XP Pro and network connections

[Monica]

We upgraded to XP Pro a while ago, and now have had a few
extra computers added to the network. Unfortunately, we
can have no more than 10 connections. Any suggestions on
where to go from here? Thanks

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

In article >, "Monica"
> wrote:
>We upgraded to XP Pro a while ago, and now have had a few
>extra computers added to the network. Unfortunately, we
>can have no more than 10 connections. Any suggestions on
>where to go from here? Thanks

Allowing more than 10 simultaneous connections from other computers
requires a server operating system, like Windows Server 2003. The
10-connection limit is built into XP Pro and can't be changed:

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

Steve Winograd [MVP] wrote:

> In article >, "Monica"
> > wrote:
>
>>We upgraded to XP Pro a while ago, and now have had a few
>>extra computers added to the network. Unfortunately, we
>>can have no more than 10 connections. Any suggestions on
>>where to go from here? Thanks
>
>
> Allowing more than 10 simultaneous connections from other computers
> requires a server operating system, like Windows Server 2003. The
> 10-connection limit is built into XP Pro and can't be changed:
>
> Inbound Connections Limit in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314882

Or, you can drop back to W9x which had no such limit. XP PRO is
better than W9x in some respects, but W9x is cheaper.
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Cheers, Bob