Maximum number of opened sockets in localhost

I use Win XP, whis is the maximum number of sockets I can open on the
localhost?

"RicercatoreSbadato" <emailsolidale@yahoo.it> wrote in message
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|I use Win XP, whis is the maximum number of sockets I can open on the
| localhost?
|

There is no configured maximum, it depends on the available (kernel) memory
and the OS version, anyway this number is far below Max.Int, figures like
4000 - 6000 are more realistic.

Willy.