From 81e8bb1b3ff12f58629ee978a77562337df362b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: simon Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 22:32:37 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Document the three new configuration options I've added tonight git-svn-id: svn://svn.tartarus.org/sgt/putty@1430 cda61777-01e9-0310-a592-d414129be87e --- doc/config.but | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/config.but b/doc/config.but index e6a20458..86035893 100644 --- a/doc/config.but +++ b/doc/config.but @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -\versionid $Id: config.but,v 1.15 2001/11/25 19:22:47 simon Exp $ +\versionid $Id: config.but,v 1.16 2001/11/29 22:32:37 simon Exp $ \C{config} Configuring PuTTY @@ -1046,6 +1046,17 @@ server. Keepalives are only supported in Telnet and SSH; the Rlogin and Raw protocols offer no way of implementing them. +\S{config-nodelay} \q{Disable Nagle's algorithm} + +Nagle's algorithm is a detail of TCP/IP implementations that tries +to minimise the number of small data packets sent down a network +connection. With Nagle's algorithm enabled, PuTTY's bandwidth usage +will be slightly more efficient; with it disabled, you may find you +get a faster response to your keystrokes when connecting to some +types of server. + +The Nagle algorithm is disabled by default. + \H{config-telnet} The Telnet panel The Telnet panel allows you to configure options that only apply to @@ -1246,6 +1257,13 @@ consider substandard. By default, PuTTY supplies a preference order intended to reflect a reasonable preference in terms of security and speed. +Single-DES is not supported natively in the SSH 2 draft protocol +standards. One or two server implementations do support it, by a +non-standard name. PuTTY can use single-DES to interoperate with +these servers if you enable the \q{Enable non-standard single-DES in +SSH 2} option; by default this is disabled and PuTTY will stick to +the standard. + \H{config-ssh-auth} The Auth panel The Auth panel allows you to configure authentication options for @@ -1267,6 +1285,18 @@ your server supports this, you should talk to your system administrator about precisely what form these challenges and responses take. +\S{config-ssh-tis} \q{Attempt keyboard-interactive authentication} + +The SSH 2 equivalent of TIS authentication is called +\q{keyboard-interactive}. It is a flexible authentication method +using an arbitrary sequence of requests and responses; so it is not +only useful for challenge/response mechanisms such as S/Key, but it +can also be used for (for example) asking the user for a new +password when the old one has expired. + +PuTTY leaves this option enabled by default, but supplies a switch +to turn it off in case you should have trouble with it. + \S{config-ssh-agentfwd} \q{Allow agent forwarding} This option allows the SSH server to open forwarded connections back -- 2.11.0