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95 Registry Tips & Tricks Troubleshooting
Networking/Communications Tips
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Networking/Communications
Disabling The Escape Option for Windows 95 Network Logon
These entries can get you into trouble if your system is malfunctioning. However, they are easy to find in the registry:
This disables the ESC key in Win95 when logging on. Be careful when using this because someone MUST logon in order to get to the desktop. If the network is down, the only way you will be able to get into the desktop is in safe mode. (that last sentence is not verified).
This gem is a HEX value:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- Network Logon MustBeValidated
0=User NOT reqd to LOGON
1=User reqd to LOGON (ESC disabled)
Turning off Password Caching
You might want to disable Password Caching on computers where their primary network connections are to NT servers. Password Caching is used for share level security servers. You gain access by knowing a password for the particular resource regardless of who you are. That password is then cached in your Password List (PWL) File and the next time you make that network connection you are not prompted for the password a second time. If you are connecting to a NT server, it uses User Level Security. Your access is based on your User ID and there is no Password Caching. A reason to disable password caching is that in an NT environment, you will be presented with a single logon screen, rather than separate Windows and NT logon screens.
Start Regedit
Go to HKey_Local_Machine \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Network
Add a new Binary Value
Name it DisablePwdCaching
Give it a value of 1
Setting the Minimum Password Length
Start Regedit
Go to HKLM,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Network
Add a new Binary Value
Rename it to MinPwdLen
Assign it a value equal to your minimum password length
Disabling File and Print Sharing
Start Regit
Go to HKLM,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Network
Add a new DWord Value
Rename it to NoPrintSharing or NoFileSharing
Assign it a value of 1
Changing your Modem’s Initialization String
Start REGEDIT
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ System \ CurrentControlSet \ Services \ Class \ Modem \ 0000 \ Init
Change the settings to the new values
Changing the MTU Network Settings
The MTU setting specifies the maximum size datagram the IP driver can pass.
To change the MTU settings:
Open up REGEDIT
Go to Hkey_Local_Machine / System / CurrentControlset / Services / Class / netTrans / 000n
(where n is your particular network adapter binding.)Right click on the right panel
Select New / String Value
Type in MaxMTU
Double click on it and enter then the number you want.
The default is 1500 bytes. Slow connections such as SLIP shoudl use 296.
Increasing the Modem Timeout
If your modem it timing out during file transfers or loading Web Pages,
you might try increasing the timeout period. To change it:
Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / System / CurrentControlSet / Services / Class / Modem / XXXX / Settings
Where XXXX is the number of your modemMove to the right panel and double click on Inactivity Timeout
The number of minutes for a timeout should be entered between the brackets.
For example, a US Robotics Sportster could have S19=<30 to set it to 30 minutes.
Changing the Telnet Scroll-Back Buffer Size
By default, the Telnet session has a window size of 25 lines. To increase this so you can scroll back and look at a larger number on lines:
Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Telnet
Double-click on the entry Rows in the right hand panel
Increase the decimal value to one that suits your needs.
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