Network connection limit xp home

[becom]

anyone have experience with network connection limit on xp home, does it also apply to xp pro and what would count as a connection for instance a network printer. I have a file server that running xp pro but some of the workstations running xp home. Thanks for your help

 

[glricht]

XP Home supports a maximum of 5 concurrent connects; XP Pro supports a maximum of 10. If more than 10 is needed, then it's time for a Server OS.

See also http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314882

 

[becom]

Network printer

Thanks for your reply would a network printer then count as one of those connections?

 

[blue man computer repairs]

If it's just a files server why not look at NAS?

 

[ijunkie]

Thanks for your reply would a network printer then count as one of those connections?

The way I understand it is yes, while it is being used. The link above from a previous post has this info: Any file, print, named pipe, or mail slot session that does not have any activity is automatically disconnected after the AutoDisconnect time has expired; the default for the AutoDisconnect time is 15 minutes. When the session is disconnected, one of the ten connections becomes available so that another user can connect to the Windows XP system.

 

[Martyn]

The way I understand it is yes, while it is being used. The link above from a previous post has this info: Any file, print, named pipe, or mail slot session that does not have any activity is automatically disconnected after the AutoDisconnect time has expired; the default for the AutoDisconnect time is 15 minutes. When the session is disconnected, one of the ten connections becomes available so that another user can connect to the Windows XP system.

That's correct. I have setup many users to a shared printers on a computer with a 10 connection limit with no problems.

 

[Herman]

hello there is a way past this
http://www.speedguide.net/articles/windows-xp-sp2-tcpipsys-connection-limit-patch-1497

 

[Martyn]

hello there is a way past this
http://www.speedguide.net/articles/windows-xp-sp2-tcpipsys-connection-limit-patch-1497

Reading that article(and it's comments) I think that it isn't the answer to the op's problem. The limit he is referring to is a Microsoft licencing limit to stop xp being used as a server. The article I think is to do with the number of attempts(per second?) of tcp connections.