The Microsoft Windows 2000 Resource Kit incorrectly states that the registry parameter PerformRouterDiscovery is enabled by default.

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Windows 2000 supports Internet Router Discovery Protocol (IRDP) to detect and configure Default Gateway addresses on the computer. The registry parameter PerformRouterDiscovery is used to enable or disable this protocol. For additional information about this feature, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: To configure Router Discovery, follow these steps:

1.	Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
2.	Locate, and click the following key in the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\interface_name
3.	On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value: Value Name: PerformRouterDiscovery Data Type:REG_DWORD Valid Range: 0,1 Default: 0 Description: This parameter controls whether Windows 2000 will attempt to perform router discovery per RFC 1256 on a per-interface basis. This parameter defaults to 0 or FALSE.
4.	Quit Registry Editor.

This registry parameter is disabled by default, and can be enabled if necessary, by setting the above registry parameter to 1.