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diff --git a/doc/errors.but b/doc/errors.but
index 51786b9..51ecd37 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/errors.but
+++ b/doc/errors.but
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-\versionid $Id: errors.but,v 1.4 2003/01/31 23:18:44 ben Exp $
+\versionid $Id: errors.but,v 1.6 2003/03/18 09:03:31 simon Exp $

 
 \C{errors} Common error messages
 
 
 \C{errors} Common error messages
 


@@ -204,20 +204,15 @@ of \c{su} do it automatically.
 \H{errors-connaborted} \q{Network error: Software caused connection
 abort}
 
 \H{errors-connaborted} \q{Network error: Software caused connection
 abort}
 

-In modern versions of PuTTY, you should not see this error.
+This error occurs when the Windows network code decides that your
+network connection is dead. For example, it will happen if you pull
+the network cable out of the back of an Ethernet-connected computer,
+or if Windows has any other similar reason to believe the entire
+network has become unreachable.

 
 

-Windows's documentation about this error condition is not very good,
-but as far as we can tell, this error occurs when PuTTY is listening
-on a port, another program makes a connection to that port, but
-closes the connection so fast that PuTTY has no time to answer it.
-
-PuTTY only ever listens on a port when it is doing local-to-remote
-port forwarding (see \k{using-port-forwarding}); and if an incoming
-connection on that port receives this error, PuTTY should simply
-close the connection and continue without error.
-
-If you see this error in PuTTY 0.53 or above, we would welcome a
-report of the circumstances.
+We are not aware of any reason why this error might occur that would
+represent a bug in PuTTY. The problem is between you, your Windows
+system, your network and the remote system.

 
 \H{errors-connreset} \q{Network error: Connection reset by peer}
 
 
 \H{errors-connreset} \q{Network error: Connection reset by peer}
 


@@ -242,3 +237,14 @@ access.
 Check that you are connecting with the correct protocol (SSH, Telnet
 or Rlogin), and check that the port number is correct. If that
 fails, consult the administrator of your server.
 Check that you are connecting with the correct protocol (SSH, Telnet
 or Rlogin), and check that the port number is correct. If that
 fails, consult the administrator of your server.

+
+\H{errors-conntimedout} \q{Network error: Connection timed out}
+
+This error means that the network connection PuTTY tried to make to
+your server received no response at all from the server. Usually
+this happens because the server machine is completely isolated from
+the network, or because it is turned off.
+
+Check that you have correctly entered the host name or IP address of
+your server machine. If that fails, consult the administrator of
+your server.