Whats a max stable number of TCP sockets to allocate and any related registry keys ?

Hi chaps,

Am enthused my win98se setup and router all seem to be working nicely with
great thanks to James Egan for his patience with my fuddy duddy diagnosis
methods

About 2 years ago when I started messing with odd bit torrent clients and
possible registry key changes to avoid the dreaded lack of sockets/buffers
it was suggested this couldnt exceed an 8 bit value and somewhere around
the 200 mark was suggested as a stable max,

Given all the time that has elapsed and those that want to keep win98se
running a wee bit longer, I wonder if there is any more general experience
on the issue and if there is any related registry key/buffer setting etc
that might allow stable network operation with more open sockets and what
would a revised max number of open sockets be ?

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Mike
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"Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi chaps,
>
> Am enthused my win98se setup and router all seem to be working nicely with
> great thanks to James Egan for his patience with my fuddy duddy diagnosis
> methods
>
> About 2 years ago when I started messing with odd bit torrent clients and
> possible registry key changes to avoid the dreaded lack of sockets/buffers
> it was suggested this couldnt exceed an 8 bit value and somewhere around
> the 200 mark was suggested as a stable max,
>
> Given all the time that has elapsed and those that want to keep win98se
> running a wee bit longer, I wonder if there is any more general experience
> on the issue and if there is any related registry key/buffer setting etc
> that might allow stable network operation with more open sockets and what
> would a revised max number of open sockets be ?
>
> --
> Regards
> Mike
> * GMC VK/VL Commodore FuseRails that wont warp or melt with fuse fail
> indication
> and now with auto 10-15 min timer for engine illumination option.
> * VN, VP, VR Models with relay holder in progress.
> * Twin Tyres to suit most sedans, trikes and motorcycle sidecars
> http://niche.iinet.net.au
>

glad you and James got it sorted out...

have a look here

http://archives.seul.org/or/talk/Mar-2005/msg00140.html

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed) says...

>glad you and James got it sorted out...

Surprised me how little I knew afterall about built in capabilities
of windows and my own adsl modem <sigh> Yeah James was spot on

>have a look here
>
>http://archives.seul.org/or/talk/Mar-2005/msg00140.html

Ah this is great, just what I was looking for, though I am surprised
the entry for the number of sockets is more than 8 bits and as a string,
I was always under the impression 255 was the max and vaguely recall
that anything close to that made it unstable, I'll give it a try
when I have my system under less load, thanks


--
Regards
Mike
* GMC VK/VL Commodore FuseRails that wont warp or melt with fuse failure indication
and now with auto 10-15 min timer for engine illumination option.
* VN, VP, VR Models with relay holder in progress.
* Twin Tyres to suit most sedans, trikes and motorcycle sidecars
http://niche.iinet.net.au

"Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed)
> says...
>
>>glad you and James got it sorted out...
>
> Surprised me how little I knew afterall about built in capabilities
> of windows and my own adsl modem <sigh> Yeah James was spot on
>
>>have a look here
>>
>>http://archives.seul.org/or/talk/Mar-2005/msg00140.html
>
> Ah this is great, just what I was looking for, though I am surprised
> the entry for the number of sockets is more than 8 bits and as a string,
> I was always under the impression 255 was the max and vaguely recall
> that anything close to that made it unstable, I'll give it a try
> when I have my system under less load, thanks
>
>
> --
> Regards
> Mike
> * GMC VK/VL Commodore FuseRails that wont warp or melt with fuse failure
> indication
> and now with auto 10-15 min timer for engine illumination option.
> * VN, VP, VR Models with relay holder in progress.
> * Twin Tyres to suit most sedans, trikes and motorcycle sidecars
> http://niche.iinet.net.au
>

('suggested' maximums :> ) as far as I can see ..its what number will work
for 'you' ...some experimenting is in order :>

IIRC I had done some playing and had one system at the 400 mark with no
apparent problems

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed) says...

>('suggested' maximums :> ) as far as I can see ..its what number will work
>for 'you' ...some experimenting is in order :>
>
>IIRC I had done some playing and had one system at the 400 mark with no
>apparent problems

I'm at 300 now and this seems enough and runs smoothly,

thanks


--
Regards
Mike
* VK/VL Commodore FuseRails that wont warp or melt with fuse failure indication
and now with auto 10-15 min timer for engine illumination option.
* VN, VP, VR Models with relay holder in progress.
* Twin Tyres to suit most sedans, trikes and motorcycle sidecars
http://niche.iinet.net.au