10th user unable to connect to XP Pro machine

[Guest]

We are having the following problem:

The 10th user is unable to log into an XP Pro machine running as a server.
The user list shows 9 users connected and the 10th user receives this message:

"No more connections can be made to this remote computer at this time
because there are already as many connections as the computer can accept"

When all ten systems are connected, both netstat and net session show only 9
users connected, with the 10th unable to connect. Netstat shows the 9 IP
addresses of the connected users. Net session does not show any local user
connected (logged in as Administrator). This system is not used by anyone, so
there aren't mappings to any shares on it.

Also tried logging out of the system and leaving it at the login screen -
this made no difference; still only 9 users allowed.

 

[JS]

We are having the following problem:

The 10th user is unable to log into an XP Pro machine running as a server.
The user list shows 9 users connected and the 10th user receives this message:

"No more connections can be made to this remote computer at this time
because there are already as many connections as the computer can accept"

When all ten systems are connected, both netstat and net session show only 9
users connected, with the 10th unable to connect. Netstat shows the 9 IP
addresses of the connected users. Net session does not show any local user
connected (logged in as Administrator). This system is not used by anyone, so
there aren't mappings to any shares on it.

Also tried logging out of the system and leaving it at the login screen -
this made no difference; still only 9 users allowed.

XP Pro is hard-coded to enable only 10 concurrent connections, just like
Windows 2000 and NT WS before it. See:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/122920/

 

[Guest]

If I remember correctly one of the 10 users is the system.

 

[Scott M.]

And how does this reply help the OP since his question is asking why he
can't get the 10th user connected. He already knows about the 10 user
limit. He's having a problem at 9.

 

[Malke]

And how does this reply help the OP since his question is asking why he
can't get the 10th user connected. He already knows about the 10 user
limit. He's having a problem at 9.

(some snippage)

The OP is having the trouble at 9 because the concurrent limit does not
apply to *computers* but to *connections*. One computer can make more
than one connection to a server. You will usually start to run into the
concurrent connections problem with 8 or 9 computers; sometimes even
with 7 depending on what the server is being used for. So it is now time
for the OP to get a real server operating system. JS gave a good link
and here is more info:

Concurrent connection limits:

10 for XP Pro/Tablet/MCE
5 for XP Home
49 for SBS 2000
74 for SBS 2003
Unlimited for full Server O/Ses

Hope that clarified things,

Malke

 

[Scott M.]

Yes, thank you. I was really trying to illustrate that the last reply was
useless.

 

[Mark Fineman]

XP Pro is hard-coded to enable only 10 concurrent connections, just like
Windows 2000 and NT WS before it. See:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/122920/

Also, in Windows 2000, at least, if a connection isn't closed to the
satisfaction of the operating system the connection still counts even
though it can't be used.

For example, a telnet connection that is was broken due to network
problems and which cannot be reconnected to counts as a connection
until the system reboots. (I don't think killing the process on the
server reduces the count - at least it didn't for me when I tried on
Windows 2000 Professional some years ago.)