Max 10 concurrent users

[David De Bono]

Hi,

In Windows XP SP2 there is a limit of 10 concurrent users using the same
share on a XP machine.

How can I go around this ?

David

 

[Malke]

Hi,

In Windows XP SP2 there is a limit of 10 concurrent users using the
same share on a XP machine.

How can I go around this ?

David

1. Install a real server operating system instead of XP.
2. Install an older Microsoft operating system such as Windows 98 (bad
idea).
3. Install a Linux operating system on the "server".
4. Replace the "server" with Mac OSX Server.

Malke

 

[Ron Lowe]

You can't, without some serious hacking.

You'd need to upgrade the machine to a Server version of Windows,
or Linux, or (shudder) downgrade to Win9x.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

David;
The limit is 5 on Windows XP Home and 10 on Windows XP Pro:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314882

If you need to get around it, you need a server OS such as Windows Server
2003.

 

[Bob I]

Buy a real server.

 

[Chuck]

Hi,

In Windows XP SP2 there is a limit of 10 concurrent users using the same
share on a XP machine.

How can I go around this ?

David

David,

Windows XP is limited in number of incoming connections. If you have more than
10 clients needing to connect to the same server (computer sharing files), you
need a computer with a server operating system, such as Server 2000 or 2003.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/server-availability-affected-by.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/server-availability-affected-by.html

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

In Windows XP SP2 there is a limit of 10 concurrent users using the
same share on a XP machine.

No, that's not quite correct. First it has nothing to do with SP2. Second,
it depends of which versio of XP you're talking about: at any service pack
level, XP Home has a limit of five simultaneous connections, and XP
Professional has a limit of ten.

How can I go around this ?

You can't Get a server operating system.

 

[Tom [Pepper] Willett]

http://msmvps.com/blogs/coad/archive/2004/06/07/7759.aspx

 

[Steve N.]

http://msmvps.com/blogs/coad/archive/2004/06/07/7759.aspx

That's for IIS, not file sharing.

Steve N.

 

[Steve N.]

David De Bono wrote:





No, that's not quite correct. First it has nothing to do with SP2.

People get confused because SP2 does impose a limit of simultaneous
incomplete outbound TCP connection attempts per second to 10.

Second,

it depends of which versio of XP you're talking about: at any service pack
level, XP Home has a limit of five simultaneous connections, and XP
Professional has a limit of ten.






You can't Get a server operating system.

Yes, and even if you could it would violate the EULA. If a they can
afford more than 11 computers they can probably afford a server OS, too.

Steve N.

 

[Steve N.]

You can't, without some serious hacking.

And breaking the EULA.

You'd need to upgrade the machine to a Server version of Windows,
or Linux, or (shudder) downgrade to Win9x.

(shudder) is right. Not a good idea. File sharing between 98 and XP is a
major PITA.

Steve N.