[PATCH]: vlan config help

[PATCH]: vlan config help

[Ben Greear]

This should make VLAN configuration slightly more clear...

diff -u -r -N -X /home/greear/exclude.list linux/Documentation/Configure.help linux.dev/Documentation/Configure.help
--- linux/Documentation/Configure.help	Fri Dec 21 10:41:53 2001
+++ linux.dev/Documentation/Configure.help	Fri Dec 21 20:47:52 2001
@@ -24237,6 +24237,16 @@
    would like kernel messages to be formatted into GDB $O packets so
    that GDB prints them as program output, say 'Y'.

+802.1Q VLAN Support
+CONFIG_VLAN_8021Q
+  Select this and you will be able to create 802.1Q VLAN interfaces on your
+  ethernet interfaces.  802.1Q VLAN supports almost everything a regular
+  ethernet interface does, including firewalling, bridging, and of course
+  IP traffic.  You will need the 'vconfig' tool from the VLAN project in
+  order to effectively use VLANs.  See the VLAN web page for more
+  information:  http://www.candelatech.com/~greear/vlan.html  If unsure,
+  you can safely say 'N'.
+
  #
  # A couple of things I keep forgetting:
  #   capitalize: AppleTalk, Ethernet, DOS, DMA, FAT, FTP, Internet,



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Re: [PATCH]: vlan config help

[David S. Miller]

   From: Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
   Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2001 23:21:44 -0700

   --- linux/Documentation/Configure.help	Fri Dec 21 10:41:53 2001
   +++ linux.dev/Documentation/Configure.help	Fri Dec 21 20:47:52 2001

Applied, thanks.