^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 1) # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 2) #
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 3) # DECnet configuration
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 4) #
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 5) config DECNET
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 6) tristate "DECnet Support"
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 7) help
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 8) The DECnet networking protocol was used in many products made by
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 9) Digital (now Compaq). It provides reliable stream and sequenced
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 10) packet communications over which run a variety of services similar
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 11) to those which run over TCP/IP.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 12)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 13) To find some tools to use with the kernel layer support, please
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 14) look at Patrick Caulfield's web site:
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 15) <http://linux-decnet.sourceforge.net/>.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 16)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 17) More detailed documentation is available in
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 18) <file:Documentation/networking/decnet.rst>.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 19)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 20) Be sure to say Y to "/proc file system support" and "Sysctl support"
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 21) below when using DECnet, since you will need sysctl support to aid
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 22) in configuration at run time.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 23)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 24) The DECnet code is also available as a module ( = code which can be
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 25) inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 26) The module is called decnet.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 27)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 28) config DECNET_ROUTER
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 29) bool "DECnet: router support"
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 30) depends on DECNET
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 31) select FIB_RULES
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 32) help
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 33) Add support for turning your DECnet Endnode into a level 1 or 2
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 34) router. This is an experimental, but functional option. If you
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 35) do say Y here, then make sure that you also say Y to "Kernel/User
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 36) network link driver", "Routing messages" and "Network packet
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 37) filtering". The first two are required to allow configuration via
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 38) rtnetlink (you will need Alexey Kuznetsov's iproute2 package
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 39) from <ftp://ftp.tux.org/pub/net/ip-routing/>). The "Network packet
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 40) filtering" option will be required for the forthcoming routing daemon
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 41) to work.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 42)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 43) See <file:Documentation/networking/decnet.rst> for more information.