"Malke" wrote:

> slothy wrote:
>
> > Hi im curious on how the limit of 10 connections works for xp pro. My
> > question is if im sharing a folder and with 4 users and each of those
> > users open 10 files at one time doe that count for each connection or it
> > per user based i.e. i can have a max of 10 users but unlimited about of
> > "open" files to that share? reason i ask is id like to setup our account
> > "server" on xp or even vista and share - there is a max of 4 people who
> > would use this share (its more a database), but watching open files it
> > tends to be messy as it tends to leave lots open.
>
> The inbound concurrent connections limitations is based on *connections*,
> not on users or computers. Each computer can, and usually does, make
> multiple connections to a "server".
>
> If your pseudo-server is only acting as a file server (no programs need to
> run on it), you can install a Linux distro and there will be no connections
> limitation. Otherwise, you would be better off installing Small Business
> Server instead of a workstation operating system.
>
> Inbound connections limit in XP - http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314882
>
>   5 - XP Home/Vista Home Basic
> 10 - Vista Home Premium/Vista Ultimate/XP Pro
> 49 - SBS 2000
> 74 - SBS 2003
> Unlimited for full Server O/Ses
>
> Malke
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