2 # Amateur Radio protocols and AX.25 device configuration
6 depends on NET && !S390
7 bool "Amateur Radio support"
9 If you want to connect your Linux box to an amateur radio, answer Y
10 here. You want to read <http://www.tapr.org/tapr/html/pkthome.html>
11 and more specifically about AX.25 on Linux
12 <http://www.linux-ax25.org/>.
14 Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the
15 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
16 the questions about amateur radio.
18 comment "Packet Radio protocols"
22 tristate "Amateur Radio AX.25 Level 2 protocol"
25 This is the protocol used for computer communication over amateur
26 radio. It is either used by itself for point-to-point links, or to
27 carry other protocols such as tcp/ip. To use it, you need a device
28 that connects your Linux box to your amateur radio. You can either
29 use a low speed TNC (a Terminal Node Controller acts as a kind of
30 modem connecting your computer's serial port to your radio's
31 microphone input and speaker output) supporting the KISS protocol or
32 one of the various SCC cards that are supported by the generic Z8530
33 or the DMA SCC driver. Another option are the Baycom modem serial
34 and parallel port hacks or the sound card modem (supported by their
35 own drivers). If you say Y here, you also have to say Y to one of
38 Information about where to get supporting software for Linux amateur
39 radio as well as information about how to configure an AX.25 port is
40 contained in the AX25-HOWTO, available from
41 <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. You might also want to
42 check out the file <file:Documentation/networking/ax25.txt> in the
43 kernel source. More information about digital amateur radio in
44 general is on the WWW at
45 <http://www.tapr.org/tapr/html/pkthome.html>.
47 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
48 module will be called ax25.
50 config AX25_DAMA_SLAVE
51 bool "AX.25 DAMA Slave support"
55 DAMA is a mechanism to prevent collisions when doing AX.25
56 networking. A DAMA server (called "master") accepts incoming traffic
57 from clients (called "slaves") and redistributes it to other slaves.
58 If you say Y here, your Linux box will act as a DAMA slave; this is
59 transparent in that you don't have to do any special DAMA
60 configuration. Linux cannot yet act as a DAMA server. This option
61 only compiles DAMA slave support into the kernel. It still needs to
62 be enabled at runtime. For more about DAMA see
63 <http://www.linux-ax25.org>. If unsure, say Y.
65 # placeholder until implemented
66 config AX25_DAMA_MASTER
67 bool 'AX.25 DAMA Master support'
68 depends on AX25_DAMA_SLAVE && BROKEN
70 DAMA is a mechanism to prevent collisions when doing AX.25
71 networking. A DAMA server (called "master") accepts incoming traffic
72 from clients (called "slaves") and redistributes it to other slaves.
73 If you say Y here, your Linux box will act as a DAMA master; this is
74 transparent in that you don't have to do any special DAMA
75 configuration. Linux cannot yet act as a DAMA server. This option
76 only compiles DAMA slave support into the kernel. It still needs to
77 be explicitly enabled, so if unsure, say Y.
80 tristate "Amateur Radio NET/ROM protocol"
83 NET/ROM is a network layer protocol on top of AX.25 useful for
86 A comprehensive listing of all the software for Linux amateur radio
87 users as well as information about how to configure an AX.25 port is
88 contained in the Linux Ham Wiki, available from
89 <http://www.linux-ax25.org>. You also might want to check out the
90 file <file:Documentation/networking/ax25.txt>. More information about
91 digital amateur radio in general is on the WWW at
92 <http://www.tapr.org/tapr/html/pkthome.html>.
94 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
95 module will be called netrom.
98 tristate "Amateur Radio X.25 PLP (Rose)"
101 The Packet Layer Protocol (PLP) is a way to route packets over X.25
102 connections in general and amateur radio AX.25 connections in
103 particular, essentially an alternative to NET/ROM.
105 A comprehensive listing of all the software for Linux amateur radio
106 users as well as information about how to configure an AX.25 port is
107 contained in the Linux Ham Wiki, available from
108 <http://www.linux-ax25.org>. You also might want to check out the
109 file <file:Documentation/networking/ax25.txt>. More information about
110 digital amateur radio in general is on the WWW at
111 <http://www.tapr.org/tapr/html/pkthome.html>.
113 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
114 module will be called rose.
116 menu "AX.25 network device drivers"
117 depends on HAMRADIO && AX25
119 source "drivers/net/hamradio/Kconfig"