win xp home edition map network drive

[swhtech]

I have 6 users mapped to a file shared to my c: drive. I am using a wireless network connection and when I goto map a 7th user it says there are to may mapped to this drive. Is there a limitation of how may users can be connected??

Thanks

 

[bcastner]

5

 

[SnarkHunter]

For Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Professional, the limit is 10. For XP Home Edition the limit is 5 simultaneous connections.

Not that every connection to a share uses up one of the available connections, so a single user connected to three different shares on the PC uses three connections.

I don't know why you're getting stuck at six connections though! X-)

 

[bcastner]

A single user connected to three different shares on a computer uses 1 connection, not 3.

I think that was what SnarkHunter meant; I am just clarifying it.

Note that this does not apply to ICS. Those connections are not counted as "Connections" for the purposes of the limit.

 

[swhtech]

does ics stand for inbound connections. Also I think that I am going to go ahead and get a server. I have found places that are selling server 2003 for 1495 and it says there is 25 cal. Does this mean there is 25 user licenses with this?? And can you connect xp home edition to the server??

 

[bcastner]

ICS="Internet Connection Sharing"
Inbound connections? Do you mean to a WebServer type of application or FTP? Those do not count either. If you mean Terminal Services, that is licensed seperately.

If you setup the server as a Domain, XP Home cannot join a Domain but it can use the resources of the Domain. You could explore:

http://vowe.net/archives/001639.html

 

[swhtech]

so does this mean if i have server 2003 I will be able to use xp home edition to connect to it?

 

[bcastner]

You can connect to it.