From 9f98f81271f9169a48bb0dc5fc1b000472d7ee00 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jacob Nevins Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 19:09:07 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Make that last checkin more explicit, and in particular reference the "common errors" section of the documentation. [originally from svn r3554] --- doc/faq.but | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/faq.but b/doc/faq.but index 858afdf4..0a6aa893 100644 --- a/doc/faq.but +++ b/doc/faq.but @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.50 2003/11/19 19:03:24 jacob Exp $ +\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.51 2003/11/19 19:09:07 jacob Exp $ \A{faq} PuTTY FAQ @@ -425,8 +425,10 @@ of quotes in the obvious way: \S{faq-incorrect-mac}{Question} Why do I see \q{Incorrect MAC received on packet}? -This can be caused by a bug in old SSH 2 servers distributed by -\cw{ssh.com}. Version 2.3.0 and below of their SSH 2 server +One possible cause of this that used to be common is a bug in old +SSH 2 servers distributed by \cw{ssh.com}. (This is not the only +possible cause; see \k{errors-crc} in the documentation.) +Version 2.3.0 and below of their SSH 2 server constructs Message Authentication Codes in the wrong way, and expects the client to construct them in the same wrong way. PuTTY constructs the MACs correctly by default, and hence these old