X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/u/mdw/putty/blobdiff_plain/2244ea7b2c598fc6d9ca98fb2f668aa312a7cee2..dc08d858e78fc5c55c4bb1975b5df4b2db12d869:/doc/faq.but?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/doc/faq.but b/doc/faq.but index 00e426cf..524b6a8d 100644 --- a/doc/faq.but +++ b/doc/faq.but @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.64 2004/03/29 11:37:44 simon Exp $ +\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.74 2004/08/10 16:50:30 jacob Exp $ \A{faq} PuTTY FAQ @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ appendix in the manual. \H{faq-intro} Introduction -\S{faq-what} What is PuTTY? +\S{faq-what}{Question} What is PuTTY? PuTTY is a client program for the SSH, Telnet and Rlogin network protocols. @@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ option to be enabled or disabled as you choose. The controls are in the Terminal panel, in the section marked \q{Line discipline options}. +\S{faq-savedsettings}{Question} Does PuTTY support storing settings, +so I don't have to change them every time? + +Yes, all of PuTTY's settings can be saved in named session profiles. +See \k{config-saving} in the documentation for how to do this. + \S{faq-disksettings}{Question} Does PuTTY support storing its settings in a disk file? @@ -264,8 +270,8 @@ and certainly isn't yet useful. PuTTY on portable devices would clearly be a useful thing, so in the long term I hope it can be brought up to release quality. -There's a also third-party port at -\W{http://pocketputty.aleq.cz/}\c{http://pocketputty.aleq.cz/}. +There's also a third-party port at +\W{http://pocketputty.duxy.net/}\c{http://pocketputty.duxy.net/}. \S{faq-win31}{Question} Is there a port to Windows 3.1? @@ -288,7 +294,9 @@ testing in this area would be very welcome! There is a port to the Mac OS in progress. It's just about usable, but has an awful lot of gaps and rough edges that will need cleaning up -before release. +before release (such as useful random numbers). + +A separate port to Mac OS X is also underway. \S{faq-epoc}{Question} Will there be a port to EPOC? @@ -299,7 +307,7 @@ a new system and doing the port for that. However, some of the work has been done by other people, and a beta port of PuTTY for the Nokia 9200 Communicator series is available -from \W{http://www.s2.org/putty/}\cw{http://www.s2.org/putty/} +from \W{http://s2putty.sourceforge.net/}\cw{http://s2putty.sourceforge.net/} \H{faq-embedding} Embedding PuTTY in other programs @@ -356,8 +364,8 @@ to say something else; \c{vt220} might help if you have trouble. \S{faq-settings}{Question} Where does PuTTY store its data? -PuTTY stores most of its data (saved sessions, SSH host keys) in the -Registry. The precise location is +On Windows, PuTTY stores most of its data (saved sessions, SSH host +keys) in the Registry. The precise location is \c HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY @@ -375,6 +383,8 @@ pathname in the Registry, at \c HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\RandSeedFile +On Unix, PuTTY stores all of this data in a directory \cw{~/.putty}. + \H{faq-howto} HOWTO questions \S{faq-startmax}{Question} How can I make PuTTY start up maximised? @@ -421,11 +431,6 @@ Windows users don't have a middle button at all. You can also paste by pressing Shift-Ins. -\S{faq-tunnels}{Question} How do I use X forwarding and port -forwarding? I can't find the Tunnels panel. - -This is a new feature in version 0.52. You should upgrade. - \S{faq-options}{Question} How do I use all PuTTY's features (public keys, proxying, cipher selection, etc.) in PSCP, PSFTP and Plink? @@ -562,18 +567,8 @@ In order to use Plink on these systems, you will need to download the \W{http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/wuadmintools/s_wunetworkingtools/w95sockets2/}{WinSock 2 upgrade}: -\c http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/wuadmintools/ -\c s_wunetworkingtools/w95sockets2/ - -\S{faq-rekey}{Question} My PuTTY sessions close after an hour and -tell me \q{Server failed host key check}. - -This is a bug in all versions of PuTTY up to and including 0.51. SSH -v2 servers from \cw{ssh.com} will require the key exchange to be -repeated one hour after the start of the connection, and PuTTY will -get this wrong. - -Upgrade to version 0.52 or better and the problem should go away. +\c http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/ +\c wuadmintools/s_wunetworkingtools/w95sockets2/ \S{faq-outofmem}{Question} After trying to establish an SSH 2 connection, PuTTY says \q{Out of memory} and dies. @@ -632,8 +627,8 @@ areas of black space where colour ought to be. You almost certainly need to enable the \q{Use background colour to erase screen} setting in the Terminal panel. Note that if you do -this in mid-session, it may not take effect until you reset the -terminal (see \k{faq-resetterm}). +this in mid-session, in versions before 0.54, it may not take effect +until you reset the terminal (see \k{faq-resetterm}). \S{faq-resetterm}{Question} When I change some terminal settings, nothing happens. @@ -653,12 +648,6 @@ the terminal. In version 0.54, the behaviour has changed - changes to these settings take effect immediately. -\S{faq-altgr}{Question} I can't type characters that require the -AltGr key. - -In PuTTY version 0.51, the AltGr key was broken. Upgrade to version -0.52 or better. - \S{faq-idleout}{Question} My PuTTY sessions unexpectedly close after they are idle for a while. @@ -686,12 +675,16 @@ This is a Windows problem, not a PuTTY problem. The timeout value can't be set on per application or per session basis. To increase the TCP timeout globally, you need to tinker with the Registry. -On Windows 95, 98 or ME, the registry key you need to change is +On Windows 95, 98 or ME, the registry key you need to create or +change is \c HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\ \c MSTCP\MaxDataRetries (it must be of type DWORD in Win95, or String in Win98/ME). +(See MS Knowledge Base article +\W{http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;158474}{158474} +for more information.) On Windows NT or 2000, the registry key is @@ -699,6 +692,9 @@ On Windows NT or 2000, the registry key is \c Parameters\TcpMaxDataRetransmissions and it must be of type DWORD. +(See MS Knowledge Base article +\W{http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;120642}{120642} +for more information.) Set the key's value to something like 10. This will cause Windows to try harder to keep connections alive instead of abandoning them. @@ -1055,6 +1051,22 @@ developers. If you want to be sure your donation is going towards something worthwhile, ask us first. If you don't like these terms, feel perfectly free not to donate. We don't mind. +\S{faq-permission}{Question} Can I have permission to put PuTTY on a +cover disk / distribute it with other software / etc? + +Yes. You need not bother asking us explicitly for permission. You +already have permission. Redistribution of the unmodified PuTTY +binary in this way is entirely permitted by our licence, and you are +welcome to do it as much as you like. + +If you are distributing PuTTY within your own organisation, or for +use with your own product, then we recommend (but do not insist) +that you offer your own first-line technical support, to answer +questions directly relating to the interaction of PuTTY with your +particular environment. If your users mail us directly, we won't be +able to give them very much help about things specific to your own +setup. + \H{faq-misc} Miscellaneous questions \S{faq-openssh}{Question} Is PuTTY a port of OpenSSH, or based on