Win2k3 server and max connections...?

Hello,

We're running a small network off of a win2k3 file server,
with 12 clients. We purchased some additional licenses,
to make it 15 so incase we expanded. The problem:
We can't connect more than 10 computers at any time without
getting the message "no mroe connections are allowed..."
I've checked the licenses in license logging. Also checked
the events log, can't find any odd messages. I also tried
switching to a per seat licensing, still same thing. Even
tried assigning a license group for it. Any suggestions?


Jason

What happens when you stop and disable the license logging service on all
DCs in the domain?


hth
DDS W 2k MVP MCSE

"Jason Adams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:443901c47fb2$474866d0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello,
>
> We're running a small network off of a win2k3 file server,
> with 12 clients. We purchased some additional licenses,
> to make it 15 so incase we expanded. The problem:
> We can't connect more than 10 computers at any time without
> getting the message "no mroe connections are allowed..."
> I've checked the licenses in license logging. Also checked
> the events log, can't find any odd messages. I also tried
> switching to a per seat licensing, still same thing. Even
> tried assigning a license group for it. Any suggestions?
>
>
> Jason

No change. Still the same error.

>-----Original Message-----
>What happens when you stop and disable the license
logging service on all
>DCs in the domain?
>
>
>hth
>DDS W 2k MVP MCSE
>
>"Jason Adams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:443901c47fb2$474866d0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hello,
>>
>> We're running a small network off of a win2k3 file
server,
>> with 12 clients. We purchased some additional
licenses,
>> to make it 15 so incase we expanded. The problem:
>> We can't connect more than 10 computers at any time
without
>> getting the message "no mroe connections are
allowed..."
>> I've checked the licenses in license logging. Also
checked
>> the events log, can't find any odd messages. I also
tried
>> switching to a per seat licensing, still same thing.
Even
>> tried assigning a license group for it. Any
suggestions?
>>
>>
>> Jason
>
>
>.
>

It sounds like you have some real problems going on there. For one turning
off the License logging service on all DCs in the domain, you should be able
to add an unlimited amount of users without *any* problems. It is not
"legal" to add users without actually having the CAL, but the Operating
system *should* *not* stop you from adding and connecting more users when
the license logging service is turned off.

ONLY an operating system that is NOT a server OS will completely stop
connections after 10 concurrent connections.


> >> I've checked the licenses in license logging. Also
> checked
> >> the events log, can't find any odd messages. I also
> tried
> >> switching to a per seat licensing, still same thing.
> Even
> >> tried assigning a license group for it. Any
> suggestions?


This sounds like you are looking on a Server with the license logging
service installed.

If you are indeed stopping the license logging service on your domain, and
your servers are still only allowing 10 concurrent connections, and the
above description is the actions you took on a server experiencing this
behavior, (only allowing 10 connections) this tells me that #1, this *is* a
server OS and not a Workstation OS used for a server, and #2 your Server OS
thinks it is a workstation. (only allowing 10 concurrent connections)


I don't know how you would get into this predicament let alone recover from
it, without formatting and re installing.


DDS
"Jason Adams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:5e3e01c48211$2a6762d0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> No change. Still the same error.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >What happens when you stop and disable the license
> logging service on all
> >DCs in the domain?
> >
> >
> >hth
> >DDS W 2k MVP MCSE
> >
> >"Jason Adams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:443901c47fb2$474866d0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> We're running a small network off of a win2k3 file
> server,
> >> with 12 clients. We purchased some additional
> licenses,
> >> to make it 15 so incase we expanded. The problem:
> >> We can't connect more than 10 computers at any time
> without
> >> getting the message "no mroe connections are
> allowed..."
> >> I've checked the licenses in license logging. Also
> checked
> >> the events log, can't find any odd messages. I also
> tried
> >> switching to a per seat licensing, still same thing.
> Even
> >> tried assigning a license group for it. Any
> suggestions?
> >>
> >>
> >> Jason
> >
> >
> >.
> >

Thanks for the info. Might go ahead and try that this
weekend when I can get everyone out of the system.
Frustrating =P Appreciate the help.

>-----Original Message-----
>It sounds like you have some real problems going on
there. For one turning
>off the License logging service on all DCs in the domain,
you should be able
>to add an unlimited amount of users without *any*
problems. It is not
>"legal" to add users without actually having the CAL, but
the Operating
>system *should* *not* stop you from adding and connecting
more users when
>the license logging service is turned off.
>
>ONLY an operating system that is NOT a server OS will
completely stop
>connections after 10 concurrent connections.
>
>
>> >> I've checked the licenses in license logging. Also
>> checked
>> >> the events log, can't find any odd messages. I also
>> tried
>> >> switching to a per seat licensing, still same thing.
>> Even
>> >> tried assigning a license group for it. Any
>> suggestions?
>
>
>This sounds like you are looking on a Server with the
license logging
>service installed.
>
>If you are indeed stopping the license logging service on
your domain, and
>your servers are still only allowing 10 concurrent
connections, and the
>above description is the actions you took on a server
experiencing this
>behavior, (only allowing 10 connections) this tells me
that #1, this *is* a
>server OS and not a Workstation OS used for a server, and
#2 your Server OS
>thinks it is a workstation. (only allowing 10 concurrent
connections)
>
>
>I don't know how you would get into this predicament let
alone recover from
>it, without formatting and re installing.
>
>
>DDS
>"Jason Adams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:5e3e01c48211$2a6762d0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> No change. Still the same error.
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >What happens when you stop and disable the license
>> logging service on all
>> >DCs in the domain?
>> >
>> >
>> >hth
>> >DDS W 2k MVP MCSE
>> >
>> >"Jason Adams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >news:443901c47fb2$474866d0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> Hello,
>> >>
>> >> We're running a small network off of a win2k3 file
>> server,
>> >> with 12 clients. We purchased some additional
>> licenses,
>> >> to make it 15 so incase we expanded. The problem:
>> >> We can't connect more than 10 computers at any time
>> without
>> >> getting the message "no mroe connections are
>> allowed..."
>> >> I've checked the licenses in license logging. Also
>> checked
>> >> the events log, can't find any odd messages. I also
>> tried
>> >> switching to a per seat licensing, still same thing.
>> Even
>> >> tried assigning a license group for it. Any
>> suggestions?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Jason
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>