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  1. November 1st, 2002, 10:29 PM #1
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    XP Inbound Connection Limit

    In XP Pro, there is no limit to the number of outbound connections to other network resources, but a single workstation is limited to hosting a maximum of 10 inbound connections.

    Has anyone read about or found a workaround to this inbound connection limitation?

    The only thing I've been able to find directly related to this is at Q314882 in the Knowledge Base.
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  2. November 1st, 2002, 11:22 PM #2
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    The M$ folks have been doing that since NT3.x as I remember. They seem to want you to get a server version for >10 connections. Except that there isn't an NT5.1 server version in production right now (Windows .NET Server 2003 is up to RC-2 I think).

    Assuming there was some sort of hack that would do the job, I think doing it would be a violation of the fine print in the XP license.
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  3. November 2nd, 2002, 07:28 AM #3
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    I had a feeling that was going to be the answer. Have to wait and see what .NET has to offer.

    Thanks for the reply, Newt.
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    In you're talking about connections to shared network resources here then keep in mind that the limit applies to simultaneous active connections. Example: if you had 11 PCs networked and all tried to map to a particular drive at one time this would exceed the limit. However, if no more than 10 connected (or would be connected) to this same shared resource at a given time then there would be no problem. My point is simply that you could have more than 10 PCs in a network and whether there would be problems hitting the "limit" would depend on the access habits/patterns in regard to shared resources on a given computer.
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  6. November 2nd, 2002, 05:43 PM #5
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    Originally posted by DrMDJ
    keep in mind that the limit applies to simultaneous active connections.
    In this particular case it's thirteen PC's trying to map to one. I didn't think the limit had been raised in XP, but I told him I'd ask here and find out for sure. I had no doubt the VirtualDr crew would have the answer readily available.

    Thanks for the reply, Dr.
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  7. November 2nd, 2002, 06:15 PM #6
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    13 PCs all mapping (at once)? Bummer! If only they could not maintain constant connections (mapping)...
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