QUESTION: Win2K vs Win 2003 Server (for server machine)

[VB Programmer]

Our company is running an ASP.NET intranet website on a Windows 2000 pc.
Supposedly w2k allows up to 10 concurrent "connections".

We are debating whether we should move to Windows 2003 Server OS.

Questions:
1. W2k allows up to 10 concurrent connections - Is this equal to 10 "CALs"?
2. Does Windows Server 2003 with 10 CAL support the SAME number of
connections as W2k? If so, why upgrade? Its expensive.
3. Any suggestions as to what I should do?

Thanks,
Robert

 

[Danny Sanders]

1. W2k allows up to 10 concurrent connections - Is this equal to 10
"CALs"?

No. You do not need CALS to connect to a Win 2k Workstation. This 10
concurrent connections is a limitation of Microsoft's Workstation operating
systems.

2. Does Windows Server 2003 with 10 CAL support the SAME number of
connections as W2k?

Win 2k server with 10 CALs will accept 10 concurrent connections.

why upgrade? Its expensive.

If you are using Win 2k Workstation you will *NEVER* be able to have 11
concurrent connections (unless you format and re install using the Win 2k
Server CD. Upgrading Win 2k pro to Win 2k Server is NOT an option). Using
Win 2k Server all you have to do is add more CALs and you can have more than
10 concurrent connections. In fact you can have thousands of concurrent
connections.

3. Any suggestions as to what I should do?


Bite the bullet now and install Win 2k server. Unless you are totally sure
your network will NEVER require more than 10 concurrent connections to your
"server" computer.


hth
DDS W 2k MVP MCSE