients and servers to utilize this method.
96
97config PPP_MULTILINK
98	bool "PPP multilink support"
99	depends on PPP
100	help
101	  PPP multilink is a protocol (defined in RFC 1990) which allows you
102	  to combine several (logical or physical) lines into one logical PPP
103	  connection, so that you can utilize your full bandwidth.
104
105	  This has to be supported at the other end as well and you need a
106	  version of the pppd daemon which understands the multilink protocol.
107
108	  If unsure, say N.
109
110config PPPOATM
111	tristate "PPP over ATM"
112	depends on ATM && PPP
113	help
114	  Support PPP (Point to Point Protocol) encapsulated in ATM frames.
115	  This implementation does not yet comply with section 8 of RFC2364,
116	  which can lead to bad results if the ATM peer loses state and
117	  changes its encapsulation unilaterally.
118
119config PPPOE
120	tristate "PPP over Ethernet"
121	depends on PPP
122	help
123	  Support for PPP over Ethernet.
124
125	  This driver requires the latest version of pppd from the CVS
126	  repository at cvs.samba.org.  Alternatively, see the
127	  RoaringPenguin package (<http://www.roaringpenguin.com/pppoe>)
128	  which contains instruction on how to use this driver (under
129	  the heading "Kernel mode PPPoE").
130
131choice
132	prompt "Number of PPPoE hash bits"
133	default PPPOE_HASH_BITS_4
134	depends on PPPOE
135	help
136		Select the number of bits used for hashing PPPoE interfaces.
137
138		Larger sizes reduces the risk of hash collisions at the cost
139		of slightly increased memory usage.
140
141		This hash table is on a per outer ethernet interface.
142
143config PPPOE_HASH_BITS_1
144	bool "1 bit (2 buckets)"
145
146config PPPOE_HASH_BITS_2
147	bool "2 bits (4 buckets)"
148
149config PPPOE_HASH_BITS_4
150	bool "4 bits (16 buckets)"
151
152config PPPOE_HASH_BITS_8
153	bool "8 bits (256 buckets)"
154
155endchoice
156
157config PPPOE_HASH_BITS
158	int
159	default 1 if PPPOE_HASH_BITS_1
160	default 2 if PPPOE_HASH_BITS_2
161	default 4 if PPPOE_HASH_BITS_4
162	default 8 if PPPOE_HASH_BITS_8
163	default 4
164
165config PPTP
166	tristate "PPP over IPv4 (PPTP)"
167	depends on PPP && NET_IPGRE_DEMUX
168	help
169	  Support for PPP over IPv4.(Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
170
171	  This driver requires pppd plugin to work in client mode or
172	  modified pptpd (poptop) to work in server mode.
173	  See http://accel-pptp.sourceforge.net/ for information how to
174	  utilize this module.
175
176config PPPOL2TP
177	tristate "PPP over L2TP"
178	depends on L2TP && PPP
179	help
180	  Support for PPP-over-L2TP socket family. L2TP is a protocol
181	  used by ISPs and enterprises to tunnel PPP traffic over UDP
182	  tunnels. L2TP is replacing PPTP for VPN uses.
183if TTY
184
185config PPP_ASYNC
186	tristate "PPP support for async serial ports"
187	depends on PPP
188	select CRC_CCITT
189	help
190	  Say Y (or M) here if you want to be able to use PPP over standard
191	  asynchronous serial ports, such as COM1 or COM2 on a PC.  If you use
192	  a modem (not a synchronous or ISDN modem) to contact your ISP, you
193	  need this option.
194
195	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here.
196
197	  If unsure, say Y.
198
199config PPP_SYNC_TTY
200	tristate "PPP support for sync tty ports"
201	depends on PPP
202	help
203	  Say Y (or M) here if you want to be able to use PPP over synchronous
204	  (HDLC) tty devices, such as the SyncLink adapter. These devices
205	  are often used for high-speed leased lines like T1/E1.
206
207	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here.
208
209endif # TTY
210
211endif # PPP
212