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<TITLE>Kernel Configuration</TITLE>
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<A HREF="node1.html"><IMG WIDTH=65 HEIGHT=24 ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="contents" SRC="contents_motif.gif"></A> <BR>
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<B> Next:</B> <A HREF="node44.html">Kernel Options in 1.0 </A>
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<B>Up:</B> <A HREF="node41.html">Configuring the Networking Hardware</A>
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<B> Previous:</B> <A HREF="node42.html">DevicesDrivers, and all </A>
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<H1><A NAME="SECTION005200000">Kernel Configuration</A></H1>
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Most distributions come along with boot disks that
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work for all common types of PC hardware. This means that the kernel
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on those disks has all sorts of drivers configured in that you will
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never need, but which waste precious system memory because parts
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of the kernel cannot be swapped out. Therefore, you will generally
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roll your own kernel, including only those drivers you actually need or
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want.
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When running a system, you should be familiar with building a
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kernel. The basics of this are explained in Matt Welsh's ``Installation and
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Getting Started'' Guide, which is also part of the Documentation
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Project's series. In this section, we will therefore discuss only those
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configuration options that affect networking.
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When running make config, you will first be asked general
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configurations, for instance whether you want kernel math emulation or
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not, etc. One of these asks you whether you want TCP/IP networking
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support. You must answer this with y to get a kernel capable of
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networking.
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<LI> <A HREF="node44.html#SECTION005210000">Kernel Options in 1.0 and Higher</A>
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<LI> <A HREF="node45.html#SECTION005220000">Kernel Options in 1.1.14 and Higher</A>
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<P><ADDRESS>
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<I>Andrew Anderson <BR>
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Thu Mar 7 23:22:06 EST 1996</I>
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