X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/u/mdw/putty/blobdiff_plain/39a938f7a5e16b4be9bee493251238710fbff396..e693a2d9c8385b9177a24e28ab63701973975919:/doc/errors.but diff --git a/doc/errors.but b/doc/errors.but index c5f80436..c87c0f6b 100644 --- a/doc/errors.but +++ b/doc/errors.but @@ -244,16 +244,19 @@ of \c{su} do it automatically. \H{errors-connaborted} \q{Network error: Software caused connection abort} -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. +This is a generic error produced by the Windows network code when it +decides that your network connection is dead. For example, it might +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. 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. +Some people have reported that enabling keepalives (see +\k{config-keepalive}) fixes this error for them. + \H{errors-connreset} \q{Network error: Connection reset by peer} This error occurs when the machines at each end of a network