Re: Computer Management | Sessions - Are there limitations?



"Danny Sanders" wrote:
> All MS operating systems other than the server version accept only 10
> concurrent connections.

Thanks Danny. I think I knew that on WinNT but since XP only had Home & Pro
flavors I wasn't aware of that.


> > Is there any workaround to this issue?
>
>
> Buy and install a true server operating system.

Or, since previously mentioned I am running Windows 2000 server, reconfigure
how/where files are accessed. ;-)

So, hypothetically if I had an XP Pro machine with a shared printer. 10
unique people could simultaneously connect and print, whereas the eleventh
person would be denied, correct?

Thanks again for your help.
>
>
> hth
> DDS W 2k MVP MCSE
>
> "Glenn" <glennb/at/team/hypen/sys/dotcom> wrote in message
> news:EECB2EAB-5184-4848-961F-B37EF7C1D5C1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hello,
> >
> > Background: We have a Windows 2000 server using domain which all the
> > clients
> > logon too.
> >
> > One machine in particluar, called "Hermes" acts as a client for a
> > propriety
> > client/server system we developed. This is running WINDOWS XP PRO SP2. In
> > addition we have a printer which is shared from this machine. Finally,
> > there
> > are files which often need to be accessed from the local share.
> >
> > I have noticed that our users sometimes get an access denied message when
> > either trying to access the system OR access a file on the local share.
> > This
> > morning a tried doing some troubleshooting as to what causes this problem.
> > It seems to be (though I can't say with 100% certainty) that 'Hermes' can
> > accept 11 unique "session" (viewable through computer management | Shared
> > Folders | Sessions). But the twelfth one will get a dialog box with the
> > text
> > "request not accepted" or similiar (depending on the OS of the connecting
> > computer). If a computer is already connected it can open up many
> > connects/files.
> >
> > Is there a known limit to the number of connections an XP Prro can accept?
> > Is there any workaround to this issue? All the other PCs are either XP
> > Pro.
> > Win 2K pro, NT Workstation or 98 (no xp home or ME).
> >
> > Thanks for any help in getting this straightened out!
> > GLenn
>
>
>
.

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