What is the max# of system with home networking and ICS

[Guest]

Does anyone know what the maximum amount of system you can connect to a
computer running Windows XP PRO. I have a small office with an Interent
conection via Satallite solution. There are appx 20 systems and I want to
allow all system to connect to the internet via ICS on on XP box. All system
are connected to via cat5e to patch panel and then to switch and then to XP
pro box running ICS.

 

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I don't know of any limits on number of users.

Just curious... why not use a router to connect to internet? Seems like it
would be a lot easier than having to use ICS?

 

[Chuck]

On Thu, 4 Nov 2004 12:12:02 -0800, Patrick Brennan <Patrick

Does anyone know what the maximum amount of system you can connect to a
computer running Windows XP PRO. I have a small office with an Interent
conection via Satallite solution. There are appx 20 systems and I want to
allow all system to connect to the internet via ICS on on XP box. All system
are connected to via cat5e to patch panel and then to switch and then to XP
pro box running ICS.

Patrick,

Windows XP Pro is limited to 10 connections for file sharing.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314882

The connection limit is not related to ICS. You should be able to handle all 20
systems with ICS.

That said, how does the satellite modem connect to the ICS server? If by
Ethernet, you'd be so much better off sharing using a NAT router.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Guest]

I am using a Dell PowerConnect 3348 Switch which also performs as a router.
However I still need to connect the switch to a computer that is connected to
my ISPs hardware in order to get Internet Connectivity

 

[Guest]

Are u recommending built in software rounter in XP pro

 

[Greg R]

There is a tcpip.sys fix that will allow unlimited connections. You
have to do a search on the web for the file

Greg R