ICS Icon May Take Up to 15 Minutes to Update Number of Connections

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SYMPTOMS

Double-clicking the Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) icon on the taskbar displays the number of computers connected to the ICS host. It can take up to 15 minutes before the correct number of connections is displayed.

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CAUSE

ICS holds Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP) ports open for a client for up to 10 minutes after the activity on that port has stopped. When a port is open for a client, ICS counts the port as a connected client. The count of connected computers is updated after the port is closed.

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STATUS

This behavior is by design.

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

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kbfaq kbprb KB230355

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This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.

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