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Windows xp network with 6 computers
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I currently have a windows network consisting of 4 machines with a mix of windows xp home, xp pro and windows ME. A router handles DSL internet access and assigns addresses via DHCP. I now need to add two more (for a total of 6) computers to the network but I know that windows xp home can connect to only 5 computers and xp pro to 10. For the network to work, would I need to upgrade all the non-xp-pro computers to xp pro? Or just one xp pro machine on the network is enough? Since DHCP is handled by the router, is this something that I should even worry about? Any help on this much appreciated. Roger |
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Windows xp network with 6 computers
These quota's only matter if you are sharing files
amongst all the machines. It doesn't apply to the internet access through your router. -----Original Message----- Hi, I currently have a windows network consisting of 4 machines with a mix of windows xp home, xp pro and windows ME. A router handles DSL internet access and assigns addresses via DHCP. I now need to add two more (for a total of 6) computers to the network but I know that windows xp home can connect to only 5 computers and xp pro to 10. For the network to work, would I need to upgrade all the non-xp-pro computers to xp pro? Or just one xp pro machine on the network is enough? Since DHCP is handled by the router, is this something that I should even worry about? Any help on this much appreciated. Roger . |
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Windows xp network with 6 computers
In article , "Roger"
wrote: Hi, I currently have a windows network consisting of 4 machines with a mix of windows xp home, xp pro and windows ME. A router handles DSL internet access and assigns addresses via DHCP. I now need to add two more (for a total of 6) computers to the network but I know that windows xp home can connect to only 5 computers and xp pro to 10. For the network to work, would I need to upgrade all the non-xp-pro computers to xp pro? Or just one xp pro machine on the network is enough? Since DHCP is handled by the router, is this something that I should even worry about? Any help on this much appreciated. Roger There's a lot of misinformation on the Internet about the limits that apply to Windows XP networking. I've even seen such misinformation on the web site of a prominent computer maker. I'll try to give just the facts: 1. There's no limit to the number of computers that can be on a network with a Windows XP computer. 2. A Windows XP computer can connect to any number of other computers on a network simultaneously, without limit. 3. There's no limit to the number of computers that can share an Internet connection with XP. 4. A Windows XP Home Edition computer allows a maximum of 5 other computers to connect to its shared resources (disks, folders, printers) simultaneously. 5. A Windows XP Professional computer allows a maximum of 10 other computers to connect to its shared resources (disks, folders, printers) simultaneously. Computers that aren't actively connected to a computer's shared resources don't count against the limit. When a computer disconnects from a shared resource, it no longer counts against the limit. This site has more information: Inbound Connections Limit in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;314882 So, you don't need to upgrade any non-XP computers, and you don't need to worry about the router. OK, thanks for making it so clear. So the limit only applies to incoming simultaneous connections. Looks like one XP pro machine on the network will be enough if I make it the server. Thanks again. Roger You're welcome, Roger. I just checked, and the Gateway web site STILL has misinformation about Windows XP networking, more than 3 years after the product was released: http://products.gateway.com/products...e6300sb&seg=sb Under "Operating System", it says "Windows® XP Home Edition is a consumer operating system and does not support peer-to-peer networking of more than five computers". Unbelievable! I've reported the error to Gateway. -- 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 |
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