How to Disable the "Negotiate Multi-Link for Single Link Connections" Setting

ID: Q241169

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SUMMARY

Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) is a set of standard protocols that allow remote access software from different manufacturers to interoperate. A PPP-enabled connection can dial into remote networks through any industry-standard PPP server. PPP also permits a computer running Windows 2000 Server Remote Access Services (RAS) to receive calls from, and provide network access to, other manufacturers' remote access software that complies with the PPP standards.

Windows 2000 PPP always attempts to negotiate multi-link for single-link connections.

You can disable the the Negotiate multi-link for single link connections setting for PPP only by modifying the registry.

MORE INFORMATION

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys and Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

The Negotiate multi-link for single link connections setting is a default setting. To modify the setting, locate the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RasMan\PPP

Create or modify the DontNegotiateMultilinkOnSingleLinks DWORD value. Set the data value to 1.

REFERENCES

For additional information about PPP settings, click Start, click Help, click the Index tab, type ppp, and then double-click one of the available topics.

For more information about the PPP multi-link standard, refer to Request for Comments (RFC) 1990.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbenv
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto