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| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/net/Kconfig | 37 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/net/Makefile | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/net/plip/Kconfig | 38 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/net/plip/Makefile | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/net/plip/plip.c (renamed from drivers/net/plip.c) | 0 |
5 files changed, 46 insertions, 36 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig index 1d8fa955d120..3f72686e1804 100644 --- a/drivers/net/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig @@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ source "drivers/net/ethernet/Kconfig" source "drivers/net/fddi/Kconfig" +source "drivers/net/plip/Kconfig" + source "drivers/net/tokenring/Kconfig" source "drivers/net/wireless/Kconfig" @@ -272,41 +274,6 @@ config RIONET_RX_SIZE depends on RIONET default "128" -config PLIP - tristate "PLIP (parallel port) support" - depends on PARPORT - ---help--- - PLIP (Parallel Line Internet Protocol) is used to create a - reasonably fast mini network consisting of two (or, rarely, more) - local machines. A PLIP link from a Linux box is a popular means to - install a Linux distribution on a machine which doesn't have a - CD-ROM drive (a minimal system has to be transferred with floppies - first). The kernels on both machines need to have this PLIP option - enabled for this to work. - - The PLIP driver has two modes, mode 0 and mode 1. The parallel - ports (the connectors at the computers with 25 holes) are connected - with "null printer" or "Turbo Laplink" cables which can transmit 4 - bits at a time (mode 0) or with special PLIP cables, to be used on - bidirectional parallel ports only, which can transmit 8 bits at a - time (mode 1); you can find the wiring of these cables in - <file:Documentation/networking/PLIP.txt>. The cables can be up to - 15m long. Mode 0 works also if one of the machines runs DOS/Windows - and has some PLIP software installed, e.g. the Crynwr PLIP packet - driver (<http://oak.oakland.edu/simtel.net/msdos/pktdrvr-pre.html>) - and winsock or NCSA's telnet. - - If you want to use PLIP, say Y and read the PLIP mini-HOWTO as well - as the NET-3-HOWTO, both available from - <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Note that the PLIP - protocol has been changed and this PLIP driver won't work together - with the PLIP support in Linux versions 1.0.x. This option enlarges - your kernel by about 8 KB. - - To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module - will be called plip. If unsure, say Y or M, in case you buy - a laptop later. - config SLIP tristate "SLIP (serial line) support" ---help--- diff --git a/drivers/net/Makefile b/drivers/net/Makefile index f64d02ce1ed9..52dae95d4ea6 100644 --- a/drivers/net/Makefile +++ b/drivers/net/Makefile @@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_VMXNET3) += vmxnet3/ # # link order important here # -obj-$(CONFIG_PLIP) += plip.o obj-$(CONFIG_RIONET) += rionet.o # @@ -39,6 +38,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_DEV_APPLETALK) += appletalk/ obj-$(CONFIG_ETHERNET) += ethernet/ obj-$(CONFIG_FDDI) += fddi/ obj-$(CONFIG_HIPPI) += hippi/ +obj-$(CONFIG_PLIP) += plip/ onj-$(CONFIG_PPP) += ppp/ obj-$(CONFIG_PPP_ASYNC) += ppp/ obj-$(CONFIG_PPP_BSDCOMP) += ppp/ diff --git a/drivers/net/plip/Kconfig b/drivers/net/plip/Kconfig new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..80c4a3373e51 --- /dev/null +++ b/drivers/net/plip/Kconfig @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +# +# Parallel Line Internet Protocol (PLIP) network device configuration +# + +config PLIP + tristate "PLIP (parallel port) support" + depends on PARPORT + ---help--- + PLIP (Parallel Line Internet Protocol) is used to create a + reasonably fast mini network consisting of two (or, rarely, more) + local machines. A PLIP link from a Linux box is a popular means to + install a Linux distribution on a machine which doesn't have a + CD-ROM drive (a minimal system has to be transferred with floppies + first). The kernels on both machines need to have this PLIP option + enabled for this to work. + + The PLIP driver has two modes, mode 0 and mode 1. The parallel + ports (the connectors at the computers with 25 holes) are connected + with "null printer" or "Turbo Laplink" cables which can transmit 4 + bits at a time (mode 0) or with special PLIP cables, to be used on + bidirectional parallel ports only, which can transmit 8 bits at a + time (mode 1); you can find the wiring of these cables in + <file:Documentation/networking/PLIP.txt>. The cables can be up to + 15m long. Mode 0 works also if one of the machines runs DOS/Windows + and has some PLIP software installed, e.g. the Crynwr PLIP packet + driver (<http://oak.oakland.edu/simtel.net/msdos/pktdrvr-pre.html>) + and winsock or NCSA's telnet. + + If you want to use PLIP, say Y and read the PLIP mini-HOWTO as well + as the NET-3-HOWTO, both available from + <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. Note that the PLIP + protocol has been changed and this PLIP driver won't work together + with the PLIP support in Linux versions 1.0.x. This option enlarges + your kernel by about 8 KB. + + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module + will be called plip. If unsure, say Y or M, in case you buy + a laptop later. diff --git a/drivers/net/plip/Makefile b/drivers/net/plip/Makefile new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..ed958796dc64 --- /dev/null +++ b/drivers/net/plip/Makefile @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +# +# Makefile for the PLIP network device drivers. +# + +obj-$(CONFIG_PLIP) += plip.o diff --git a/drivers/net/plip.c b/drivers/net/plip/plip.c index a9e9ca8a86ed..a9e9ca8a86ed 100644 --- a/drivers/net/plip.c +++ b/drivers/net/plip/plip.c |
