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-rw-r--r--drivers/net/ppp/Kconfig24
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ppp/Kconfig
index 1a2e2f7629f3..ac4d162d9455 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/Kconfig
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
config PPP
tristate "PPP (point-to-point protocol) support"
select SLHC
- ---help---
+ help
PPP (Point to Point Protocol) is a newer and better SLIP. It serves
the same purpose: sending Internet traffic over telephone (and other
serial) lines. Ask your access provider if they support it, because
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ if PPP
config PPP_BSDCOMP
tristate "PPP BSD-Compress compression"
depends on PPP
- ---help---
+ help
Support for the BSD-Compress compression method for PPP, which uses
the LZW compression method to compress each PPP packet before it is
sent over the wire. The machine at the other end of the PPP link
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ config PPP_DEFLATE
depends on PPP
select ZLIB_INFLATE
select ZLIB_DEFLATE
- ---help---
+ help
Support for the Deflate compression method for PPP, which uses the
Deflate algorithm (the same algorithm that gzip uses) to compress
each PPP packet before it is sent over the wire. The machine at the
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ config PPP_DEFLATE
config PPP_FILTER
bool "PPP filtering"
depends on PPP
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y here if you want to be able to filter the packets passing over
PPP interfaces. This allows you to control which packets count as
activity (i.e. which packets will reset the idle timer or bring up
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ config PPP_MPPE
select CRYPTO
select CRYPTO_SHA1
select CRYPTO_LIB_ARC4
- ---help---
+ help
Support for the MPPE Encryption protocol, as employed by the
Microsoft Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol.
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ config PPP_MPPE
config PPP_MULTILINK
bool "PPP multilink support"
depends on PPP
- ---help---
+ help
PPP multilink is a protocol (defined in RFC 1990) which allows you
to combine several (logical or physical) lines into one logical PPP
connection, so that you can utilize your full bandwidth.
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ config PPP_MULTILINK
config PPPOATM
tristate "PPP over ATM"
depends on ATM && PPP
- ---help---
+ help
Support PPP (Point to Point Protocol) encapsulated in ATM frames.
This implementation does not yet comply with section 8 of RFC2364,
which can lead to bad results if the ATM peer loses state and
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ config PPPOATM
config PPPOE
tristate "PPP over Ethernet"
depends on PPP
- ---help---
+ help
Support for PPP over Ethernet.
This driver requires the latest version of pppd from the CVS
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ config PPPOE
config PPTP
tristate "PPP over IPv4 (PPTP)"
depends on PPP && NET_IPGRE_DEMUX
- ---help---
+ help
Support for PPP over IPv4.(Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
This driver requires pppd plugin to work in client mode or
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ config PPTP
config PPPOL2TP
tristate "PPP over L2TP"
depends on L2TP && PPP
- ---help---
+ help
Support for PPP-over-L2TP socket family. L2TP is a protocol
used by ISPs and enterprises to tunnel PPP traffic over UDP
tunnels. L2TP is replacing PPTP for VPN uses.
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ config PPP_ASYNC
tristate "PPP support for async serial ports"
depends on PPP
select CRC_CCITT
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y (or M) here if you want to be able to use PPP over standard
asynchronous serial ports, such as COM1 or COM2 on a PC. If you use
a modem (not a synchronous or ISDN modem) to contact your ISP, you
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ config PPP_ASYNC
config PPP_SYNC_TTY
tristate "PPP support for sync tty ports"
depends on PPP
- ---help---
+ help
Say Y (or M) here if you want to be able to use PPP over synchronous
(HDLC) tty devices, such as the SyncLink adapter. These devices
are often used for high-speed leased lines like T1/E1.