XP INBOUND CONNECTION LIMIT MICROSOFT MOCKERY

[Gorazd]

Hi,

I have huge problem.
I have three OSes Win 2000 Server,
Win XP and Win 2003 Server.

Until today I used Win 2000 Server
with great success.
When Adobe released the latest software
I was forced to upgrade to Win XP PRO because
the new installers do not work anymore
in WIN 2000 environment.

But the WIN XP PRO does have one great
problem it has inbound connection limit up to 10
so only up to 10 network rendering nodes can access
one file on my system at the same time .

If I have 40 network rendering nodes
then the renderings always failed.
So Microsoft recomended me that I upgrade to
WIN 2003 Server OS what I allready did
and found out that several applications
do not start under WIN 2003 OS
especialy my main application Leitch DPS Velocity
( even not in comaptibility mode ) -
it allways crashes.

I have just contacted the Leitch company
where I got the answer
that they shall not support WIN 2003 OS
because of the lack of Directx advanced features and etc...
And I also got the answer from Adobe that
they shall not support the Win 2003 OS
and that some of their applications do not
work correctly under such OS.

So at the end of so much waisted time and money
I found out that Microsoft does not have one
normal professional OS which shall
be capable of more than 10 simultanous
connections and decent multimedia directx and etc.
features in one package.

So how can I increase the inbound connection
limit under WIN XP PRO in order that I could
use all the latest Adobe, Newtek, Leitch and etc.. software
and use their professional features
especialy advanced network rendering
which neeeds more than 10 simultation connections
to the main computer at one time?


Why Microsoft does not release the +10 inbound
XP MEDIA CONNECTION PACK which could cost as one license of
the DSP WIN XP PRO? So one could buy as may packs
as he needs for example 4 packs for 40 inbound connections
and he could then authorize the connections.
In only this why could Microsoft sddress this mockery.

Until then could someone from Microsoft send
me the patch which shall do the same thing as the
XP MEDIA CONNECTION PACK product which shall be maybe released
in the future.


I look forward to hearing from you soon and
thank you in advance.

Best regards,

Gorazd.

 

[Mark Weinreb]

Your problem lies in the fact that you haven't upgraded to Win XP Pro, you
have, in fact, DOWNGRADED to XP Pro.
The only upgrade path from Windows 2000 Server is to Windows 2003 Server.
XP is a workstation or client operating system, and as such, the 10 inbound
connection limit (5 in the case of XP Home) is entirely reasonable.
Workstation operating systems are not designed to be used as full-fledged
servers, which is what you seem to want to do.

 

[Dodo]

2003 fully supports DirectX advanced features, but in the interest of
conserving resources some are disabled by default. Use dxdiag to adjust
DirectX features in 2003.

http://home.triad.rr.com/faq/WNS2003 FAQ.htm

 

[Gorazd]

Hi,

If I use WIN 2003 Server Standard Edition
my main application DPS Velocity always
crashes when I start the application
( also in compatibility mode)and if you
enable all sort of DirectX features.
This does not happen under WIN XP PRO
not under WIN 2000. But WIN XP PRO
does have 10 inbound connection limit.

The Leitch company does not support WIN 2003 Server
and it shall not support it in the future.
Also the Adobe does not support this OS.

So I shall ask again?

Does Microsoft has professional OS which
supports the software from development
houses like Adobe or Leitch and has no
inbound connection limit?
Please know that Adobe and Leitch
said that they do not have plans to
support Win 2003 Server OS in the future.
They only support the WIN XP and previous
WIN 2000 and WIN 2000 Server Standard edition.

So because there was no serious professional solution
for my problem I decited to start the article
about Microsoft mockery which shall be send to
several PC publlications including to
web based ones like www.tomshardare.com and etc.

I just hope that Microsoft shall addressed this issue
and made such OS which shall have no inbound connection limit
and shall be 100% compatibile with WIN XP PRO which
is the only OS which is supported by the main players
like Adobe and etc.
Please I shall repeat once more:
If I use Win 2003 Server Standard edition
with Leitch DPS Veloctiy the
DPS Veloctiy application allways
crashes when I start the DPS Veloctiy application.
This does not happen under WIN XP PRO , WIN 2000
and WIN 2000 Server Standard edition.
It also did not happen under WIN 2003 Server Standard
Edition RC2 which I beta tested under Microsoft publlic
beta testing program.

What did make Microsoft to the final release of the WIN 2003
Server Standard edition that is causes all sort
of Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library Runtime Errors
when I want to use or start the DPS Veloctiy application?

Could someone from Microsoft send me the patch
to address WIN 2003 Server Standard Edition problems
or the patch which shall disable the inbound connection
limit under WIN XP PRO for media conntents?
Please know that I have nothing against inbound
connection limit under WIN XP PRO.
I just want that Microsoft shall release some sort of
Media Connction Pack or some new OS which shall be 100% compatibile
with WIN XP PRO ( which is supported by Adobe and Leitch)
and has at the same time no inbound connection limit.
This might be the first OS which shall be realy the decent upgrade
for Windows 2000 Server Standard edition.

I look forward to hearing from you soon and thank you
in advance.

Best regards,

Gorazd.