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What are the limitations of using Windows XP as a server?
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Ben M. Schorr - MVP
Aloha (e-mail address removed),
To serve what? (Files? Printers? Services?)
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To serve what? (Files? Printers? Services?)
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr - MVP
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Steve Winograd [MVP]
What are the limitations of using Windows XP as a server?
Please see this Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
Inbound Connections Limit in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314882
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Jack \(MVP-Networking\).
Hi
The following is a Rock Bottom attempt to explain the so called WinXP
Server.
Windows 2003 is a Server OS.
That means that the OS includes a capacity to mange Network(s) and it is
optimized for it.
WinXP Pro is a client OS. I.e. it used on a computer that is stand alone or
part of a Network.
A real Server Computer runs a Server OS, that can be Win2000 server, Win2003
Server, or other none Windows sever OS'.
Server computers are used to maintain large Network from one central spot
while providing Services like AD, DNS, NAT, Security, etc.
The Server might include special Network applications that are centrally
served the other Network's computers (Example mail server application).
When a network is configured around controlling server as described above it
is called Server Topology configured network.
Most Home/SOHO Networks are configured as peer to peer. I.e. there is no one
Main Server, but few computers connected together, sharing the Internet,
files, and printers.
You might come across the use of the term server related to a computer on a
peer to peer network with WinXP installed on it.
When the word "Server" is used in this way it's related to the general
function of the computer and not to the nature of the OS.
The so called my "WinXP Server" is actually in most cases a regular WinXP
computer that the user decides to use as a Storage Computer.
What is Storage Computer?
The user dedicates one computer to hold copies of the files, (Docs.
Pictures, Music, etc.) and backup of important information that is on the
other Networked computers.
The information can be synchronized to the Storage Computer using Sync.
Program and its drives are mapped to the user's computer in order to share
the resources.
However this Storage computer (WinXP Server) can not control and mange other
computers and it is restricted to 5 concurrent Network connections with
WinXP Home and 10 concurrent Network connections with Win XP Pro.
Jack (MVP-Networking).
The following is a Rock Bottom attempt to explain the so called WinXP
Server.
Windows 2003 is a Server OS.
That means that the OS includes a capacity to mange Network(s) and it is
optimized for it.
WinXP Pro is a client OS. I.e. it used on a computer that is stand alone or
part of a Network.
A real Server Computer runs a Server OS, that can be Win2000 server, Win2003
Server, or other none Windows sever OS'.
Server computers are used to maintain large Network from one central spot
while providing Services like AD, DNS, NAT, Security, etc.
The Server might include special Network applications that are centrally
served the other Network's computers (Example mail server application).
When a network is configured around controlling server as described above it
is called Server Topology configured network.
Most Home/SOHO Networks are configured as peer to peer. I.e. there is no one
Main Server, but few computers connected together, sharing the Internet,
files, and printers.
You might come across the use of the term server related to a computer on a
peer to peer network with WinXP installed on it.
When the word "Server" is used in this way it's related to the general
function of the computer and not to the nature of the OS.
The so called my "WinXP Server" is actually in most cases a regular WinXP
computer that the user decides to use as a Storage Computer.
What is Storage Computer?
The user dedicates one computer to hold copies of the files, (Docs.
Pictures, Music, etc.) and backup of important information that is on the
other Networked computers.
The information can be synchronized to the Storage Computer using Sync.
Program and its drives are mapped to the user's computer in order to share
the resources.
However this Storage computer (WinXP Server) can not control and mange other
computers and it is restricted to 5 concurrent Network connections with
WinXP Home and 10 concurrent Network connections with Win XP Pro.
Jack (MVP-Networking).