In the entry about twiddling Windows TCP timeouts, mention that it's OK to

create the registry values, and link back to the original MS KB articles.

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diff --git a/doc/faq.but b/doc/faq.but
index 4f832ef..752ac4b 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/faq.but
+++ b/doc/faq.but
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.70 2004/05/22 11:09:31 simon Exp $
+\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.71 2004/05/26 09:19:48 jacob Exp $

 
 \A{faq} PuTTY FAQ
 
 
 \A{faq} PuTTY FAQ
 


@@ -673,12 +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.
 
 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).
 
 \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
 
 
 On Windows NT or 2000, the registry key is
 


@@ -686,6 +690,9 @@ On Windows NT or 2000, the registry key is
 \c   Parameters\TcpMaxDataRetransmissions
 
 and it must be of type DWORD.
 \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.
 
 Set the key's value to something like 10. This will cause Windows to
 try harder to keep connections alive instead of abandoning them.