WinXP Pro used as a server?

[Tim]

Can I use a WinXP Pro SP2 504MB of RAM as a server to host an ASP Application
that would be allowed about a thousand people around the world to access to
it?

How about WinNT 4.0 server? Can it handle that much people? Which one is
better?
Thank you in advance for your help.

[Ray Costanzo [MVP]]

XP Pro - NO. It only allows 10 connections. It's NOT a server.

NT4 would handle that with no problem at all.

Ray at work

"Tim" <Ti*@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Can I use a WinXP Pro SP2 504MB of RAM as a server to host an ASP
Application
that would be allowed about a thousand people around the world to access
to
it?

How about WinNT 4.0 server? Can it handle that much people? Which one is
better?
Thank you in advance for your help.

[Tim]

Thank you, Ray, for your information.
Tim

"Ray Costanzo [MVP]" wrote:

XP Pro - NO. It only allows 10 connections. It's NOT a server.

NT4 would handle that with no problem at all.

Ray at work

"Tim" <Ti*@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Can I use a WinXP Pro SP2 504MB of RAM as a server to host an ASP
Application
that would be allowed about a thousand people around the world to access
to
it?

How about WinNT 4.0 server? Can it handle that much people? Which one is
better?
Thank you in advance for your help.

[Ray Costanzo [MVP]]

Be aware that NT4 doesn't support ASP 3.0 though. It supports 2.0.

Ray at work

"Tim" <Ti*@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Thank you, Ray, for your information.
Tim

"Ray Costanzo [MVP]" wrote:

XP Pro - NO. It only allows 10 connections. It's NOT a server.

NT4 would handle that with no problem at all.

Ray at work

"Tim" <Ti*@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Can I use a WinXP Pro SP2 504MB of RAM as a server to host an ASP
> Application
> that would be allowed about a thousand people around the world to
> access
> to
> it?
>
> How about WinNT 4.0 server? Can it handle that much people? Which one
> is
> better?
> Thank you in advance for your help.

[PJones]

no, 10 connection limit hard coded into it
"Tim" <Ti*@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Can I use a WinXP Pro SP2 504MB of RAM as a server to host an ASP
Application
that would be allowed about a thousand people around the world to access
to
it?

How about WinNT 4.0 server? Can it handle that much people? Which one is
better?
Thank you in advance for your help.

[Evertjan.]

PJones wrote on 01 dec 2005 in microsoft.public.inetserver.asp.general:

"Tim" <Ti*@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

Can I use a WinXP Pro SP2 504MB of RAM as a server to host an ASP
Application
that would be allowed about a thousand people around the world to
access to
it?

[please do not toppost on usenet]
no, 10 connection limit hard coded into it

Yes, the connection limit is not the same as the maximum access [=number of
passwords distributed].

If those thousand are so bored with the site, that never more than those 10
sessions are used within the set session timeout.

Many completely open [not password protected] sites never have more than 5
visitors a day, let alone 5 visitors at the same session timeout time
window.

Is it proven that the 10 session limit is acually code enforced?

=======

Another matter is, that if you have a commercial site with entry
authentication, you should be able to afford renting a virtual w2003
server, where even an sporadic refusal could hurt your business.

--
Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Replace all crosses with dots in my emailaddress)

[PJones]

Go screw yourself.

I'll do whatever I want.

Get a life !
"Evertjan." <ex**************@interxnl.net> wrote in message
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PJones wrote on 01 dec 2005 in microsoft.public.inetserver.asp.general:

"Tim" <Ti*@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

Can I use a WinXP Pro SP2 504MB of RAM as a server to host an ASP
Application
that would be allowed about a thousand people around the world to
access to
it?

[please do not toppost on usenet]

no, 10 connection limit hard coded into it

Yes, the connection limit is not the same as the maximum access [=number
of
passwords distributed].

If those thousand are so bored with the site, that never more than those
10
sessions are used within the set session timeout.

Many completely open [not password protected] sites never have more than 5
visitors a day, let alone 5 visitors at the same session timeout time
window.

Is it proven that the 10 session limit is acually code enforced?

=======

Another matter is, that if you have a commercial site with entry
authentication, you should be able to afford renting a virtual w2003
server, where even an sporadic refusal could hurt your business.

--
Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Replace all crosses with dots in my emailaddress)

[Jeff Cochran]

On Thu, 1 Dec 2005 07:16:05 -0800, Tim <Ti*@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

Can I use a WinXP Pro SP2 504MB of RAM as a server to host an ASP Application
that would be allowed about a thousand people around the world to access to
it?
Sure. Will it perfrom as you wish? Probably not.

How about WinNT 4.0 server? Can it handle that much people? Which one is
better?

Server operating systems are always better. Be aware that there are
other differences, security, ASP version, etc.

Jeff

[Larry Randolf]

I actually had a buddy try this a while back. He didn't really know better.
It did not go well. Not only are there connection limits but XP tends to
flake out when certain ASP components are used over and over.

It's just not meant for serious web server use.

"Tim" <Ti*@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:82**********************************@microsof t.com...

Can I use a WinXP Pro SP2 504MB of RAM as a server to host an ASP
Application
that would be allowed about a thousand people around the world to access
to
it?

How about WinNT 4.0 server? Can it handle that much people? Which one is
better?
Thank you in advance for your help.