share more than 10 connections in xp

[narayanan]

hi,

i have a printer in our small office connected to a
windows xp professional system and shared. the user count
for the share is set to "maximum allowed".

But still ALL of the users (Around 25 of them) cannot
connect to it at a single time.

Same problem occurs to access a shared folder in the same
PC. I came to know that windows XP professional cannot
accept more than 10 connections at a time. are there any
workaround for this snag?
any help?
Thanx in advance,
REgards,
Narayanan

[Steve Winograd]

In article >, "narayanan"
> wrote:
>hi,
>
>i have a printer in our small office connected to a
>windows xp professional system and shared. the user count
>for the share is set to "maximum allowed".
>
>But still ALL of the users (Around 25 of them) cannot
>connect to it at a single time.
>
>Same problem occurs to access a shared folder in the same
>PC. I came to know that windows XP professional cannot
>accept more than 10 connections at a time. are there any
>workaround for this snag?
>any help?
>Thanx in advance,
>REgards,
>Narayanan


I'm sorry, but there's no way to change XP Professional's limit on
simultaneous connections from other computers. This Microsoft
Knowledge Base article has details:

Inbound Connections Limit in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314882

I'd connect the printer to a stand-alone print server, not to a
computer.

Do all of the computers need simultaneous access to the shared folder?
If not, up to 10 of them can get access it at a time. Unfortunately,
mapping a network drive to the shared folder counts as a connection.
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[narayanan]

>-----Original Message-----
>In article <22f501c32358$ab69d5c0
>, "narayanan"
> wrote:
>>hi,
>>
>>i have a printer in our small office connected to a
>>windows xp professional system and shared. the user
count
>>for the share is set to "maximum allowed".
>>
>>But still ALL of the users (Around 25 of them) cannot
>>connect to it at a single time.
>>
>>Same problem occurs to access a shared folder in the
same
>>PC. I came to know that windows XP professional cannot
>>accept more than 10 connections at a time. are there
any
>>workaround for this snag?
>>any help?
>>Thanx in advance,
>>REgards,
>>Narayanan

>
>I'm sorry, but there's no way to change XP Professional's
limit on
>simultaneous connections from other computers. This
Microsoft
>Knowledge Base article has details:
>
>Inbound Connections Limit in Windows XP
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;314882
>
>I'd connect the printer to a stand-alone print server,
not to a
>computer.
>
>Do all of the computers need simultaneous access to the
shared folder?
>If not, up to 10 of them can get access it at a time.
Unfortunately,
>mapping a network drive to the shared folder counts as a
connection.
>--
>Best Wishes,
>Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
>Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news
group
>for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer
questions
>addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
>Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>.
>

Thanx Steve!

Yes I need all computers to have access to the share. As
you said all the computers map the share as M: and are
used always. can any third-party software can be a fix?

Thanx in advance,
Narayanan

[rdrast]

Your only software solution is to get a Server operating
system. Win2K Server, with 25 client licenses. None of
Microsoft's current desktop OS's support more than 10
connections.

A hardware solution would be to get a network appliance
server (basically a hard drive, and a stripped down non-
windows OS).


>-----Original Message-----
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>In article <22f501c32358$ab69d5c0
>, "narayanan"
> wrote:
>>>hi,
>>>
>>>i have a printer in our small office connected to a
>>>windows xp professional system and shared. the user
>count
>>>for the share is set to "maximum allowed".
>>>
>>>But still ALL of the users (Around 25 of them) cannot
>>>connect to it at a single time.
>>>
>>>Same problem occurs to access a shared folder in the
>same
>>>PC. I came to know that windows XP professional
cannot
>>>accept more than 10 connections at a time. are there
>any
>>>workaround for this snag?
>>>any help?
>>>Thanx in advance,
>>>REgards,
>>>Narayanan

>>
>>I'm sorry, but there's no way to change XP
Professional's
>limit on
>>simultaneous connections from other computers. This
>Microsoft
>>Knowledge Base article has details:
>>
>>Inbound Connections Limit in Windows XP
>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
>us;314882
>>
>>I'd connect the printer to a stand-alone print server,
>not to a
>>computer.
>>
>>Do all of the computers need simultaneous access to the
>shared folder?
>>If not, up to 10 of them can get access it at a time.
>Unfortunately,
>>mapping a network drive to the shared folder counts as
a
>connection.
>>--
>>Best Wishes,
>>Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>>
>>Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the
news
>group
>>for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer
>questions
>>addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>>
>>Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
>>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>>.
>>
>
>Thanx Steve!
>
>Yes I need all computers to have access to the share. As
>you said all the computers map the share as M: and are
>used always. can any third-party software can be a fix?
>
>Thanx in advance,
>Narayanan
>
>.
>

[Steve Winograd]

In article >, "narayanan"
> wrote:
>>>i have a printer in our small office connected to a
>>>windows xp professional system and shared. the user count
>>>for the share is set to "maximum allowed".
>>>
>>>But still ALL of the users (Around 25 of them) cannot
>>>connect to it at a single time.
>>>
>>>Same problem occurs to access a shared folder in the same
>>>PC. I came to know that windows XP professional cannot
>>>accept more than 10 connections at a time. are there any
>>>workaround for this snag?
>>
>>I'm sorry, but there's no way to change XP Professional's limit on
>>simultaneous connections from other computers. This Microsoft
>>Knowledge Base article has details:
>>
>>Inbound Connections Limit in Windows XP
>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314882
>>
>>I'd connect the printer to a stand-alone print server, not to a
>>computer.
>>
>>Do all of the computers need simultaneous access to the shared folder?
>>If not, up to 10 of them can get access it at a time. Unfortunately,
>>mapping a network drive to the shared folder counts as a connection.
>
>Thanx Steve!
>
>Yes I need all computers to have access to the share. As
>you said all the computers map the share as M: and are
>used always. can any third-party software can be a fix?
>
>Thanx in advance,
>Narayanan

I'm sorry, but I'm not aware of any software fix. You're asking XP
Professional to act as a server operating system, and it wasn't
designed for that.

Do all of the computers need the mapped network drive all the time?
Can they map and un-map it as they need access? Can they access it
through a UNC path (e.g. \\server\share) instead of through a drive
letter?
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
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