Change the Number of Simultaneous Connections (Windows 95/98/Me)

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Change the Number of Simultaneous Connections (Windows 95/98/Me)
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This setting specifies the maximum number of concurrent connections accepted.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new string value named "MaxConnections" and set it to equal the number of connections, the default is 100.

Restart Windows for the change to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
MaxConnections	REG_SZ	100


	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\MSTCP

Settings:

System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\MSTCP]
Name: MaxConnections
Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value: 32-bit Number

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: April 4, 2002

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