X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/u/mdw/putty/blobdiff_plain/b273515b666db25b6fd5b7917b2bc6a6dd46bcca..33f07e9636e80bb17f25f97145ca2e0eb262db30:/doc/faq.but diff --git a/doc/faq.but b/doc/faq.but index 5f721216..219d8bd3 100644 --- a/doc/faq.but +++ b/doc/faq.but @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.66 2004/03/31 09:00:39 jacob Exp $ +\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.72 2004/07/24 12:37:42 jacob Exp $ \A{faq} PuTTY FAQ @@ -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? @@ -265,7 +271,7 @@ clearly be a useful thing, so in the long term I hope it can be brought up to release quality. There's also a third-party port at -\W{http://pocketputty.aleq.cz/}\c{http://pocketputty.aleq.cz/}. +\W{http://pocketputty.duxy.net/}\c{http://pocketputty.duxy.net/}. \S{faq-win31}{Question} Is there a port to Windows 3.1? @@ -559,8 +565,8 @@ 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/ +\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. @@ -619,8 +625,8 @@ 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. @@ -667,12 +673,16 @@ 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 @@ -680,6 +690,9 @@ 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. @@ -1036,6 +1049,22 @@ 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