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Subject: Re: kernel config, multiple questions
Cc: "T.C. Owen" <freebsd@tcowen.com>
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At 07:56 PM 3/28/2001 -0500, T.C. Owen wrote:
>I have freebsd 4.1 release
>
>my motherboard only has pci expansion slots, can I take "device eisa"
>out or is it possible something still needs it?

Yes.

>if my computer only uses ethernet, can I take out pseudo-devices ppp,
>sl, and tun? and if not, why?

ppp and sl should be ok.
tun is needed if you for instance would use userland ppp. I dont know how
mutch else uses it.

>if I take out "options INET6", do I have any reason to keep
>pseudo-devices gif and faith?

If you are making a VPN over ip4 then you need gif. I dont know about faith.

>is "device miibus" only for when there is not a specific device for your
>NIC but you know it uses mii? i.e., if I have "device xl" (an mii
>ethernet NIC), do I need "device miibus" or can the code associated with
>device xl handle everything?

No don't take out the miibus driver if you are using any nic's that requers it.

\Flemming

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