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More info?)
This section from the Resource Kit defines this...
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prcg_cnd_dbem.asp
"You can configure an incoming connection to accept the following connection types: dial-up (modem,
ISDN, X.25), VPN (PPTP, L2TP), or direct cable connection.... On a Windows XP Professional-based
computer, an incoming connection can accept up to three incoming calls, up to one of each of these
types."
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"Skybuck Flying" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:d2trmo$har$1@news3.zwoll1.ov.home.nl...
>I can find no information about how many users can login into a windows xp
> pro computer that is functioning as a "vpn server".
>
> Except for vague statements like: "site to site network" or "login remotely
> to your work" etc.
>
> I did find one website that mentioned that the maximum number of inbound
> connections is 10.
>
> So it could be that the loopback connection was malfunctioning and that it
> is possible to have multiple users login at the same time... or maybe not...
>
> Bye,
> Skybuck.
>
> "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ujaYdUcOFHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Skybuck Flying wrote:
>> > Since I only have two computers I tried to test it by having the other
>> > computer login and then trying the same thing from the host computer
>> > like a loopback but then one of the two cant login ?
>> >
>> > Does this mean only 1 user is allowed to connect at the same time to
>> > a VPN in windows xp pro ?
>>
>> Windows XP Professional is not a server-level OS.
>>
>> --
>> <- Shenan ->
>> --
>> The information is provided "as is", it is suggested you research for
>> yourself before you take any advice - you are the one ultimately
>> responsible for your actions/problems/solutions. Know what you are
>> getting into before you jump in with both feet.
>>
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