Windows XP SP2, Skype and Limiting the number of connections

VoIP Forum and other Technology Forums: Windows XP SP2, Skype, eMule
I posted this in the VoIP forums and thought it would be useful to blog it as well:

I've noticed some problems with the number of simultaneous connections after installing Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2).

Apparently, as a security measure, Microsoft has limited the number of simultaneous connections to 10 to reduce the spread of viruses such as MSBlast.

As a side effect, this has slowed down many eMule users and I've noticed some issues with my Skype client.

Well, I found a patch for it! It patches the new TCPIP.SYS file in the C:\Windows\system32\drivers directory. It does a simple change to the hex value 10 in the file. more...

August 16, 2004 11:08 PM | 4 Comments | 0 TrackBacks

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4 Comments

Tried the patch it seemed to work - thanx.

Craig | September 19, 2004 9:04 PM | Reply

Would someone please send me this patch or link so I can utilize 30+ connections without having to install Windows server. The URL provided has gone extinct - Thanks

Robert KendriK | July 4, 2005 3:43 PM | Reply

Ask and ye shall receive...

It would appear that the link above is dead since his webserver crashed. He has a mirror site setup. Just go here:
http://mitglied.lycos.de/lvllord/download-mirror.htm

Let me know how it goes.

Tom Keating | July 6, 2005 10:20 AM | Reply

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