+\S{config-address-family} \q{Internet protocol}
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{connection.ipversion}
+
+This option allows the user to select between the old and new
+Internet protocols and addressing schemes (IPv4 and IPv6). The
+default setting is \q{Auto}, which means PuTTY will do something
+sensible and try to guess which protocol you wanted. (If you specify
+a literal Internet address, it will use whichever protocol that
+address implies. If you provide a hostname, it will see what kinds
+of address exist for that hostname; it will use IPv6 if there is an
+IPv6 address available, and fall back to IPv4 if not.)
+
+If you need to force PuTTY to use a particular protocol, you can
+explicitly set this to \q{IPv4} or \q{IPv6}.
+
+\H{config-data} The Data panel
+
+The Data panel allows you to configure various pieces of data which
+can be sent to the server to affect your connection at the far end.
+
+Each options on this panel applies to more than one protocol.
+Options which apply to only one protocol appear on that protocol's
+configuration panels.
+
+\S{config-username} \q{Auto-login username}
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{connection.username}
+
+All three of the SSH, Telnet and Rlogin protocols allow you to
+specify what user name you want to log in as, without having to type
+it explicitly every time. (Some Telnet servers don't support this.)
+
+In this box you can type that user name.
+
+\S{config-termtype} \q{Terminal-type string}
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{connection.termtype}
+
+Most servers you might connect to with PuTTY are designed to be
+connected to from lots of different types of terminal. In order to
+send the right control sequences to each one, the server will need
+to know what type of terminal it is dealing with. Therefore, each of
+the SSH, Telnet and Rlogin protocols allow a text string to be sent
+down the connection describing the terminal.
+
+PuTTY attempts to emulate the Unix \c{xterm} program, and by default
+it reflects this by sending \c{xterm} as a terminal-type string. If
+you find this is not doing what you want - perhaps the remote
+system reports \q{Unknown terminal type} - you could try setting
+this to something different, such as \c{vt220}.
+
+If you're not sure whether a problem is due to the terminal type
+setting or not, you probably need to consult the manual for your
+application or your server.
+
+\S{config-termspeed} \q{Terminal speeds}
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{connection.termspeed}
+
+The Telnet, Rlogin, and SSH protocols allow the client to specify
+terminal speeds to the server.
+
+This parameter does \e{not} affect the actual speed of the connection,
+which is always \q{as fast as possible}; it is just a hint that is
+sometimes used by server software to modify its behaviour. For
+instance, if a slow speed is indicated, the server may switch to a
+less bandwidth-hungry display mode.
+
+The value is usually meaningless in a network environment, but
+PuTTY lets you configure it, in case you find the server is reacting
+badly to the default value.
+
+The format is a pair of numbers separated by a comma, for instance,
+\c{38400,38400}. The first number represents the output speed
+(\e{from} the server) in bits per second, and the second is the input
+speed (\e{to} the server). (Only the first is used in the Rlogin
+protocol.)
+
+This option has no effect on Raw connections.
+
+\S{config-environ} Setting environment variables on the server
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{telnet.environ}
+
+The Telnet protocol provides a means for the client to pass
+environment variables to the server. Many Telnet servers have
+stopped supporting this feature due to security flaws, but PuTTY
+still supports it for the benefit of any servers which have found
+other ways around the security problems than just disabling the
+whole mechanism.
+
+Version 2 of the SSH protocol also provides a similar mechanism,
+which is easier to implement without security flaws. Newer SSH2
+servers are more likely to support it than older ones.
+
+This configuration data is not used in the SSHv1, rlogin or raw
+protocols.
+
+To add an environment variable to the list transmitted down the
+connection, you enter the variable name in the \q{Variable} box,
+enter its value in the \q{Value} box, and press the \q{Add} button.
+To remove one from the list, select it in the list box and press
+\q{Remove}.
+
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