-\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
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
\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.