MaxNumForwardPackets

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters

Data type

Range

Default value

REG_DWORD

0x1–0xFFFFFFFE ( packet headers ) | 0xFFFFFFFF

0xFFFFFFFF

Description

Establishes the maximum number of IP packet headers that TCP can allocate to the router packet queue. The value of this entry must be greater than or equal to the value of the NumForwardPackets entry.

Value

Meaning

0x1–0xFFFFFFFE

Specifies the maximum number of IP packet headers in the router packet queue.

0xFFFFFFFF

The number of IP packet headers in the router packet queue is not limited.

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Windows 2000 does not add this entry to the registry. You can add it by editing the registry or by using a program that edits the registry.

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NumForwardPackets