How to Disable RSVP Signaling

ID: Q247103

The information in this article applies to:

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

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SUMMARY

This article describes how to disable RSVP signaling in the Windows 2000.

MORE INFORMATION

RSVP is a signaling technique used in Windows 2000 Quality of Service for establishing bandwidth reservations.

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You can use the following registry key to disable RSVP signaling:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\interfaces\interface\QoS

Value Type: REG_DWORD
Valid Range: 1 or 0
Description: Setting the entry to 0 disables RSVP on the entire interface. A setting of 1 enables it.

Additional query words:

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