Networking with XP Home

Is there a limit to many computers can be networked together using XP Home?

limit of 5 computers connected to a single computer

you can have as many computers as your hub(s) will allow , rule applies to
"shares" per computer


"Tess" <Tess@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E04C89DC-997F-4A45-8E12-BB499D910FF9@microsoft.com...
> Is there a limit to many computers can be networked together using XP
Home?

Therefore although I have a hub that accommodates 8 computers, I can still only ever have 5 computers accessing my "server" computer (this is a pier to peir network) at one time, true?

"Haggis" wrote

> limit of 5 computers connected to a single computer
>
> you can have as many computers as your hub(s) will allow , rule applies to
> "shares" per computer
>
>
> "Tess" <Tess@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E04C89DC-997F-4A45-8E12-BB499D910FF9@microsoft.com...
> > Is there a limit to many computers can be networked together using XP
> Home?
>
>
>

If you want more here is what I would do.
If all your computers do not access each other over the count of 5 say 1 and
2 and 3 talk to each other and 4 and 5 and 6 talk to each other but the two
groups are seperate you fall into the 5 license for them. Now all 6 up to 10
access the server you could up grade to XP Pro. That version of xp is
allowed to have 10 machines access it.



"Tess" <Tess@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2FF0EA65-900C-4273-AD17-B7F7DBD633E5@microsoft.com...
> Therefore although I have a hub that accommodates 8 computers, I can still
only ever have 5 computers accessing my "server" computer (this is a pier to
peir network) at one time, true?
>
> "Haggis" wrote
>
> > limit of 5 computers connected to a single computer
> >
> > you can have as many computers as your hub(s) will allow , rule applies
to
> > "shares" per computer
> >
> >
> > "Tess" <Tess@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:E04C89DC-997F-4A45-8E12-BB499D910FF9@microsoft.com...
> > > Is there a limit to many computers can be networked together using XP
> > Home?
> >
> >
> >