>at San Jose City College when my students shared out files and they >tried to connect to a workstation at the 11th connection they >recieved messagaes that they could not connect.
That is because you are using MS Networking services (file/print), not general OS services. I specifically outlined the difference in my post. There is definitely not a >limitation in all versions of NT Workstation and Windows 2000 >professional in the TCP/IP stack to a maximum of 10 similtanous >connections The stack does not regulate the connections at all (that's why you can run a firewall on NTW!!!). Some major MS services--many of the same ones that you have to get CALs for on Server products, as well as some others like IIS that are unregulated on Server products--DO regulate the connections *within their code*. Wow, you guys are really putting me through the mill on this one! Please, please...just follow the original link and think about (a) high-traffic firewalls running on NTW (they can and do, let's not talk about whether they should), and (b) how a TCP/IP application can limit your connections, while the lower levels of the TCP/IP stack don't know or care. Best, Sandy Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
