RouterMTU Registry Value Is No Longer Supported (162054)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q162054

SUMMARY

The Windows NT 3.5 Resource Kit documentation was not updated properly from version 3.1, and lists a number of invalid TCP/IP registry parameters. The parameters listed in this article should be used in their place. The Windows NT 3.5 TCP/IP stack was changed significantly from version 3.1, so many of the old parameters are no longer valid. The Windows NT 3.51 Resource Kit should include the necessary corrections.

MORE INFORMATION

Page 586 of Appendix B in "Optimizing Windows NT" from the Windows NT Resource Kit version 3.5 describes the RouterMTU registry parameter. RouterMTU functionality was replaced in Windows NT 3.5 by PMTU Discovery, as defined in RFC 1191.

For additional information on the usage of the RouterMTU parameter in Windows NT 3.1, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: 102973
TITLE : REG: TCP/IP Transport Entries, PART 1

For additional information on PMTU Discovery, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: 159211
TITLE : Diagnoses and Treatment of Black Hole Routers

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/14/2003
Keywords:kbinfo kbnetwork KB162054
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