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| 1 | +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only |
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| 1 | 2 | # |
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| 2 | 3 | # 802.1d Ethernet Bridging |
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| 3 | 4 | # |
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| 7 | 8 | select LLC |
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| 8 | 9 | select STP |
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| 9 | 10 | depends on IPV6 || IPV6=n |
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| 10 | | - ---help--- |
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| 11 | + help |
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| 11 | 12 | If you say Y here, then your Linux box will be able to act as an |
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| 12 | 13 | Ethernet bridge, which means that the different Ethernet segments it |
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| 13 | 14 | is connected to will appear as one Ethernet to the participants. |
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| 17 | 18 | other third party bridge products. |
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| 18 | 19 | |
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| 19 | 20 | In order to use the Ethernet bridge, you'll need the bridge |
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| 20 | | - configuration tools; see <file:Documentation/networking/bridge.txt> |
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| 21 | + configuration tools; see <file:Documentation/networking/bridge.rst> |
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| 21 | 22 | for location. Please read the Bridge mini-HOWTO for more |
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| 22 | 23 | information. |
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| 23 | 24 | |
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| 38 | 39 | depends on BRIDGE |
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| 39 | 40 | depends on INET |
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| 40 | 41 | default y |
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| 41 | | - ---help--- |
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| 42 | + help |
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| 42 | 43 | If you say Y here, then the Ethernet bridge will be able selectively |
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| 43 | 44 | forward multicast traffic based on IGMP/MLD traffic received from |
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| 44 | 45 | each port. |
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| 52 | 53 | depends on BRIDGE |
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| 53 | 54 | depends on VLAN_8021Q |
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| 54 | 55 | default n |
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| 55 | | - ---help--- |
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| 56 | + help |
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| 56 | 57 | If you say Y here, then the Ethernet bridge will be able selectively |
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| 57 | 58 | receive and forward traffic based on VLAN information in the packet |
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| 58 | 59 | any VLAN information configured on the bridge port or bridge device. |
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| 60 | 61 | Say N to exclude this support and reduce the binary size. |
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| 61 | 62 | |
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| 62 | 63 | If unsure, say Y. |
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| 64 | + |
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| 65 | +config BRIDGE_MRP |
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| 66 | + bool "MRP protocol" |
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| 67 | + depends on BRIDGE |
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| 68 | + default n |
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| 69 | + help |
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| 70 | + If you say Y here, then the Ethernet bridge will be able to run MRP |
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| 71 | + protocol to detect loops |
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| 72 | + |
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| 73 | + Say N to exclude this support and reduce the binary size. |
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| 74 | + |
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| 75 | + If unsure, say N. |
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