X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/u/mdw/putty/blobdiff_plain/c26588474a0fff93a6c031f297dc7ce2b2aea001..f33ba69e92f389f5884eae5a586858a629a5260b:/doc/faq.but diff --git a/doc/faq.but b/doc/faq.but index 154fefb2..ea11b53c 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 1.78 2004/08/27 13:33:25 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? @@ -301,7 +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 @@ -358,8 +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 @@ -377,6 +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? @@ -559,8 +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/ +\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 +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. @@ -667,12 +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 @@ -680,6 +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. @@ -852,6 +867,27 @@ 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 apparently 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). + +(\e{However}, we've been told that SP2 \e{also} fixes the bug that +means you need to use non-\cw{127.0.0.1} addresses to forward +Terminal Services in the first place.) + \H{faq-secure} Security questions \S{faq-publicpc}{Question} Is it safe for me to download PuTTY and