X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/u/mdw/putty/blobdiff_plain/c26588474a0fff93a6c031f297dc7ce2b2aea001..be7737f9178c518884da0cfaf1b3b3ed26bb1cd9:/doc/faq.but diff --git a/doc/faq.but b/doc/faq.but index 154fefb2..752ac4b3 100644 --- a/doc/faq.but +++ b/doc/faq.but @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.68 2004/04/28 17:16:32 jacob Exp $ +\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.71 2004/05/26 09:19:48 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? @@ -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. @@ -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.