I know that Windows XP Home has a limit of 5 inbound connections when networked. This principle is based on peer to peer or P2P. With ALL updates, printers unshared, master browsers configured, guest accounts given permission even if non-existant, null sessions -1, Norton products uninstalled and registry and files cleaned, and every other help I have found tried, I still have occassion times when I cannot get more than 4 computers on at one time. I am left with the following theory. One CPU has Plaxo. This works on a P2P principle like Napster. Could that be creating the 5th connection to the server, 2 from one CPU, since the .pst files that it interfaces with reside on the server?
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XP HOME network connections limit 2
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Thanks linney, but this is just more of the same for me. When I view net sessions during an "episode," I can only see 4 connections, and 1 CPU cannot connect. On occassion, I have ended a net session or have 2 CPUs that cannot connect, but I only see 3 connections. All CPUs have at various times not been able to connect. This is not isolated to start-up. It can happen during the course of the day. But, with null sessions at -1, this has been less frequent to non-existent. So, at this point, if 1 CPU cannot connect, we must log off or shut down 1 CPU. (One other person has Plaxo but doesn't use it so it may be an additional culprit.) Also, there are times that I see an additional unidentified connection coming from a CPU. I have only found this upon start-up for that CPU and it generally ends after 2 minutes. I attributed this to the chatter upon netwrok connection.
I am still looking for support of the Plaxo P2P theory. My boss uses it and is VERY reluctant to removal, but I carry a bigger stick on this one. A test is the only way to varify but it makes sense that it may be the additional user session. Is this how it works?
I am still looking for support of the Plaxo P2P theory. My boss uses it and is VERY reluctant to removal, but I carry a bigger stick on this one. A test is the only way to varify but it makes sense that it may be the additional user session. Is this how it works?
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This may be a far shot, and I am not quite up to Network troubleshooting, but are you using TCP/IP as the protocal?
there is a limit built into tcpip.sys, from the last updates to it, capping the connections to 10 (or less), in order to slow the spread of some worms. That may be the problem that you are experiencing...
there are various tools that patch the file and up the connection limit, out there... ie.
Ben
If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer...
there is a limit built into tcpip.sys, from the last updates to it, capping the connections to 10 (or less), in order to slow the spread of some worms. That may be the problem that you are experiencing...
there are various tools that patch the file and up the connection limit, out there... ie.
Ben
If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer...
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Hi there,
sorry if I made the impression that this was wrong...
I am a long standing member here, and do not post any information that is sleezy nor harmful in anyway...
The patch does only change the half-open connections within the TCP/IP.SYS file to the Number that you give it, nothing more and nothing less... it works for XP Home/PRO and W2k3... hope I cleared this up...
it is up to you to use the information given or not...
good luck...
Ben
If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer...
sorry if I made the impression that this was wrong...
I am a long standing member here, and do not post any information that is sleezy nor harmful in anyway...
The patch does only change the half-open connections within the TCP/IP.SYS file to the Number that you give it, nothing more and nothing less... it works for XP Home/PRO and W2k3... hope I cleared this up...
it is up to you to use the information given or not...
good luck...
Ben
If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer...
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Well, I uninstalled Plaxo about 4 weeks ago and BINGO. The network is back to normal. I even shared one printer and still have 5 connections. I occasionally lose a connection if I update software on one client and reboot, which can only be reconnected to the client/server if it reboots, but that is expected.
Thanks for everyone's help and Beware Plaxo.
Thanks for everyone's help and Beware Plaxo.
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