a "non-amiga" question

[duesi]

I have a Win2000 PC (not Win2000 Server)with a shared drive...

Is it true that only 10 Clients can access the drive
on the network... Is that a Microsoft limitation
or is it possible to connect more then 10 ?

(Sorry for asking about Winblows, I think the helpful people are here)

[mikeymike]

Through Windows filesharing services, on Win2k Pro, regardless of license (I think), only ten concurrent SMB connections at any time (SMB read: Windows filesharing client connections).

However, on Win2k Server OEM, you get exactly the same limitation.  You have to buy Win2k Server the retail version in order to not face that vulnerability, or do something very illegal with the licensing interface on Win2k Server :-)

[Agafaster]

That sucks that does.
Bl00dy M$ licencing !

[carls]

Or you could just put up an FTP server.

[duesi]

Yes its really sad ! We spent a lot of money
for all the licences...and now im pissed
(eventually i will downgrade the machine to NT4 and use the old licences)

Thank you Hill Billi :destroy:

@agafaster

Why does that "suck"?  Because you have to pay for every copy you use, or because you have to license client connections for the server?  Neither of these scenarios do I find "sucky".  

Remember, Eyetech/Hyperion are trying to do this EXACT thing through the forced, mandatory use of a hardware dongle (ROM) on the AmigaOne to use their OS.  I know for one that I find this approach to be FAR MORE objectionable than Microsoft's licensing scheme.

[KennyR]

The SMB protocol was designed for MS-DOS PCs and is horribly limited and full of bugs and kluges. (Hm...that scenario sounds familiar, doesn't it?)

Most Windows networks you'll find in offices or universities will use NetWare, not SMB. Avoid MicroSoft "standards" wherever possible, they almost always turn out to be inferior in every possible way.

[duesi]

We have changed the config a lttle bit now:

We use Small Business Server 2000 and about 30 Clients. You have to buy Client Add-ons for the server and you need a licensed copy  for every Workstation..So far so good... I know

We used a separate Fileserver and this one is only to store all our data and to SHARE some Directories...
And thats the point i don't wanna pay for a second server licence

Ok now i connected the drives from that server
also to the SBS and ok it works.

[mikeymike]

@ Wayne

Having to pay for software you use is fine, however, MS make the licensing scheme ten times more complicated than it should/could be, with the intention that people will go for the 'safe' (read: most expensive) option in order to stay legal.  It's also advantageous for MS for people to illegally use MS Office because it perpetuates the use of MS proprietary file format standards.

If everyone bought their copy of MSOffice, would it come down from its utterly insane price? No.  Will MS ever make MS Works work properly, particularly its file format handling? No! Why? Because people don't need all the bells and whistles of Office, and a basic WP/spreadsheet package like Works, which costs 30 UKP (compared to Office, 400 UKP) would do them just fine.

I have no problem with supporting businesses by buying decent software, however, Microsoft take the ****.

[mikeymike]

@ carls

Or you could just put up an FTP server.

Here here.