only 5 computers allowed to read the shared folder at once

I have a wireless Network of 6 computers connected via Netgear DG834GT. a
shared folder is on one of the computers. 5 computers including the one with
the shared folder can connect to the folder at once but as soon as the 6th
tries it says network not available. if I shut one of the computers down the
other can then get onto the shared folder. All the 6 computers can browse the
internet at once.
the computers are all Dell 3100C with XP Home edition.

Any help appreciated

There is a limit of 5 connections for XP Home systems. The limit is 10 for
XP Pro.


"Colin" wrote:

> I have a wireless Network of 6 computers connected via Netgear DG834GT. a
> shared folder is on one of the computers. 5 computers including the one with
> the shared folder can connect to the folder at once but as soon as the 6th
> tries it says network not available. if I shut one of the computers down the
> other can then get onto the shared folder. All the 6 computers can browse the
> internet at once.
> the computers are all Dell 3100C with XP Home edition.
>
> Any help appreciated

Colin wrote:

> I have a wireless Network of 6 computers connected via Netgear
> DG834GT. a shared folder is on one of the computers. 5 computers
> including the one with the shared folder can connect to the folder at
> once but as soon as the 6th tries it says network not available. if I
> shut one of the computers down the other can then get onto the shared
> folder. All the 6 computers can browse the internet at once.
> the computers are all Dell 3100C with XP Home edition.

This doesn't have anything to do with the fact that your network is
wireless. You have run into the concurrent inbound connections
limitation. The limitation is on *connections* not *computers*. Each
computer can - and often does - make more than one connection to a
server.

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314882

concurrent connections:

5 for XP Home
10 for XP Pro/Tablet/MCE
49 for SBS 2000
74 for SBS 2003
Unlimited for full Server O/Ses

Your choices are to:

1. Upgrade your pseudo-server to Pro. If you ever plan to add a few more
computers, this will be a waste of money since you will quickly bump up
against Pro's limitation.

2. Upgrade your pseudo-server to a server operating system such as Small
Business Server 2003.

3. If you are only using the pseudo-server as a file server and not
running Windows programs on it (which is what it sounds like from your
description), install Linux on it.

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Malke:

You got me thinking.

I now got 4PC's networked at home, 5 counting the laptop, with software
installed on all, but set up with one XP machine set up as a pseudo "file
server", and "print server", on all day, where all the files are stored, and
where it's backed up.

I'm thinking of getting a network drive, network printer. Are you
recommeding that I use a Linux file server instead of an XP machine as a
server, or am I better off with a Microsoft SBS 2003.

I never used Linux?? Do I just connect to the network. Or is it complicated
enough to set a Linux server up to get a local consultant to do it at
125.00/hour, or are there articles, links to show me how.

The wife is thinking of a home based business, and the number of PC's may
increase by yet another one or two.



"Malke" wrote:

> Colin wrote:
>
> > I have a wireless Network of 6 computers connected via Netgear
> > DG834GT. a shared folder is on one of the computers. 5 computers
> > including the one with the shared folder can connect to the folder at
> > once but as soon as the 6th tries it says network not available. if I
> > shut one of the computers down the other can then get onto the shared
> > folder. All the 6 computers can browse the internet at once.
> > the computers are all Dell 3100C with XP Home edition.
>
> This doesn't have anything to do with the fact that your network is
> wireless. You have run into the concurrent inbound connections
> limitation. The limitation is on *connections* not *computers*. Each
> computer can - and often does - make more than one connection to a
> server.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314882
>
> concurrent connections:
>
> 5 for XP Home
> 10 for XP Pro/Tablet/MCE
> 49 for SBS 2000
> 74 for SBS 2003
> Unlimited for full Server O/Ses
>
> Your choices are to:
>
> 1. Upgrade your pseudo-server to Pro. If you ever plan to add a few more
> computers, this will be a waste of money since you will quickly bump up
> against Pro's limitation.
>
> 2. Upgrade your pseudo-server to a server operating system such as Small
> Business Server 2003.
>
> 3. If you are only using the pseudo-server as a file server and not
> running Windows programs on it (which is what it sounds like from your
> description), install Linux on it.
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>

Many thanks for all your feedback. which is appreciated and answers my question

"Colin" wrote:

> I have a wireless Network of 6 computers connected via Netgear DG834GT. a
> shared folder is on one of the computers. 5 computers including the one with
> the shared folder can connect to the folder at once but as soon as the 6th
> tries it says network not available. if I shut one of the computers down the
> other can then get onto the shared folder. All the 6 computers can browse the
> internet at once.
> the computers are all Dell 3100C with XP Home edition.
>
> Any help appreciated