max inbound connections error

[Guest Tester]

Hi,

Can someone explain me how max inbound connections work in windows XP

and why I am getting the error above? Although I have only 6 W2K PCs

with 4 mapped drives to the XP Pro sharing machine I am getting an

error I am out of connections on the client.

Is not it the connection counted per machine ? I am getting a number

of client connection on a share higher then the number of machines for

ex. and each client has the shares mapped once through a mapped drive

and a shortcut to it on the desktop.

I am looking in computer management, shared folders, shares.

Thank you very much, T

[Guest R. McCarty]

Re: max inbound connections error

 

SysInternals has a tool called TCPView that can help you to review

connections.

 

The product description & download found here:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897437.aspx

 

"Tester" <calinguga@netscape.net> wrote in message

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> Hi,

> Can someone explain me how max inbound connections work in windows XP

> and why I am getting the error above? Although I have only 6 W2K PCs

> with 4 mapped drives to the XP Pro sharing machine I am getting an

> error I am out of connections on the client.

> Is not it the connection counted per machine ? I am getting a number

> of client connection on a share higher then the number of machines for

> ex. and each client has the shares mapped once through a mapped drive

> and a shortcut to it on the desktop.

> I am looking in computer management, shared folders, shares.

> Thank you very much, T

[Guest Malke]

Re: max inbound connections error

 

Tester wrote:

> Hi,

> Can someone explain me how max inbound connections work in windows XP

> and why I am getting the error above? Although I have only 6 W2K PCs

> with 4 mapped drives to the XP Pro sharing machine I am getting an

> error I am out of connections on the client.

> Is not it the connection counted per machine ? I am getting a number

> of client connection on a share higher then the number of machines for

> ex. and each client has the shares mapped once through a mapped drive

> and a shortcut to it on the desktop.

> I am looking in computer management, shared folders, shares.

> Thank you very much, T

 

No, the limitation is not on machine. It is on *connections* and each

machine can - and often does - make more than one connection. It is

probably time for you to consider using a real server. Small Business

Server is designed for this. Or, if you are only using the pseudo-server

for backup/file serving, you can also install one of the many Linux distros

on it.

 

Malke

--

MS-MVP

Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!

FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

[Guest HeyBub]

Re: max inbound connections error

 

Malke wrote:

> Tester wrote:

>

>> Hi,

>> Can someone explain me how max inbound connections work in windows XP

>> and why I am getting the error above? Although I have only 6 W2K PCs

>> with 4 mapped drives to the XP Pro sharing machine I am getting an

>> error I am out of connections on the client.

>> Is not it the connection counted per machine ? I am getting a number

>> of client connection on a share higher then the number of machines

>> for ex. and each client has the shares mapped once through a mapped

>> drive and a shortcut to it on the desktop.

>> I am looking in computer management, shared folders, shares.

>> Thank you very much, T

>

> No, the limitation is not on machine. It is on *connections* and each

> machine can - and often does - make more than one connection. It is

> probably time for you to consider using a real server. Small Business

> Server is designed for this. Or, if you are only using the

> pseudo-server for backup/file serving, you can also install one of

> the many Linux distros on it.

>

 

Or Windows 98.

[Guest Malke]

Re: max inbound connections error

 

HeyBub wrote:

 

>> No, the limitation is not on machine. It is on *connections* and each

>> machine can - and often does - make more than one connection. It is

>> probably time for you to consider using a real server. Small Business

>> Server is designed for this. Or, if you are only using the

>> pseudo-server for backup/file serving, you can also install one of

>> the many Linux distros on it.

>>

>

> Or Windows 98.

 

That would be foolish since Win98 has zero security and is long out of

support for vulnerability patching.

 

Malke

--

MS-MVP

Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!

FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

[Guest HeyBub]

Re: max inbound connections error

 

Malke wrote:

> HeyBub wrote:

>

>

>>> No, the limitation is not on machine. It is on *connections* and

>>> each machine can - and often does - make more than one connection.

>>> It is probably time for you to consider using a real server. Small

>>> Business Server is designed for this. Or, if you are only using the

>>> pseudo-server for backup/file serving, you can also install one of

>>> the many Linux distros on it.

>>>

>>

>> Or Windows 98.

>

> That would be foolish since Win98 has zero security and is long out of

> support for vulnerability patching.

>

 

Well, yeah. But how much vulnerability could there be for a machine that

sits in a closet and acts as a file server?

 

And the price is right.

 

Even so, the more elegant way is to raise the TCP/IP connection limit via

available hacks.

[Guest John John (MVP)]

Re: max inbound connections error

 

HeyBub wrote:

> Malke wrote:

>

>>HeyBub wrote:

>>

>>

>>

>>>>No, the limitation is not on machine. It is on *connections* and

>>>>each machine can - and often does - make more than one connection.

>>>>It is probably time for you to consider using a real server. Small

>>>>Business Server is designed for this. Or, if you are only using the

>>>>pseudo-server for backup/file serving, you can also install one of

>>>>the many Linux distros on it.

>>>>

>>>

>>>Or Windows 98.

>>

>>That would be foolish since Win98 has zero security and is long out of

>>support for vulnerability patching.

>>

>

>

> Well, yeah. But how much vulnerability could there be for a machine that

> sits in a closet and acts as a file server?

>

> And the price is right.

>

> Even so, the more elegant way is to raise the TCP/IP connection limit via

> available hacks.

 

The TCP/IP hacks that you are thinking of most likely have nothing to do

with the 10 user concurrent connection limit, no use for the OP going

out on a wild goose chase looking for a hack to increase that 10 user limit.

 

John