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1*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds#
2*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds# Amateur Radio protocols and AX.25 device configuration
3*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds#
4*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds# 19971130	Now in an own category to make correct compilation of the
5*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds#		AX.25 stuff easier...
6*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds#		Joerg Reuter DL1BKE <jreuter@yaina.de>
7*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds# 19980129	Moved to net/ax25/Config.in, sourcing device drivers.
8*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds
9*1da177e4SLinus Torvaldsmenuconfig HAMRADIO
10*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on NET
11*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	bool "Amateur Radio support"
12*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
13*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If you want to connect your Linux box to an amateur radio, answer Y
14*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  here. You want to read <http://www.tapr.org/tapr/html/pkthome.html> and
15*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  the AX25-HOWTO, available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
16*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds
17*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the
18*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
19*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  the questions about amateur radio.
20*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds
21*1da177e4SLinus Torvaldscomment "Packet Radio protocols"
22*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on HAMRADIO && NET
23*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds
24*1da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig AX25
25*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "Amateur Radio AX.25 Level 2 protocol"
26*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on HAMRADIO && NET
27*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
28*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  This is the protocol used for computer communication over amateur
29*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  radio. It is either used by itself for point-to-point links, or to
30*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  carry other protocols such as tcp/ip. To use it, you need a device
31*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  that connects your Linux box to your amateur radio. You can either
32*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  use a low speed TNC (a Terminal Node Controller acts as a kind of
33*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  modem connecting your computer's serial port to your radio's
34*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  microphone input and speaker output) supporting the KISS protocol or
35*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  one of the various SCC cards that are supported by the generic Z8530
36*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  or the DMA SCC driver. Another option are the Baycom modem serial
37*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  and parallel port hacks or the sound card modem (supported by their
38*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  own drivers). If you say Y here, you also have to say Y to one of
39*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  those drivers.
40*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds
41*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  Information about where to get supporting software for Linux amateur
42*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  radio as well as information about how to configure an AX.25 port is
43*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  contained in the AX25-HOWTO, available from
44*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. You might also want to
45*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  check out the file <file:Documentation/networking/ax25.txt> in the
46*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  kernel source. More information about digital amateur radio in
47*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  general is on the WWW at
48*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  <http://www.tapr.org/tapr/html/pkthome.html>.
49*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds
50*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
51*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  module will be called ax25.
52*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds
53*1da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig AX25_DAMA_SLAVE
54*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	bool "AX.25 DAMA Slave support"
55*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on AX25
56*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	help
57*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  DAMA is a mechanism to prevent collisions when doing AX.25
58*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  networking. A DAMA server (called "master") accepts incoming traffic
59*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  from clients (called "slaves") and redistributes it to other slaves.
60*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  If you say Y here, your Linux box will act as a DAMA slave; this is
61*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  transparent in that you don't have to do any special DAMA
62*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  configuration. (Linux cannot yet act as a DAMA server.) If unsure,
63*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  say N.
64*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds
65*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds#	 bool '    AX.25 DAMA Master support' CONFIG_AX25_DAMA_MASTER
66*1da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig NETROM
67*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "Amateur Radio NET/ROM protocol"
68*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on AX25
69*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
70*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  NET/ROM is a network layer protocol on top of AX.25 useful for
71*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  routing.
72*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds
73*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  A comprehensive listing of all the software for Linux amateur radio
74*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  users as well as information about how to configure an AX.25 port is
75*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  contained in the AX25-HOWTO, available from
76*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. You also might want to
77*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  check out the file <file:Documentation/networking/ax25.txt>. More
78*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  information about digital amateur radio in general is on the WWW at
79*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  <http://www.tapr.org/tapr/html/pkthome.html>.
80*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds
81*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
82*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  module will be called netrom.
83*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds
84*1da177e4SLinus Torvaldsconfig ROSE
85*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	tristate "Amateur Radio X.25 PLP (Rose)"
86*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on AX25
87*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	---help---
88*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  The Packet Layer Protocol (PLP) is a way to route packets over X.25
89*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  connections in general and amateur radio AX.25 connections in
90*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  particular, essentially an alternative to NET/ROM.
91*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds
92*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  A comprehensive listing of all the software for Linux amateur radio
93*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  users as well as information about how to configure an AX.25 port is
94*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  contained in the AX25-HOWTO, available from
95*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.  You also might want to
96*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  check out the file <file:Documentation/networking/ax25.txt>. More
97*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  information about digital amateur radio in general is on the WWW at
98*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  <http://www.tapr.org/tapr/html/pkthome.html>.
99*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds
100*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
101*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	  module will be called rose.
102*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds
103*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds
104*1da177e4SLinus Torvaldsmenu "AX.25 network device drivers"
105*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds	depends on HAMRADIO && NET && AX25!=n
106*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds
107*1da177e4SLinus Torvaldssource "drivers/net/hamradio/Kconfig"
108*1da177e4SLinus Torvalds
109*1da177e4SLinus Torvaldsendmenu
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