X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/u/mdw/putty/blobdiff_plain/211d84da9aff9c324b12f274d82cf2dc35348750..85c598bfe3bd88dbe9c35fa38bec17ce619066ef:/doc/faq.but?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/doc/faq.but b/doc/faq.but index 524b6a8d..eea260de 100644 --- a/doc/faq.but +++ b/doc/faq.but @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.74 2004/08/10 16:50:30 jacob Exp $ +\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.75 2004/08/19 12:58:14 jacob Exp $ \A{faq} PuTTY FAQ @@ -867,6 +867,23 @@ The reason why this only started to be a problem in 0.54 is because the alternate screen, and previous versions of PuTTY did not support this sequence. +\S{faq-alternate-localhost}{Question} Since I upgraded Windows XP +to Service Pack 2, I can't use addresses like \cw{127.0.0.2}. + +Some people who ask PuTTY to listen on localhost addresses other +than \cw{127.0.0.1} to forward services such as SMB and Windows +Terminal Services have found that doing so no longer works since +they upgraded to WinXP SP2. + +This is an issue with SP2 that is acknowledged by Microsoft in +MS Knowledge Base article +\W{http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;884020}{884020}. + +For a fix, you'll need to contact Microsoft support. We've been told +that the process is reasonably easy, and is free of charge; and that +the fix will be included in the next Windows XP Service Pack (but +probably not before). + \H{faq-secure} Security questions \S{faq-publicpc}{Question} Is it safe for me to download PuTTY and