max inbound connections error

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

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/s.../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

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

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.

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

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.

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