From 8ac4ce9f63f23404c2ebf440352ba219d0452f54 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jacob Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 09:19:48 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] 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. git-svn-id: svn://svn.tartarus.org/sgt/putty@4259 cda61777-01e9-0310-a592-d414129be87e --- doc/faq.but | 11 +++++++++-- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/faq.but b/doc/faq.but index 4f832ef5..752ac4b3 100644 --- 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 @@ -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. -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 @@ -686,6 +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. -- 2.11.0