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author | Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com> | 2005-08-10 13:46:28 -0400 |
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committer | Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com> | 2005-08-10 13:46:28 -0400 |
commit | 2f058256cb64e346f4fb4499ff4e0f1c2791a4b4 (patch) | |
tree | 91e06602f4d3abb6812ea8c9bc9ba4501e14c84e /net/wanrouter/Kconfig | |
parent | 0274aa2506fd2fe89a58dd6cd64d3b3f7b976af8 (diff) | |
parent | 86b3786078d63242d3194ffc58ae8dae1d1bbef3 (diff) |
Merge /spare/repo/linux-2.6/
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diff --git a/net/wanrouter/Kconfig b/net/wanrouter/Kconfig new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..1debe1cb054 --- /dev/null +++ b/net/wanrouter/Kconfig @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# +# Configuration for WAN router +# + +config WAN_ROUTER + tristate "WAN router" + depends on EXPERIMENTAL + ---help--- + Wide Area Networks (WANs), such as X.25, frame relay and leased + lines, are used to interconnect Local Area Networks (LANs) over vast + distances with data transfer rates significantly higher than those + achievable with commonly used asynchronous modem connections. + Usually, a quite expensive external device called a `WAN router' is + needed to connect to a WAN. + + As an alternative, WAN routing can be built into the Linux kernel. + With relatively inexpensive WAN interface cards available on the + market, a perfectly usable router can be built for less than half + the price of an external router. If you have one of those cards and + wish to use your Linux box as a WAN router, say Y here and also to + the WAN driver for your card, below. You will then need the + wan-tools package which is available from <ftp://ftp.sangoma.com/>. + Read <file:Documentation/networking/wan-router.txt> for more + information. + + To compile WAN routing support as a module, choose M here: the + module will be called wanrouter. + + If unsure, say N. |