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diff --git a/net/bridge/Kconfig b/net/bridge/Kconfig new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..db23d59746cf --- /dev/null +++ b/net/bridge/Kconfig @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# +# 802.1d Ethernet Bridging +# + +config BRIDGE + tristate "802.1d Ethernet Bridging" + ---help--- + If you say Y here, then your Linux box will be able to act as an + Ethernet bridge, which means that the different Ethernet segments it + is connected to will appear as one Ethernet to the participants. + Several such bridges can work together to create even larger + networks of Ethernets using the IEEE 802.1 spanning tree algorithm. + As this is a standard, Linux bridges will cooperate properly with + other third party bridge products. + + In order to use the Ethernet bridge, you'll need the bridge + configuration tools; see <file:Documentation/networking/bridge.txt> + for location. Please read the Bridge mini-HOWTO for more + information. + + If you enable iptables support along with the bridge support then you + turn your bridge into a bridging IP firewall. + iptables will then see the IP packets being bridged, so you need to + take this into account when setting up your firewall rules. + Enabling arptables support when bridging will let arptables see + bridged ARP traffic in the arptables FORWARD chain. + + To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the module + will be called bridge. + + If unsure, say N. |