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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-10-25 13:25:22 +0200
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-10-25 13:25:22 +0200
commit8a9ea3237e7eb5c25f09e429ad242ae5a3d5ea22 (patch)
treea0a63398a9983667d52cbbbf4e2405b4f22b1d83 /drivers/net/plip/Kconfig
parent1be025d3cb40cd295123af2c394f7229ef9b30ca (diff)
parent8b3408f8ee994973869d8ba32c5bf482bc4ddca4 (diff)
Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next: (1745 commits) dp83640: free packet queues on remove dp83640: use proper function to free transmit time stamping packets ipv6: Do not use routes from locally generated RAs |PATCH net-next] tg3: add tx_dropped counter be2net: don't create multiple RX/TX rings in multi channel mode be2net: don't create multiple TXQs in BE2 be2net: refactor VF setup/teardown code into be_vf_setup/clear() be2net: add vlan/rx-mode/flow-control config to be_setup() net_sched: cls_flow: use skb_header_pointer() ipv4: avoid useless call of the function check_peer_pmtu TCP: remove TCP_DEBUG net: Fix driver name for mdio-gpio.c ipv4: tcp: fix TOS value in ACK messages sent from TIME_WAIT rtnetlink: Add missing manual netlink notification in dev_change_net_namespaces ipv4: fix ipsec forward performance regression jme: fix irq storm after suspend/resume route: fix ICMP redirect validation net: hold sock reference while processing tx timestamps tcp: md5: add more const attributes Add ethtool -g support to virtio_net ... Fix up conflicts in: - drivers/net/Kconfig: The split-up generated a trivial conflict with removal of a stale reference to Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt. Remove it from the new location instead. - fs/sysfs/dir.c: Fairly nasty conflicts with the sysfs rb-tree usage, conflicting with Eric Biederman's changes for tagged directories.
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+#
+# Parallel Line Internet Protocol (PLIP) network device configuration
+#
+
+config PLIP
+ tristate "PLIP (parallel port) support"
+ depends on PARPORT
+ ---help---
+ PLIP (Parallel Line Internet Protocol) is used to create a
+ reasonably fast mini network consisting of two (or, rarely, more)
+ local machines. A PLIP link from a Linux box is a popular means to
+ install a Linux distribution on a machine which doesn't have a
+ CD-ROM drive (a minimal system has to be transferred with floppies
+ first). The kernels on both machines need to have this PLIP option
+ enabled for this to work.
+
+ The PLIP driver has two modes, mode 0 and mode 1. The parallel
+ ports (the connectors at the computers with 25 holes) are connected
+ with "null printer" or "Turbo Laplink" cables which can transmit 4
+ bits at a time (mode 0) or with special PLIP cables, to be used on
+ bidirectional parallel ports only, which can transmit 8 bits at a
+ time (mode 1); you can find the wiring of these cables in
+ <file:Documentation/networking/PLIP.txt>. The cables can be up to
+ 15m long. Mode 0 works also if one of the machines runs DOS/Windows
+ and has some PLIP software installed, e.g. the Crynwr PLIP packet
+ driver (<http://oak.oakland.edu/simtel.net/msdos/pktdrvr-pre.html>)
+ and winsock or NCSA's telnet.
+
+ If you want to use PLIP, say Y and read the PLIP mini-HOWTO as well
+ as the NET-3-HOWTO, both available from
+ <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Note that the PLIP
+ protocol has been changed and this PLIP driver won't work together
+ with the PLIP support in Linux versions 1.0.x. This option enlarges
+ your kernel by about 8 KB.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
+ will be called plip. If unsure, say Y or M, in case you buy
+ a laptop later.