From 85c598bfe3bd88dbe9c35fa38bec17ce619066ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jacob Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 12:58:14 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add the WinXPSP2 alternate-localhost problem to the FAQ. git-svn-id: svn://svn.tartarus.org/sgt/putty@4481 cda61777-01e9-0310-a592-d414129be87e --- doc/faq.but | 19 ++++++++++++++++++- doc/using.but | 6 +++++- 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/faq.but b/doc/faq.but index 524b6a8d..eea260de 100644 --- a/doc/faq.but +++ b/doc/faq.but @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.74 2004/08/10 16:50:30 jacob Exp $ +\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.75 2004/08/19 12:58:14 jacob Exp $ \A{faq} PuTTY FAQ @@ -867,6 +867,23 @@ 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 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). + \H{faq-secure} Security questions \S{faq-publicpc}{Question} Is it safe for me to download PuTTY and diff --git a/doc/using.but b/doc/using.but index 83202213..27a3d473 100644 --- a/doc/using.but +++ b/doc/using.but @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -\versionid $Id: using.but,v 1.27 2004/08/12 20:55:58 jacob Exp $ +\versionid $Id: using.but,v 1.28 2004/08/19 12:58:14 jacob Exp $ \C{using} Using PuTTY @@ -366,6 +366,10 @@ available for local-to-remote forwarded ports; SSH1 is unable to support it for remote-to-local ports, while SSH2 can support it in theory but servers will not necessarily cooperate. +(Note that if you're using Windows XP Service Pack 2, you may need +to obtain a fix from Microsoft in order to use addresses like +\cw{127.0.0.5} - see \k{faq-alternate-localhost}.) + \H{using-rawprot} Making \i{raw TCP connections} A lot of \I{debugging Internet protocols}Internet protocols are -- 2.11.0