ChangeSet 1.823.3.8, 2002/11/11 15:20:40-08:00, david-b@pacbell.net [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 . 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 . This code is also available as a kernel module (code which can be inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).