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| 1 | +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only |
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| 1 | 2 | # |
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| 2 | 3 | # SLIP network device configuration |
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| 3 | 4 | # |
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| 5 | 6 | config SLIP |
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| 6 | 7 | tristate "SLIP (serial line) support" |
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| 7 | 8 | depends on TTY |
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| 8 | | - ---help--- |
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| 9 | + help |
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| 9 | 10 | Say Y if you intend to use SLIP or CSLIP (compressed SLIP) to |
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| 10 | 11 | connect to your Internet service provider or to connect to some |
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| 11 | 12 | other local Unix box or if you want to configure your Linux box as a |
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| 35 | 36 | |
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| 36 | 37 | config SLHC |
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| 37 | 38 | tristate |
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| 38 | | - ---help--- |
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| 39 | + help |
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| 39 | 40 | This option enables Van Jacobsen serial line header compression |
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| 40 | 41 | routines. |
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| 41 | 42 | |
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| 45 | 46 | bool "CSLIP compressed headers" |
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| 46 | 47 | depends on SLIP |
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| 47 | 48 | select SLHC |
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| 48 | | - ---help--- |
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| 49 | + help |
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| 49 | 50 | This protocol is faster than SLIP because it uses compression on the |
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| 50 | 51 | TCP/IP headers (not on the data itself), but it has to be supported |
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| 51 | 52 | on both ends. Ask your access provider if you are not sure and |
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| 60 | 61 | config SLIP_SMART |
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| 61 | 62 | bool "Keepalive and linefill" |
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| 62 | 63 | depends on SLIP |
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| 63 | | - ---help--- |
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| 64 | + help |
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| 64 | 65 | Adds additional capabilities to the SLIP driver to support the |
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| 65 | 66 | RELCOM line fill and keepalive monitoring. Ideal on poor quality |
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| 66 | 67 | analogue lines. |
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| 68 | 69 | config SLIP_MODE_SLIP6 |
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| 69 | 70 | bool "Six bit SLIP encapsulation" |
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| 70 | 71 | depends on SLIP |
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| 71 | | - ---help--- |
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| 72 | + help |
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| 72 | 73 | Just occasionally you may need to run IP over hostile serial |
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| 73 | 74 | networks that don't pass all control characters or are only seven |
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| 74 | 75 | bit. Saying Y here adds an extra mode you can use with SLIP: |
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