limit for # of user connections?

[Mike Polta]

Tried to setup a small XP home server today for about 5 different apps
that are used in our business. Out of 12 users, only 5 could log on.
After that number was reached I recieved a Microsoft Windows Network
error box saying that the workgroup is not accessible and I might not
have permission to use this network resource. Contact the Administrator,
etc. etc. Just below that is a new paragraph saying: "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."

I didn't know there was a limit.....
What do I need to do to fix this?

Thanks in advance.....

 

[Dusty Harper {MS}]

Home is limited to 5 simultaneous sessions
Professional is limited to 10 simultaneous sessions
Windows Server is unlimited, but client licenses need to be obtained in
addition to the server license. ( Usually comes with 5 licenses )

So to fix your problem, you need to migrate the machine to Server in order
to accommodate all 12 sessions simultaneously.

 

[Mike Polta]

Thank you for the quick response! This system has been doing well on
98SE for some time now and I tried XP Home because I had an extra.
Server is a little expensive for what we are doing right now. How about
2000 Pro? What is the user limit for it, if I may ask? ( I know this
isn't the right forum....) Again, thanks in advance for any
informational light you can shed on this situation!

 

[Jim]

Look up Windows Server 2003 SBE, this is a very low cost
server product that may work for your company, I think it
retails for around $600, the only draw back I think is it
has to be a domain controller (can not be a stand alone)
and you can only have one Windows 2003 SBE server on a
network. So you couldn't use 2 SBE servers on the same
network.

Jim

 

[Richard G. Harper]

Windows 2000 Professional has a 10-user limit, the same as Windows XP
Professional.