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diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/Kconfig new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..3d5cc4463d4d --- /dev/null +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/Kconfig @@ -0,0 +1,191 @@ +# +# Intel Centrino wireless drivers +# + +config IPW2100 + tristate "Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Connection" + depends on PCI && WLAN_80211 + select WIRELESS_EXT + select FW_LOADER + select LIB80211 + select LIBIPW + ---help--- + A driver for the Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Network + Connection 802.11b wireless network adapter. + + See <file:Documentation/networking/README.ipw2100> for information on + the capabilities currently enabled in this driver and for tips + for debugging issues and problems. + + In order to use this driver, you will need a firmware image for it. + You can obtain the firmware from + <http://ipw2100.sf.net/>. Once you have the firmware image, you + will need to place it in /lib/firmware. + + You will also very likely need the Wireless Tools in order to + configure your card: + + <http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html>. + + It is recommended that you compile this driver as a module (M) + rather than built-in (Y). This driver requires firmware at device + initialization time, and when built-in this typically happens + before the filesystem is accessible (hence firmware will be + unavailable and initialization will fail). If you do choose to build + this driver into your kernel image, you can avoid this problem by + including the firmware and a firmware loader in an initramfs. + +config IPW2100_MONITOR + bool "Enable promiscuous mode" + depends on IPW2100 + ---help--- + Enables promiscuous/monitor mode support for the ipw2100 driver. + With this feature compiled into the driver, you can switch to + promiscuous mode via the Wireless Tool's Monitor mode. While in this + mode, no packets can be sent. + +config IPW2100_DEBUG + bool "Enable full debugging output in IPW2100 module." + depends on IPW2100 + ---help--- + This option will enable debug tracing output for the IPW2100. + + This will result in the kernel module being ~60k larger. You can + control which debug output is sent to the kernel log by setting the + value in + + /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2100/debug_level + + This entry will only exist if this option is enabled. + + If you are not trying to debug or develop the IPW2100 driver, you + most likely want to say N here. + +config IPW2200 + tristate "Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG and 2915ABG Network Connection" + depends on PCI && WLAN_80211 + select WIRELESS_EXT + select FW_LOADER + select LIB80211 + select LIBIPW + ---help--- + A driver for the Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG and 2915ABG Network + Connection adapters. + + See <file:Documentation/networking/README.ipw2200> for + information on the capabilities currently enabled in this + driver and for tips for debugging issues and problems. + + In order to use this driver, you will need a firmware image for it. + You can obtain the firmware from + <http://ipw2200.sf.net/>. See the above referenced README.ipw2200 + for information on where to install the firmware images. + + You will also very likely need the Wireless Tools in order to + configure your card: + + <http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html>. + + It is recommended that you compile this driver as a module (M) + rather than built-in (Y). This driver requires firmware at device + initialization time, and when built-in this typically happens + before the filesystem is accessible (hence firmware will be + unavailable and initialization will fail). If you do choose to build + this driver into your kernel image, you can avoid this problem by + including the firmware and a firmware loader in an initramfs. + +config IPW2200_MONITOR + bool "Enable promiscuous mode" + depends on IPW2200 + ---help--- + Enables promiscuous/monitor mode support for the ipw2200 driver. + With this feature compiled into the driver, you can switch to + promiscuous mode via the Wireless Tool's Monitor mode. While in this + mode, no packets can be sent. + +config IPW2200_RADIOTAP + bool "Enable radiotap format 802.11 raw packet support" + depends on IPW2200_MONITOR + +config IPW2200_PROMISCUOUS + bool "Enable creation of a RF radiotap promiscuous interface" + depends on IPW2200_MONITOR + select IPW2200_RADIOTAP + ---help--- + Enables the creation of a second interface prefixed 'rtap'. + This second interface will provide every received in radiotap + format. + + This is useful for performing wireless network analysis while + maintaining an active association. + + Example usage: + + % modprobe ipw2200 rtap_iface=1 + % ifconfig rtap0 up + % tethereal -i rtap0 + + If you do not specify 'rtap_iface=1' as a module parameter then + the rtap interface will not be created and you will need to turn + it on via sysfs: + + % echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2200/*/rtap_iface + +config IPW2200_QOS + bool "Enable QoS support" + depends on IPW2200 && EXPERIMENTAL + +config IPW2200_DEBUG + bool "Enable full debugging output in IPW2200 module." + depends on IPW2200 + ---help--- + This option will enable low level debug tracing output for IPW2200. + + Note, normal debug code is already compiled in. This low level + debug option enables debug on hot paths (e.g Tx, Rx, ISR) and + will result in the kernel module being ~70 larger. Most users + will typically not need this high verbosity debug information. + + If you are not sure, say N here. + +config LIBIPW + tristate + select WIRELESS_EXT + select CRYPTO + select CRYPTO_ARC4 + select CRYPTO_ECB + select CRYPTO_AES + select CRYPTO_MICHAEL_MIC + select CRYPTO_ECB + select CRC32 + select LIB80211 + select LIB80211_CRYPT_WEP + select LIB80211_CRYPT_TKIP + select LIB80211_CRYPT_CCMP + ---help--- + This option enables the hardware independent IEEE 802.11 + networking stack. This component is deprecated in favor of the + mac80211 component. + +config LIBIPW_DEBUG + bool "Full debugging output for the LIBIPW component" + depends on LIBIPW + ---help--- + This option will enable debug tracing output for the + libipw component. + + This will result in the kernel module being ~70k larger. You + can control which debug output is sent to the kernel log by + setting the value in + + /proc/net/ieee80211/debug_level + + For example: + + % echo 0x00000FFO > /proc/net/ieee80211/debug_level + + For a list of values you can assign to debug_level, you + can look at the bit mask values in <net/ieee80211.h> + + If you are not trying to debug or develop the libipw + component, you most likely want to say N here. |
