with "minidrivers" built around a common network driver core
that supports deep queues for efficient transfers. (This gives
better performance with small packets and at high speeds).
-
+
The USB host runs "usbnet", and the other end of the link might be:
- Another USB host, when using USB "network" or "data transfer"
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
module will be called usbnet.
-comment "USB Host-to-Host Cables"
- depends on USB_USBNET
-
-config USB_PL2301
- boolean "Prolific PL-2301/2302 based cables"
- default y
- # handshake/init/reset problems, from original 'plusb' driver
- depends on USB_USBNET && EXPERIMENTAL
- help
- Choose this option if you're using a host-to-host cable
- with one of these chips.
-
-comment "Intelligent USB Devices/Gadgets"
- depends on USB_USBNET
-
-config USB_CDCETHER
- boolean "CDC Ethernet support (smart devices such as cable modems)"
- depends on USB_USBNET
- default y
- help
- This option supports devices conforming to the Communication Device
- Class (CDC) Ethernet Control Model, a specification that's easy to
- implement in device firmware. The CDC specifications are available
- from <http://www.usb.org/>.
-
- CDC Ethernet is an implementation option for DOCSIS cable modems
- that support USB connectivity, used for non-Microsoft USB hosts.
- The Linux-USB CDC Ethernet Gadget driver is an open implementation.
- This driver should work with at least the following devices:
-
- * Ericsson PipeRider (all variants)
- * Motorola (DM100 and SB4100)
- * Broadcom Cable Modem (reference design)
- * Toshiba PCX1100U
- * ...
-
- This driver creates an interface named "ethX", where X depends on
- what other networking devices you have in use. However, if the
- IEEE 802 "local assignment" bit is set in the address, a "usbX"
- name is used instead.
-
-comment "Drivers built using the usbnet core"
-
config USB_NET_AX8817X
tristate "ASIX AX88xxx Based USB 2.0 Ethernet Adapters"
depends on USB_USBNET && NET_ETHERNET
what other networking devices you have in use.
+config USB_NET_CDCETHER
+ tristate "CDC Ethernet support (smart devices such as cable modems)"
+ depends on USB_USBNET
+ default y
+ help
+ This option supports devices conforming to the Communication Device
+ Class (CDC) Ethernet Control Model, a specification that's easy to
+ implement in device firmware. The CDC specifications are available
+ from <http://www.usb.org/>.
+
+ CDC Ethernet is an implementation option for DOCSIS cable modems
+ that support USB connectivity, used for non-Microsoft USB hosts.
+ The Linux-USB CDC Ethernet Gadget driver is an open implementation.
+ This driver should work with at least the following devices:
+
+ * Ericsson PipeRider (all variants)
+ * Motorola (DM100 and SB4100)
+ * Broadcom Cable Modem (reference design)
+ * Toshiba PCX1100U
+ * ...
+
+ This driver creates an interface named "ethX", where X depends on
+ what other networking devices you have in use. However, if the
+ IEEE 802 "local assignment" bit is set in the address, a "usbX"
+ name is used instead.
+
config USB_NET_GL620A
tristate "GeneSys GL620USB-A based cables"
depends on USB_USBNET
on this design: one NetChip 1080 chip and supporting logic,
optionally with LEDs that indicate traffic
+config USB_NET_PLUSB
+ tristate "Prolific PL-2301/2302 based cables"
+ # if the handshake/init/reset problems, from original 'plusb',
+ # are ever resolved ... then remove "experimental"
+ depends on USB_USBNET && EXPERIMENTAL
+ help
+ Choose this option if you're using a host-to-host cable
+ with one of these chips.
+
+config USB_NET_RNDIS_HOST
+ tristate "Host for RNDIS devices (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+ depends on USB_USBNET && EXPERIMENTAL
+ select USB_NET_CDCETHER
+ help
+ This option enables hosting "Remote NDIS" USB networking links,
+ as encouraged by Microsoft (instead of CDC Ethernet!) for use in
+ various devices that may only support this protocol.
+
+ Avoid using this protocol unless you have no better options.
+ The protocol specification is incomplete, and is controlled by
+ (and for) Microsoft; it isn't an "Open" ecosystem or market.
+
config USB_NET_CDC_SUBSET
tristate "Simple USB Network Links (CDC Ethernet subset)"
depends on USB_USBNET
config USB_NET_ZAURUS
tristate "Sharp Zaurus (stock ROMs) and compatible"
depends on USB_USBNET
+ select USB_NET_CDCETHER
select CRC32
default y
help
This also supports some related device firmware, as used in some
PDAs from Olympus and some cell phones from Motorola.
- If you install an alternate ROM image, such as the Linux 2.6 based
+ If you install an alternate image, such as the Linux 2.6 based
versions of OpenZaurus, you should no longer need to support this
protocol. Only the "eth-fd" or "net_fd" drivers in these devices
really need this non-conformant variant of CDC Ethernet (or in
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