Licensed network connections

[Guest David]

I have read you can have up to 10-users connected to file-shares in XP Pro.

Does this same limitation apply to Socket connections or any other type of

network connection or is it just file-shares? I have an app that needs to

serve data to more than 10 clients, do I need to get a server license to do

this?

[Guest Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Re: Licensed network connections

 

You would need to install and use a version of Windows Server.

 

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"David" <David@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:D5B0A71F-4AA0-43AD-A41F-C7BC4AF088AE@microsoft.com...

I have read you can have up to 10-users connected to file-shares in XP Pro.

Does this same limitation apply to Socket connections or any other type of

network connection or is it just file-shares? I have an app that needs to

serve data to more than 10 clients, do I need to get a server license to do

this?

[Guest Malke]

Re: Licensed network connections

 

David wrote:

> I have read you can have up to 10-users connected to file-shares in XP

> Pro. Does this same limitation apply to Socket connections or any other

> type of

> network connection or is it just file-shares? I have an app that needs to

> serve data to more than 10 clients, do I need to get a server license to

> do this?

 

The limitation isn't on users. It's on *connections*. Each computer can, and

often does, make more than one connection to a "host" computer.

 

You need to get a server operating system, either Small Business Server or

Standard.

 

Malke

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[Guest HeyBub]

Re: Licensed network connections

 

David wrote:

> I have read you can have up to 10-users connected to file-shares in

> XP Pro. Does this same limitation apply to Socket connections or any

> other type of network connection or is it just file-shares? I have

> an app that needs to serve data to more than 10 clients, do I need to

> get a server license to do this?

 

Windows 98?

[Guest Edric]

Re: Licensed network connections

 

On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:17:31 -0500, "HeyBub" <heybub@gmail.com> wrote:

>David wrote:

>> I have read you can have up to 10-users connected to file-shares in

>> XP Pro. Does this same limitation apply to Socket connections or any

>> other type of network connection or is it just file-shares? I have

>> an app that needs to serve data to more than 10 clients, do I need to

>> get a server license to do this?

>

>Windows 98?

>

I wouldn't user 98. It's not secure nor does it offer easy user

validation. It would be a pain in the ass to administrate and would

easily be penetrated.