Limited number of connections?
I remember one of the XP SP3 characteristics was the reduction of the number of connections. I used some hack programs to test the security of my sites, and I remember this change disallowed some apps. I try to use it now because of a client question, but I can't make it work (specifically I mean brute force's app Accessdiver) Is there some limitation in Windows 7? Thanks
March 19th, 2010 9:05pm

Yes, same limitations as in Windows XP. Windows 7 can up to 10 connections (up to 10 users accessing to sharing folder, etc)
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March 20th, 2010 10:11pm

Thanks. Is there a way to go around this limitation?
March 21st, 2010 7:58pm

Yes there is and follow the link and grab the 'Setup Windows 7 As a File server Tweaks.zip' http://cmdcomputerservices.com/Windows7Tweaks.aspx You may need to edit the registry permissions to be able to import it.
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March 21st, 2010 10:13pm

Additionally, I would like to share the following with you for your reference: Tuning the Servers for UNC Content (IIS 6.0) Hope this helps. Thanks. Nicholas Li - MSFT
March 22nd, 2010 10:33am

Thanks, I will try.
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March 22nd, 2010 7:55pm

Well, it doesn't work anyway. Maybe another incompatibility between W7 and AccessDiver. Thanks anyway.
March 29th, 2010 6:45pm

Hi, Thank you for your update. Please also refer to: How to enable the half-open TCP connections limit in Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 and in Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2 NOTE: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall Windows. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. Thanks. Nicholas Li - MSFT
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March 30th, 2010 5:44am

Thanks, I'm kind a kamikaze with the registry since Windows 95 (I use windows since the first Windows for PC XT) and some times I had to reinstall, but a little few :lol: EDITED: The article say I must modify the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\EnableConnectionRateLimiting key. This key doesn't exists in my registry, so I created it, but I assigned a 0 value. I will reboot to try it.
March 30th, 2010 6:29pm

Same here Doctor :D registry geek is my name lol ^^ and sorry for not lookin into ur thread,i new the answer and i also have the same setting in my registry!! anyways.. Kind regards, RR
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March 30th, 2010 7:03pm

Hi, Nicholas. You have marked as answer your post, but I'm not sure if it is true. That's the reason because I haven't marked it before. The programs still not works and I really haven't inisist with it. I'm sure with your method I can have more connections, but I really can't be sure. If you look at my last post, I said I haven't the key mentioned in the article and I had to create it. Thanks anyway.
April 6th, 2010 6:28pm

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