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WINNT 10 workstation limit
Why does WNNT 4.0 SP 6 have this 10 computer network limit? Is it a legal issue?
Is it set in the registry?
I do not use a router only a switch and I use all static IP addressing.
Is it set in the registry?
I do not use a router only a switch and I use all static IP addressing.
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lets talk about another example. at first, say you have 100 NT workstations on a peer-to-peer network without any server, they are number W1, W2, W3, ... to W100.
M$ says: "Windows NT Workstation now supports a maximum of 10 simultaneous inbound connections.", the workstation "can still make unlimited outbound connections to server resources."
that means:
W1 can make a connection from W1 to W2. for W1, this connection is an *outbound* connection. for W2, the connection is an *inbound* connection.
W2 is only allowed to accept 10 inbound connections. the same for others: W1, W3, ... to W100.
W1 can make 10 outbound connections to each other 99 workstations, totally W1 can make 990 outbound connections. if more other computers (e.g. W101 to W1000) could be available, W1 can make more connections to them. unlimited outbound connections!
in this case, other 99 workstations (W2 to W100) can *not* make any connection to each other, because each of them already has 10 inbound connections established by W1.
however, at the moment, there is no any inbound connection for W1. therefore totally 10 connections can be made from other workstations (W2 to W100) to W1. it can be 3 connections from W2 to W1, and 7 connections from W3 to W1. Or, 10 connections from W2 to W1. Or, each workstation from W11 to W20 makes a single connection W1, totally 10 inbound connections for W1.
does it make sense??
M$ says: "Windows NT Workstation now supports a maximum of 10 simultaneous inbound connections.", the workstation "can still make unlimited outbound connections to server resources."
that means:
W1 can make a connection from W1 to W2. for W1, this connection is an *outbound* connection. for W2, the connection is an *inbound* connection.
W2 is only allowed to accept 10 inbound connections. the same for others: W1, W3, ... to W100.
W1 can make 10 outbound connections to each other 99 workstations, totally W1 can make 990 outbound connections. if more other computers (e.g. W101 to W1000) could be available, W1 can make more connections to them. unlimited outbound connections!
in this case, other 99 workstations (W2 to W100) can *not* make any connection to each other, because each of them already has 10 inbound connections established by W1.
however, at the moment, there is no any inbound connection for W1. therefore totally 10 connections can be made from other workstations (W2 to W100) to W1. it can be 3 connections from W2 to W1, and 7 connections from W3 to W1. Or, 10 connections from W2 to W1. Or, each workstation from W11 to W20 makes a single connection W1, totally 10 inbound connections for W1.
does it make sense??
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bbao,
In my net work all of the workstations go to the #1 for the database (inbound?) and the #1 will then send the reports to printers connected to the other computers(out bound). The printers are shared on the network. All of this is done in a DOS shell because the original software was written for DBASE on DOS computers and that was how they loaded it into WINNT 4.0. It works great and has been in use for 10 years. At the moment I have ten computers and I want to add one more. With 10 computers not including the #1 would that total 10 inbound connections and work?
In my net work all of the workstations go to the #1 for the database (inbound?) and the #1 will then send the reports to printers connected to the other computers(out bound). The printers are shared on the network. All of this is done in a DOS shell because the original software was written for DBASE on DOS computers and that was how they loaded it into WINNT 4.0. It works great and has been in use for 10 years. At the moment I have ten computers and I want to add one more. With 10 computers not including the #1 would that total 10 inbound connections and work?
Yes, if each of them only sets up ONE connection to the #1 computer.
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I am really not clear on out going and ingoing scenarios and how it relates to my situation where I have 10 computers directed to a database on one computer(number 11).