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Soldato
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Hi.
Im currently running a heavily optimised version of XP Pro in a virtual machine, under Vista64, with the purpose of using it as a print server on our domain, and nothing more. The host machine, running Vista64, is not on a domain.

I have it setup, and apart from the occasional graphical glitch, runs very smoothly, and is handling the two test printers fine, with very little CPU time & memory usage.

Is it feasible for me to keep this running as a print server 24/7, serving upto 30 printers? Or would it be better as a normal XP install?

Thanks in advance all. :).
 
burnsy2023 said:
THere's nothing wrong with running a VM 24/7, but you do realise you can only have 10 concurrent connections with XP Pro, making 30 printers a bit much for it ;)

Burnsy
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Is that the same connections limit as with what you get with Torrents?
If so, i'll just apply that patch that'll up it to whatever i want.
 
burnsy2023 said:
Not sure, I run all my (legal) torrents off a 2003 server ;)

Burnsy
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Appears to be.
I ran the EvilID Patch, and it is limited to 10 connections aparentely.
So i upped it to 1000. :p. I'll see how it goes. :p.
 
Zap said:
No. There's a limit in xp pro for 10 connections and it's different to the torrent issue. This is hard wired into xp for the very reason you're trying to use it for, they don't want it being used as a server. There is no way around it.
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Well google searching leads it to being the same issue. :confused:.
You increase the connections for torrents by modifying the limits in the tcpip.sys file, the same file thats used for all IP connections from XP.
So logic would dictate its the same 'issue'.
Can you post some information on the thing your on about please? :).
 
K3

From what i can tell from that, it is the same TCP/IP limits as on torrents?

Luckily ive only installed XP/Updates/Papercut/2 printers upto now.
So i might leave that running and create a 2nd VM with Server 2K3, ready to go at a moments notice.

Will any version of Server2K3 do? Or does it have to be a specific version?

Will Vista64 do as a host OS? Or should i consider changing it?

Thanks again everyone. :).
 
Im just making a VM now with Server 2K3 in, im a bit stuck at the licensing mode screen.
The two options are:
Per Server. Number of concurrent connections : xxxx
Each connection much have its own Client Access Licence.
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And:
Per Device or Per User.
Each device or user must have its own Client Access Licence
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Any ideas?
 
I selected the latter one for now.
And added the system to our domain. Hopefully it wont mess up the domain. :p.
 
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