Perform TCP test before SMB logon attempts

Enable this policy if you want WPKG-GP to perform a simple TCP connection test before trying to mount the share.

This helps to dramatically reduce boot stall when clients are not within reach of Wpkg network share, as the TCP timeout is much shorter than SMB.

You may use your file server as test host/service. If using different server or service, you must remember to apply same set of network scope access rules for this feature to work properly.

Host to test (IP or hostname):

Registry Hive	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path	SOFTWARE\Policies\WPKG_gp
Value Name	TestConnectHost
Value Type	REG_SZ
Default Value

TCP port:

Registry Hive	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path	SOFTWARE\Policies\WPKG_gp
Value Name	TestConnectPort
Value Type	REG_DWORD
Default Value	445
Min Value	1
Max Value

Number of attempts:

Registry Hive	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path	SOFTWARE\Policies\WPKG_gp
Value Name	TestConnectTries
Value Type	REG_DWORD
Default Value	5
Min Value	0
Max Value