Specify the Idle Timeout for Server Connnections (Windows NT/2000/XP)

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Specify the Idle Timeout for Server Connnections (Windows NT/2000/XP)
Category: Home > Network > Servers

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Specifies the amount of idle time that a circuit is allowed before being disconnected. If this parameter is set to a low value, it saves server resources but reduces performance because of client overhead in reconnecting.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'Disc' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
Disc	REG_DWORD	0x0000000F (15)


	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parame...

Settings:

System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\
Parameters]
Name: Disc
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: 0 to infinite minutes (Default is 15)

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: April 4, 2002

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