ChangeSet 1.823.3.8, 2002/11/11 15:20:40-08:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[PATCH] usbnet Kconfig helptext
Mostly just highlights the PDA support, now that we can say
this talks to all the Linux based PDAs; adds "more info" URL.
diff -Nru a/drivers/usb/net/Kconfig b/drivers/usb/net/Kconfig
--- a/drivers/usb/net/Kconfig Thu Nov 14 14:12:46 2002
+++ b/drivers/usb/net/Kconfig Thu Nov 14 14:12:46 2002
@@ -124,20 +124,23 @@
module, say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>.
config USB_USBNET
- tristate "USB-to-USB Networking cable device support"
+ tristate "USB-to-USB Networking for cables, PDAs and other devices"
depends on USB && NET
---help---
This driver supports network links over USB with USB "Network"
or "data transfer" cables, often used to network laptops to PCs.
Such cables have chips from suppliers such as Belkin/eTEK, GeneSys
- (GeneLink), NetChip and Prolific. Intelligent USB devices could also
- use this approach to provide Internet access, using standard USB
- cabling. You can find these chips also on some motherboards with
- USB PC2PC support.
+ (GeneLink), NetChip and Prolific. Some motherboards with USB PC2PC
+ support include such chips.
+
+ Intelligent USB devices, such as PDAs running Linux (like Yopy
+ and Zaurus, or iPaqs after upgrading to Linux) can use the same
+ approach to provide Internet access.
These links will have names like "usb0", "usb1", etc. They act
like two-node Ethernets, so you can use 802.1d Ethernet Bridging
- (CONFIG_BRIDGE) to simplify your network routing.
+ (CONFIG_BRIDGE) to simplify your network routing. For more
+ information see <http://www.linux-usb.org/usbnet/>.
This code is also available as a kernel module (code which can be
inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
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