Connection limit

In an answer to another question it was stated:

"Also, be aware that XP is not a server class operating system and imposes a
10 connection limit. This is a limitation imposed by the operating system
publisher, not Autodesk."

Does this connection limit apply to file/print sharing or services or both?

In other words if that machine is only handeling licenses (not drawing files
or printing etc.) will I still have a problem with more than 10 concurrent
licenses on the same machine?

 

Both; it's the number of TCP/IP connections. Search www.microsoft.com.

--Cy--

 

How is it then, that I'm currently running 20 licenses (R2000/2002) on an NT
4.0 workstation?

 

Maybe the question is: How many "Heartbeats" will XP Pro handle?
Once a session is authorized there is only one heartbeat (packet) per
minute.
Does a heartbeat count for a continuous TCP/IP connection?

Keep in mind, I have no user files on this computer. Only the license
manager.

=Mark

 

It's the maximum number of simultaneous connections using the TCP/IP
protocol. Content doesn't matter. Yes, a heartbeat counts. I don't know
if the product opens and closes the connection for each heartbeat or leaves
it open for the duration (I suspect the former, if you're able to have more
than 10 licenses in use at once).

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;122920&Product=ntw40

--Cy--

 

Mark,

Any active TCP connection impacts this. Since the limit refers to
concurrent
connections you can usually get away with more than this limit as most
applications make and break the connection as needed but it is dangerous to
plan on the extra connections.

Sorry, but if another publisher were to change product specifications during
our product life span we would be misquoting that publisher's policies.