menu "Networking Utilities"
+INSERT
+
config FEATURE_IPV6
bool "Enable IPv6 support"
- default n
+ default y
help
Enable IPv6 support in busybox.
This adds IPv6 support in the networking applets.
config ARP
bool "arp"
- default n
+ default y
+ select PLATFORM_LINUX
help
Manipulate the system ARP cache.
config ARPING
bool "arping"
- default n
+ default y
+ select PLATFORM_LINUX
help
Ping hosts by ARP packets.
config BRCTL
bool "brctl"
- default n
+ default y
+ select PLATFORM_LINUX
help
Manage ethernet bridges.
Supports addbr/delbr and addif/delif.
config FEATURE_BRCTL_FANCY
bool "Fancy options"
- default n
+ default y
depends on BRCTL
help
Add support for extended option like:
This adds about 600 bytes.
config FEATURE_BRCTL_SHOW
- bool "Support show, showmac and showstp"
- default n
+ bool "Support show"
+ default y
depends on BRCTL && FEATURE_BRCTL_FANCY
help
Add support for option which prints the current config:
- showmacs, showstp, show
+ show
config DNSD
bool "dnsd"
- default n
+ default y
help
Small and static DNS server daemon.
config ETHER_WAKE
bool "ether-wake"
- default n
+ default y
+ select PLATFORM_LINUX
help
Send a magic packet to wake up sleeping machines.
config FAKEIDENTD
bool "fakeidentd"
- default n
+ default y
select FEATURE_SYSLOG
help
fakeidentd listens on the ident port and returns a predefined
config FTPD
bool "ftpd"
- default n
+ default y
help
simple FTP daemon. You have to run it via inetd.
config FTPGET
bool "ftpget"
- default n
+ default y
help
Retrieve a remote file via FTP.
config FTPPUT
bool "ftpput"
- default n
+ default y
help
Store a remote file via FTP.
config FEATURE_FTPGETPUT_LONG_OPTIONS
bool "Enable long options in ftpget/ftpput"
- default n
+ default y
depends on LONG_OPTS && (FTPGET || FTPPUT)
help
Support long options for the ftpget/ftpput applet.
config HOSTNAME
bool "hostname"
- default n
+ default y
help
Show or set the system's host name.
config HTTPD
bool "httpd"
- default n
+ default y
help
Serve web pages via an HTTP server.
config FEATURE_HTTPD_RANGES
bool "Support 'Ranges:' header"
- default n
+ default y
depends on HTTPD
help
Makes httpd emit "Accept-Ranges: bytes" header and understand
config FEATURE_HTTPD_USE_SENDFILE
bool "Use sendfile system call"
- default n
+ default y
depends on HTTPD
help
When enabled, httpd will use the kernel sendfile() function
config FEATURE_HTTPD_SETUID
bool "Enable -u <user> option"
- default n
+ default y
depends on HTTPD
help
This option allows the server to run as a specific user
help
Utilizes password settings from /etc/httpd.conf for basic
authentication on a per url basis.
+ Example for httpd.conf file:
+ /adm:toor:PaSsWd
config FEATURE_HTTPD_AUTH_MD5
bool "Support MD5 crypted passwords for http Authentication"
- default n
+ default y
depends on FEATURE_HTTPD_BASIC_AUTH
help
- Enables basic per URL authentication from /etc/httpd.conf
- using md5 passwords.
+ Enables encrypted passwords, and wildcard user/passwords
+ in httpd.conf file.
+ User '*' means 'any system user name is ok',
+ password of '*' means 'use system password for this user'
+ Examples:
+ /adm:toor:$1$P/eKnWXS$aI1aPGxT.dJD5SzqAKWrF0
+ /adm:root:*
+ /wiki:*:*
config FEATURE_HTTPD_CGI
bool "Support Common Gateway Interface (CGI)"
config FEATURE_HTTPD_CONFIG_WITH_SCRIPT_INTERPR
bool "Support for running scripts through an interpreter"
- default n
+ default y
depends on FEATURE_HTTPD_CGI
help
This option enables support for running scripts through an
interpreter. Turn this on if you want PHP scripts to work
- properly. You need to supply an additional line in your httpd
- config file:
+ properly. You need to supply an additional line in your
+ httpd.conf file:
*.php:/path/to/your/php
config FEATURE_HTTPD_SET_REMOTE_PORT_TO_ENV
bool "Set REMOTE_PORT environment variable for CGI"
- default n
+ default y
depends on FEATURE_HTTPD_CGI
help
Use of this option can assist scripts in generating
config FEATURE_HTTPD_ERROR_PAGES
bool "Support for custom error pages"
- default n
+ default y
depends on HTTPD
help
This option allows you to define custom error pages in
config FEATURE_HTTPD_PROXY
bool "Support for reverse proxy"
- default n
+ default y
depends on HTTPD
help
This option allows you to define URLs that will be forwarded
Then a request to /url/myfile will be forwarded to
http://hostname[:port]/new/path/myfile.
+config FEATURE_HTTPD_GZIP
+ bool "Support for GZIP content encoding"
+ default y
+ depends on HTTPD
+ help
+ Makes httpd send files using GZIP content encoding if the
+ client supports it and a pre-compressed <file>.gz exists.
+
config IFCONFIG
bool "ifconfig"
- default n
+ default y
+ select PLATFORM_LINUX
help
Ifconfig is used to configure the kernel-resident network interfaces.
config FEATURE_IFCONFIG_SLIP
bool "Enable slip-specific options \"keepalive\" and \"outfill\""
- default n
+ default y
depends on IFCONFIG
help
Allow "keepalive" and "outfill" support for SLIP. If you're not
config FEATURE_IFCONFIG_MEMSTART_IOADDR_IRQ
bool "Enable options \"mem_start\", \"io_addr\", and \"irq\""
- default n
+ default y
depends on IFCONFIG
help
Allow the start address for shared memory, start address for I/O,
config FEATURE_IFCONFIG_BROADCAST_PLUS
bool "Set the broadcast automatically"
- default n
+ default y
depends on IFCONFIG
help
Setting this will make ifconfig attempt to find the broadcast
config IFENSLAVE
bool "ifenslave"
- default n
+ default y
+ select PLATFORM_LINUX
help
Userspace application to bind several interfaces
to a logical interface (use with kernel bonding driver).
config IFPLUGD
bool "ifplugd"
- default n
+ default y
+ select PLATFORM_LINUX
help
Network interface plug detection daemon.
config IFUPDOWN
bool "ifupdown"
- default n
+ default y
help
Activate or deactivate the specified interfaces. This applet makes
use of either "ifconfig" and "route" or the "ip" command to actually
config FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IP
bool "Use ip applet"
- default n
+ default y
depends on IFUPDOWN
help
Use the iproute "ip" command to implement "ifup" and "ifdown", rather
bool "Use busybox ip applet"
default y
depends on FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IP
+ select PLATFORM_LINUX
select IP
select FEATURE_IP_ADDRESS
select FEATURE_IP_LINK
config FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IFCONFIG_BUILTIN
bool "Use busybox ifconfig and route applets"
- default y
+ default n
depends on IFUPDOWN && !FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IP
select IFCONFIG
select ROUTE
config FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IPV6
bool "Support for IPv6"
- default n
+ default y
depends on IFUPDOWN && FEATURE_IPV6
help
If you need support for IPv6, turn this option on.
### UNUSED
###config FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IPX
### bool "Support for IPX"
-### default n
+### default y
### depends on IFUPDOWN
### help
### If this option is selected you can use busybox to work with IPX
config FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_MAPPING
bool "Enable mapping support"
- default n
+ default y
depends on IFUPDOWN
help
This enables support for the "mapping" stanza, unless you have
config INETD
bool "inetd"
- default n
+ default y
select FEATURE_SYSLOG
help
Internet superserver daemon
config FEATURE_INETD_RPC
bool "Support RPC services"
- default n
+ default y
depends on INETD
select FEATURE_HAVE_RPC
help
config IP
bool "ip"
- default n
+ default y
+ select PLATFORM_LINUX
help
The "ip" applet is a TCP/IP interface configuration and routing
utility. You generally don't need "ip" to use busybox with
config FEATURE_IP_TUNNEL
bool "ip tunnel"
- default n
+ default y
depends on IP
help
Add support for tunneling commands to "ip".
config FEATURE_IP_RULE
bool "ip rule"
- default n
+ default y
depends on IP
help
Add support for rule commands to "ip".
config FEATURE_IP_SHORT_FORMS
bool "Support short forms of ip commands"
- default n
+ default y
depends on IP
help
Also support short-form of ip <OBJECT> commands:
config IPCALC
bool "ipcalc"
- default n
+ default y
help
ipcalc takes an IP address and netmask and calculates the
resulting broadcast, network, and host range.
config FEATURE_IPCALC_LONG_OPTIONS
bool "Enable long options"
- default n
+ default y
depends on IPCALC && LONG_OPTS
help
Support long options for the ipcalc applet.
-config NAMEIF
- bool "nameif"
- default n
- select FEATURE_SYSLOG
- help
- nameif is used to rename network interface by its MAC address.
- Renamed interfaces MUST be in the down state.
- It is possible to use a file (default: /etc/mactab)
- with list of new interface names and MACs.
- Maximum interface name length: IFNAMSIZ = 16
- File fields are separated by space or tab.
- File format:
- # Comment
- new_interface_name XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
-
-config FEATURE_NAMEIF_EXTENDED
- bool "Extended nameif"
- default n
- depends on NAMEIF
- help
- This extends the nameif syntax to support the bus_info and driver
- checks. The syntax is compatible to the normal nameif.
- File format:
- new_interface_name driver=asix bus=usb-0000:00:08.2-3
- new_interface_name bus=usb-0000:00:08.2-3 00:80:C8:38:91:B5
- new_interface_name mac=00:80:C8:38:91:B5
- new_interface_name 00:80:C8:38:91:B5
-
-config NC
- bool "nc"
- default n
- help
- A simple Unix utility which reads and writes data across network
- connections.
-
-config NC_SERVER
- bool "Netcat server options (-l)"
- default n
- depends on NC
- help
- Allow netcat to act as a server.
-
-config NC_EXTRA
- bool "Netcat extensions (-eiw and filename)"
- default n
- depends on NC
- help
- Add -e (support for executing the rest of the command line after
- making or receiving a successful connection), -i (delay interval for
- lines sent), -w (timeout for initial connection).
-
config NETSTAT
bool "netstat"
- default n
+ default y
+ select PLATFORM_LINUX
help
netstat prints information about the Linux networking subsystem.
config FEATURE_NETSTAT_WIDE
bool "Enable wide netstat output"
- default n
+ default y
depends on NETSTAT
help
Add support for wide columns. Useful when displaying IPv6 addresses
config FEATURE_NETSTAT_PRG
bool "Enable PID/Program name output"
- default n
+ default y
depends on NETSTAT
help
Add support for -p flag to print out PID and program name.
config NSLOOKUP
bool "nslookup"
- default n
+ default y
help
nslookup is a tool to query Internet name servers.
config NTPD
bool "ntpd"
- default n
+ default y
+ select PLATFORM_LINUX
help
The NTP client/server daemon.
Make ntpd usable as a NTP server. If you disable this option
ntpd will be usable only as a NTP client.
-config PING
- bool "ping"
- default n
- help
- ping uses the ICMP protocol's mandatory ECHO_REQUEST datagram to
- elicit an ICMP ECHO_RESPONSE from a host or gateway.
-
-config PING6
- bool "ping6"
- default n
- depends on FEATURE_IPV6 && PING
- help
- This will give you a ping that can talk IPv6.
-
-config FEATURE_FANCY_PING
- bool "Enable fancy ping output"
- default y
- depends on PING
- help
- Make the output from the ping applet include statistics, and at the
- same time provide full support for ICMP packets.
-
config PSCAN
bool "pscan"
- default n
+ default y
help
Simple network port scanner.
config ROUTE
bool "route"
- default n
+ default y
+ select PLATFORM_LINUX
help
Route displays or manipulates the kernel's IP routing tables.
config SLATTACH
bool "slattach"
- default n
+ default y
+ select PLATFORM_LINUX
help
slattach is a small utility to attach network interfaces to serial
lines.
#config TC
# bool "tc"
-# default n
+# default y
# help
# show / manipulate traffic control settings
#
config TCPSVD
bool "tcpsvd"
- default n
+ default y
help
tcpsvd listens on a TCP port and runs a program for each new
connection.
config TELNET
bool "telnet"
- default n
+ default y
help
Telnet is an interface to the TELNET protocol, but is also commonly
used to test other simple protocols.
config TELNETD
bool "telnetd"
- default n
+ default y
select FEATURE_SYSLOG
help
A daemon for the TELNET protocol, allowing you to log onto the host
mount -t devpts devpts /dev/pts
- You need to be sure that Busybox has LOGIN and
+ You need to be sure that busybox has LOGIN and
FEATURE_SUID enabled. And finally, you should make
certain that Busybox has been installed setuid root:
config FEATURE_TELNETD_STANDALONE
bool "Support standalone telnetd (not inetd only)"
- default n
+ default y
depends on TELNETD
help
Selecting this will make telnetd able to run standalone.
config FEATURE_TELNETD_INETD_WAIT
bool "Support -w SEC option (inetd wait mode)"
- default n
+ default y
depends on FEATURE_TELNETD_STANDALONE
help
This option allows you to run telnetd in "inet wait" mode.
config TFTP
bool "tftp"
- default n
+ default y
help
This enables the Trivial File Transfer Protocol client program. TFTP
is usually used for simple, small transfers such as a root image
config TFTPD
bool "tftpd"
- default n
+ default y
help
This enables the Trivial File Transfer Protocol server program.
It expects that stdin is a datagram socket and a packet
In other words: it should be run from inetd in nowait mode,
or from udpsvd. Example: "udpsvd -E 0 69 tftpd DIR"
+comment "Common options for tftp/tftpd"
+ depends on TFTP || TFTPD
+
config FEATURE_TFTP_GET
bool "Enable 'tftp get' and/or tftpd upload code"
default y
config FEATURE_TFTP_BLOCKSIZE
bool "Enable 'blksize' and 'tsize' protocol options"
- default n
+ default y
depends on TFTP || TFTPD
help
Allow tftp to specify block size, and tftpd to understand
config FEATURE_TFTP_PROGRESS_BAR
bool "Enable tftp progress meter"
- default n
+ default y
depends on TFTP && FEATURE_TFTP_BLOCKSIZE
help
Show progress bar.
config TRACEROUTE
bool "traceroute"
- default n
+ default y
+ select PLATFORM_LINUX
help
Utility to trace the route of IP packets.
config TRACEROUTE6
bool "traceroute6"
- default n
+ default y
depends on FEATURE_IPV6 && TRACEROUTE
help
Utility to trace the route of IPv6 packets.
config FEATURE_TRACEROUTE_VERBOSE
bool "Enable verbose output"
- default n
+ default y
depends on TRACEROUTE
help
Add some verbosity to traceroute. This includes among other things
config TUNCTL
bool "tunctl"
- default n
+ default y
+ select PLATFORM_LINUX
help
tunctl creates or deletes tun devices.
config FEATURE_TUNCTL_UG
bool "Support owner:group assignment"
- default n
+ default y
depends on TUNCTL
help
Allow to specify owner and group of newly created interface.
config UDPSVD
bool "udpsvd"
- default n
+ default y
help
udpsvd listens on an UDP port and runs a program for each new
connection.
config VCONFIG
bool "vconfig"
- default n
+ default y
+ select PLATFORM_LINUX
help
Creates, removes, and configures VLAN interfaces
config WGET
bool "wget"
- default n
+ default y
help
- wget is a utility for non-interactive download of files from HTTP,
- HTTPS, and FTP servers.
+ wget is a utility for non-interactive download of files from HTTP
+ and FTP servers.
config FEATURE_WGET_STATUSBAR
bool "Enable a nifty process meter (+2k)"
config FEATURE_WGET_LONG_OPTIONS
bool "Enable long options"
- default n
+ default y
depends on WGET && LONG_OPTS
help
Support long options for the wget applet.
+config FEATURE_WGET_TIMEOUT
+ bool "Enable read timeout option -T SEC"
+ default y
+ depends on WGET
+ help
+ Supports network read timeout for wget, so that wget will give
+ up and timeout when reading network data, through the -T command
+ line option. Currently only network data read timeout is
+ supported (i.e., timeout is not applied to the DNS nor TCP
+ connection initialization). When FEATURE_WGET_LONG_OPTIONS is
+ also enabled, the --timeout option will work in addition to -T.
+
config ZCIP
bool "zcip"
- default n
+ default y
+ select PLATFORM_LINUX
select FEATURE_SYSLOG
help
ZCIP provides ZeroConf IPv4 address selection, according to RFC 3927.