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only 5 computers allowed to read the shared folder at onceI have a wireless Network of 6 computers connected via Netgear DG834GT. a
shared folder is on one of the computers. 5 computers including the one with the shared folder can connect to the folder at once but as soon as the 6th tries it says network not available. if I shut one of the computers down the other can then get onto the shared folder. All the 6 computers can browse the internet at once. the computers are all Dell 3100C with XP Home edition. Any help appreciated There is a limit of 5 connections for XP Home systems. The limit is 10 for
XP Pro. Show quoteHide quote "Colin" wrote: > I have a wireless Network of 6 computers connected via Netgear DG834GT. a > shared folder is on one of the computers. 5 computers including the one with > the shared folder can connect to the folder at once but as soon as the 6th > tries it says network not available. if I shut one of the computers down the > other can then get onto the shared folder. All the 6 computers can browse the > internet at once. > the computers are all Dell 3100C with XP Home edition. > > Any help appreciated Colin wrote:
> I have a wireless Network of 6 computers connected via Netgear This doesn't have anything to do with the fact that your network is> DG834GT. a shared folder is on one of the computers. 5 computers > including the one with the shared folder can connect to the folder at > once but as soon as the 6th tries it says network not available. if I > shut one of the computers down the other can then get onto the shared > folder. All the 6 computers can browse the internet at once. > the computers are all Dell 3100C with XP Home edition. wireless. You have run into the concurrent inbound connections limitation. The limitation is on *connections* not *computers*. Each computer can - and often does - make more than one connection to a server. http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314882 concurrent connections: 5 for XP Home 10 for XP Pro/Tablet/MCE 49 for SBS 2000 74 for SBS 2003 Unlimited for full Server O/Ses Your choices are to: 1. Upgrade your pseudo-server to Pro. If you ever plan to add a few more computers, this will be a waste of money since you will quickly bump up against Pro's limitation. 2. Upgrade your pseudo-server to a server operating system such as Small Business Server 2003. 3. If you are only using the pseudo-server as a file server and not running Windows programs on it (which is what it sounds like from your description), install Linux on it. Malke Ummm one other thing it may be:
The D-Link G604T on the first edition of its firmware will only support 5 sessions, no more. This may well apply to other devices too. Worth checking out with the manufacturer of the device. BTW, I have reported that to D-Link but never got a response. I haven't bothered with the update for it either as that office doesn't really need it. Show quoteHide quote "Malke" <notreally@invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:%23GWjue98GHA.4568@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Colin wrote: > >> I have a wireless Network of 6 computers connected via Netgear >> DG834GT. a shared folder is on one of the computers. 5 computers >> including the one with the shared folder can connect to the folder at >> once but as soon as the 6th tries it says network not available. if I >> shut one of the computers down the other can then get onto the shared >> folder. All the 6 computers can browse the internet at once. >> the computers are all Dell 3100C with XP Home edition. > > This doesn't have anything to do with the fact that your network is > wireless. You have run into the concurrent inbound connections > limitation. The limitation is on *connections* not *computers*. Each > computer can - and often does - make more than one connection to a > server. > > http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314882 > > concurrent connections: > > 5 for XP Home > 10 for XP Pro/Tablet/MCE > 49 for SBS 2000 > 74 for SBS 2003 > Unlimited for full Server O/Ses > > Your choices are to: > > 1. Upgrade your pseudo-server to Pro. If you ever plan to add a few more > computers, this will be a waste of money since you will quickly bump up > against Pro's limitation. > > 2. Upgrade your pseudo-server to a server operating system such as Small > Business Server 2003. > > 3. If you are only using the pseudo-server as a file server and not > running Windows programs on it (which is what it sounds like from your > description), install Linux on it. > > Malke > -- > Elephant Boy Computers > www.elephantboycomputers.com > "Don't Panic!" > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User Malke:
You got me thinking. I now got 4PC's networked at home, 5 counting the laptop, with software installed on all, but set up with one XP machine set up as a pseudo "file server", and "print server", on all day, where all the files are stored, and where it's backed up. I'm thinking of getting a network drive, network printer. Are you recommeding that I use a Linux file server instead of an XP machine as a server, or am I better off with a Microsoft SBS 2003. I never used Linux?? Do I just connect to the network. Or is it complicated enough to set a Linux server up to get a local consultant to do it at 125.00/hour, or are there articles, links to show me how. The wife is thinking of a home based business, and the number of PC's may increase by yet another one or two. Show quoteHide quote "Malke" wrote: > Colin wrote: > > > I have a wireless Network of 6 computers connected via Netgear > > DG834GT. a shared folder is on one of the computers. 5 computers > > including the one with the shared folder can connect to the folder at > > once but as soon as the 6th tries it says network not available. if I > > shut one of the computers down the other can then get onto the shared > > folder. All the 6 computers can browse the internet at once. > > the computers are all Dell 3100C with XP Home edition. > > This doesn't have anything to do with the fact that your network is > wireless. You have run into the concurrent inbound connections > limitation. The limitation is on *connections* not *computers*. Each > computer can - and often does - make more than one connection to a > server. > > http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314882 > > concurrent connections: > > 5 for XP Home > 10 for XP Pro/Tablet/MCE > 49 for SBS 2000 > 74 for SBS 2003 > Unlimited for full Server O/Ses > > Your choices are to: > > 1. Upgrade your pseudo-server to Pro. If you ever plan to add a few more > computers, this will be a waste of money since you will quickly bump up > against Pro's limitation. > > 2. Upgrade your pseudo-server to a server operating system such as Small > Business Server 2003. > > 3. If you are only using the pseudo-server as a file server and not > running Windows programs on it (which is what it sounds like from your > description), install Linux on it. > > Malke > -- > Elephant Boy Computers > www.elephantboycomputers.com > "Don't Panic!" > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User > Many thanks for all your feedback. which is appreciated and answers my question
Show quoteHide quote "Colin" wrote: > I have a wireless Network of 6 computers connected via Netgear DG834GT. a > shared folder is on one of the computers. 5 computers including the one with > the shared folder can connect to the folder at once but as soon as the 6th > tries it says network not available. if I shut one of the computers down the > other can then get onto the shared folder. All the 6 computers can browse the > internet at once. > the computers are all Dell 3100C with XP Home edition. > > Any help appreciated 
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