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1#
2# Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)
3#
4
5menuconfig L2TP
6    tristate "Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)"
7    depends on (IPV6 || IPV6=n)
8    depends on INET
9    ---help---
10      Layer Two Tunneling Protocol
11
12      From RFC 2661 <http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2661.txt>.
13
14      L2TP facilitates the tunneling of packets across an
15      intervening network in a way that is as transparent as
16      possible to both end-users and applications.
17
18      L2TP is often used to tunnel PPP traffic over IP
19      tunnels. One IP tunnel may carry thousands of individual PPP
20      connections. L2TP is also used as a VPN protocol, popular
21      with home workers to connect to their offices.
22
23      L2TPv3 allows other protocols as well as PPP to be carried
24      over L2TP tunnels. L2TPv3 is defined in RFC 3931
25      <http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3931.txt>.
26
27      The kernel component handles only L2TP data packets: a
28      userland daemon handles L2TP the control protocol (tunnel
29      and session setup). One such daemon is OpenL2TP
30      (http://openl2tp.org/).
31
32      If you don't need L2TP, say N. To compile all L2TP code as
33      modules, choose M here.
34
35config L2TP_DEBUGFS
36    tristate "L2TP debugfs support"
37    depends on L2TP && DEBUG_FS
38    help
39      Support for l2tp directory in debugfs filesystem. This may be
40      used to dump internal state of the l2tp drivers for problem
41      analysis.
42
43      If unsure, say 'Y'.
44
45      To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
46      will be called l2tp_debugfs.
47
48config L2TP_V3
49    bool "L2TPv3 support"
50    depends on L2TP
51    help
52      Layer Two Tunneling Protocol Version 3
53
54      From RFC 3931 <http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3931.txt>.
55
56      The Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) provides a dynamic
57      mechanism for tunneling Layer 2 (L2) "circuits" across a
58      packet-oriented data network (e.g., over IP). L2TP, as
59      originally defined in RFC 2661, is a standard method for
60      tunneling Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) [RFC1661] sessions.
61      L2TP has since been adopted for tunneling a number of other
62      L2 protocols, including ATM, Frame Relay, HDLC and even raw
63      ethernet frames.
64
65      If you are connecting to L2TPv3 equipment, or you want to
66      tunnel raw ethernet frames using L2TP, say Y here. If
67      unsure, say N.
68
69config L2TP_IP
70    tristate "L2TP IP encapsulation for L2TPv3"
71    depends on L2TP_V3
72    help
73      Support for L2TP-over-IP socket family.
74
75      The L2TPv3 protocol defines two possible encapsulations for
76      L2TP frames, namely UDP and plain IP (without UDP). This
77      driver provides a new L2TPIP socket family with which
78      userspace L2TPv3 daemons may create L2TP/IP tunnel sockets
79      when UDP encapsulation is not required. When L2TP is carried
80      in IP packets, it used IP protocol number 115, so this port
81      must be enabled in firewalls.
82
83      To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
84      will be called l2tp_ip.
85
86config L2TP_ETH
87    tristate "L2TP ethernet pseudowire support for L2TPv3"
88    depends on L2TP_V3
89    help
90      Support for carrying raw ethernet frames over L2TPv3.
91
92      From RFC 4719 <http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4719.txt>.
93
94      The Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol, Version 3 (L2TPv3) can be
95      used as a control protocol and for data encapsulation to set
96      up Pseudowires for transporting layer 2 Packet Data Units
97      across an IP network [RFC3931].
98
99      This driver provides an ethernet virtual interface for each
100      L2TP ethernet pseudowire instance. Standard Linux tools may
101      be used to assign an IP address to the local virtual
102      interface, or add the interface to a bridge.
103
104      If you are using L2TPv3, you will almost certainly want to
105      enable this option.
106
107      To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
108      will be called l2tp_eth.
109

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