XP Pro and 12 users

We have a network with 13 computers on it. Most are Windows 200 Pro SP4,
there are three running Win XP Pro SP2.

We have a file share on the XP Pro box, and for quite a while have been able
to have all 12 systems access the share. A piece of software running
locally on each machine accesses the data on the shared drive.

Until recently, all is well. Now, the user limit seems to come into play,
as we get one machine that cannot connect. Reviewing KB307874 says we can
only have 10 users connect, but we have been using 12 for well over five
years. I am confused why one would be an issue, seems two would be having a
problem.

Looking for some initial insight into this...the timeline is what is
confusing me. Shared system is XP Pro, two others are XP Pro SP2 as SP3 was
just released and none of those patches have been put in, and the remaining
systems are Win2000 SP4.

Thanks in advance for any thoughts,

Dan

The date and time was 6/2/2008 7:51 AM, and on a whim, Information
pounded out on the keyboard:

> We have a network with 13 computers on it. Most are Windows 200 Pro SP4,
> there are three running Win XP Pro SP2.
>
> We have a file share on the XP Pro box, and for quite a while have been able
> to have all 12 systems access the share. A piece of software running
> locally on each machine accesses the data on the shared drive.
>
> Until recently, all is well. Now, the user limit seems to come into play,
> as we get one machine that cannot connect. Reviewing KB307874 says we can
> only have 10 users connect, but we have been using 12 for well over five
> years. I am confused why one would be an issue, seems two would be having a
> problem.
>
> Looking for some initial insight into this...the timeline is what is
> confusing me. Shared system is XP Pro, two others are XP Pro SP2 as SP3 was
> just released and none of those patches have been put in, and the remaining
> systems are Win2000 SP4.
>
> Thanks in advance for any thoughts,
>
> Dan
>
>

Hi Dan,

The connection limit didn't just "come into play". My bet is that not
all twelve were ever accessing at the same time, even though it may have
appeared to.

I admin one network that has a 20 user license (connections) for a
particular software package, and the network is well over 50 clients.
We've never had an issue because there have never been more than 20
accessing the software at the exact same time. I think it's a similar
situation.

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Hi
Win XP Pro can concurrently maintain only 10 connections You can keep more
than 10 computer on the Network but only ten can be active Network wise at
the same time.
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"Information" <cmc(removethis)@cablespeed.com> wrote in message
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> We have a network with 13 computers on it. Most are Windows 200 Pro SP4,
> there are three running Win XP Pro SP2.
>
> We have a file share on the XP Pro box, and for quite a while have been
> able to have all 12 systems access the share. A piece of software running
> locally on each machine accesses the data on the shared drive.
>
> Until recently, all is well. Now, the user limit seems to come into play,
> as we get one machine that cannot connect. Reviewing KB307874 says we can
> only have 10 users connect, but we have been using 12 for well over five
> years. I am confused why one would be an issue, seems two would be having
> a problem.
>
> Looking for some initial insight into this...the timeline is what is
> confusing me. Shared system is XP Pro, two others are XP Pro SP2 as SP3
> was just released and none of those patches have been put in, and the
> remaining systems are Win2000 SP4.
>
> Thanks in advance for any thoughts,
>
> Dan
>

Information wrote:
> We have a network with 13 computers on it. Most are Windows 200 Pro SP4,
> there are three running Win XP Pro SP2.
>
> We have a file share on the XP Pro box, and for quite a while have been able
> to have all 12 systems access the share. A piece of software running
> locally on each machine accesses the data on the shared drive.
>
> Until recently, all is well. Now, the user limit seems to come into play,
> as we get one machine that cannot connect. Reviewing KB307874 says we can
> only have 10 users connect, but we have been using 12 for well over five
> years. I am confused why one would be an issue, seems two would be having a
> problem.
>
> Looking for some initial insight into this...the timeline is what is
> confusing me. Shared system is XP Pro, two others are XP Pro SP2 as SP3 was
> just released and none of those patches have been put in, and the remaining
> systems are Win2000 SP4.
>
> Thanks in advance for any thoughts,
>
> Dan
>
>

Note that the limit (for XP Pro) is 10 concurrent inbound *connections.*
A "connection" in this sense is *not* the same as a client, and a
single client computer may well generate multiple "connections" to the
XP Pro "server."

What probably has changed is the software being used on the clients
and/or the behavior patterns of the users.

For a bit more discussion, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328459/en-us

--
Lem -- MS-MVP

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On Jun 2, 9:03*pm, "Jack \(MVP-Networking\)."
<j...@discussiongroup.com> wrote:
> Hi
> Win XP Pro can concurrently maintain only 10 connections You can keep more
> than 10 computer on the Network but only ten can be active Network wise at
> the same time.
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
> "Information" <cmc(removethis)@cablespeed.com> wrote in message
>
> news:%23U6%235AMxIHA.5580@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>
>
>
> > We have a network with 13 computers on it. *Most are Windows 200 Pro SP4,
> > there are three running Win XP Pro SP2.
>
> > We have a file share on the XP Pro box, and for quite a while have been
> > able to have all 12 systems access the share. *A piece of software running
> > locally on each machine accesses the data on the shared drive.
>
> > Until recently, all is well. *Now, the user limit seems to come into play,
> > as we get one machine that cannot connect. *Reviewing KB307874 says we can
> > only have 10 users connect, but we have been using 12 for well over five
> > years. *I am confused why one would be an issue, seems two would be having
> > a problem.
>
> > Looking for some initial insight into this...the timeline is what is
> > confusing me. *Shared system is XP Pro, two others are XP Pro SP2 as SP3
> > was just released and none of those patches have been put in, and the
> > remaining systems are Win2000 SP4.
>
> > Thanks in advance for any thoughts,
>
> > Dan- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

All PCs (more than 10) can access the network. It is that the first
"few" whom access a common shared resource (folder or printer) can
take up 10 "connection" limit on the common PC.