CONFIG_NET: Networking support

General informations

The Linux kernel configuration item CONFIG_NET has multiple definitions:

Networking support found in net/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_NET:

• prompt: Networking support
• type: bool
• depends on: (none)
• defined in net/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 2.5.55–2.5.75, 2.6.0–2.6.39, 3.0–3.19, 4.0–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.17, 6.18-rc+HEAD

Help text

Unless you really know what you are doing, you should say Y here. The reason is that some programs need kernel networking support even when running on a stand-alone machine that isn't connected to any other computer.

If you are upgrading from an older kernel, you should consider updating your networking tools too because changes in the kernel and the tools often go hand in hand. The tools are contained in the package net-tools, the location and version number of which are given in Documentation/Changes.

For a general introduction to Linux networking, it is highly recommended to read the NET-HOWTO, available from http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto.

Networking support found in arch/um/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_NET:

• prompt: Networking support
• type: bool
• depends on: (none)
• defined in arch/um/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 2.5.45–2.5.75, 2.6.0–2.6.24

Help text

Unless you really know what you are doing, you should say Y here. The reason is that some programs need kernel networking support even when running on a stand-alone machine that isn't connected to any other computer. If you are upgrading from an older kernel, you should consider updating your networking tools too because changes in the kernel and the tools often go hand in hand. The tools are contained in the package net-tools, the location and version number of which are given in Documentation/Changes.

For a general introduction to Linux networking, it is highly recommended to read the NET-HOWTO, available from http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto.

Networking support found in init/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_NET:

• prompt: Networking support
• type: bool
• depends on: (none)
• defined in init/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 2.5.45–2.5.54

Help text

Unless you really know what you are doing, you should say Y here. The reason is that some programs need kernel networking support even when running on a stand-alone machine that isn't connected to any other computer. If you are upgrading from an older kernel, you should consider updating your networking tools too because changes in the kernel and the tools often go hand in hand. The tools are contained in the package net-tools, the location and version number of which are given in Documentation/Changes.

For a general introduction to Linux networking, it is highly recommended to read the NET-HOWTO, available from http://www.linuxdoc.org/docs.html#howto.

Hardware

LKDDb

Raw data from LKDDb:

• lkddb fs "sockfs" : CONFIG_NET : net/socket.c # in 2.5.66–2.5.75, 2.6.0–2.6.39, 3.0–3.19, 4.0–4.20, 5.0–5.11
• lkddb platform "iss-netdev" : CONFIG_NET : arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/network.c # in 3.7–3.19, 4.0–4.20, 5.0–5.14
• lkddb platform "iss-netdev" : CONFIG_NET CONFIG_XTENSA_PLATFORM_ISS : arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/network.c # in 5.15–5.19, 6.0–6.17, 6.18-rc+HEAD

Sources

This page is automaticly generated with free (libre, open) software lkddb(see lkddb-sources).

The data is retrived from:

• Linux kernel
• Linux Kernel Driver DataBase (LKDDb)

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