Is it limited to 10 for non MS services? I would assume file-sharing would be cripple beyond 10 connections, but what about a Anti-Virus server that listens on a port, and feeds out virus defs to clients?
________________________________ From: Roger Wright [mailto:rwri...@evatone.com] Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 12:45 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: XP Pro as a Server? For Windows XP Professional, the maximum number of other computers that are permitted to simultaneously connect over the network is ten. This limit includes all transports and resource sharing protocols combined. For Windows XP Home Edition, the maximum number of other computers that are permitted to simultaneously connect over the network is five. This limit is the number of simultaneous sessions from other computers the system is permitted to host. This limit does not apply to the use of administrative tools that attach from a remote computer. Roger Wright Network Administrator Evatone, Inc. 727.572.7076 x388 _____ From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 1:41 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: XP Pro as a Server? I have some small, light-weight non-mission critical server applications that normally I always installed on server-grade hardware, thus requiring Server 2003. With the advent of virtualization - you are no longer bound to the requirement of using Server 2003, etc for hardware compatibility. What are the caveats of using XP Pro instead? (Assuming the server application actually runs on XP - I have seen many that do). Off the top of my head: Pros: Licensing costs Cons: 2 RDP connections IIS 10 concurrent connections Stability? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
