Max # of concurrent connections to website hosted on WinXP-SP2 w/I

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I have a WinXP Pro SP2 workstation on which I have IIS v6 running to host a
local LAN website. What are the maximum number of connections to the site? In
other words, how many concurrent users can load the site hosted on my
workstation?

Thanks!
 
P. Patel said:
I have a WinXP Pro SP2 workstation on which I have IIS v6 running to host
a local LAN website. What are the maximum number of connections to the
site? In other words, how many concurrent users can load the site hosted
on my workstation?
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The inbound concurrent limitation for XP Pro is 10. Please note that this
doesn't mean 10 *users* or 10 *computers*. It means 10 *connections*. A
single computer can make multiple connections to another machine. Unless
you have a very tiny office (I'm guessing you meant an intranet), you
should replace that XP Pro workstation with a real server operating system.
An alternative is to set up a Linux server but that will depend on your IT
Dept.'s preferences and expertise.

Inbound connections limit in XP - http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314882

Malke
 
Thank you both, Jack & Malke. It's now my understanding that regardless of
what type of connection being made - web, ftp, via UNC, etc., the max.
inbound is 10.

I will look into the Linux server part, but you're probably right - my IT
dept will probably not be amused.
 
P. Patel said:
Thank you both, Jack & Malke. It's now my understanding that regardless of
what type of connection being made - web, ftp, via UNC, etc., the max.
inbound is 10.

I will look into the Linux server part, but you're probably right - my IT
dept will probably not be amused.
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Microsoft has come out with a new version of Server 2008 aimed at the very
small business (10-15 users) market. It's called Windows Server 2008
Foundation. I have no idea of its pricing or how good it is, but here's the
link:

https://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/foundation.aspx

Malke
 
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