Reached the Maximum Number of Connections Too Soon for a Shared Folder

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CPR - WinXP - Hotfix in SP2

SYMPTOMS

When you try to connect to a shared folder, you may receive the following error message:

No more connections can be made to this remote computer at this time because there are already as many connections as the computer can accept

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This behavior occurs because one or more programs connect to and disconnect from the shared folder on a short cycle, especially when the disconnect and reconnection time to the shared folder is less than one second. In these circumstances, the disconnected session does not have sufficient time to expire before the new connection is made. As a result, there may be several disconnected sessions that are waiting to expire. These sessions count toward the maximum number of connections for the shared folder until they expire.

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RESOLUTION

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389/ ) How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

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Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support (http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)

Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

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Windows XP

   Date         Time   Version        Size     File name
   ------------------------------------------------------
   25-Feb-2003  15:29  5.1.2600.1174  400,896  Mrxsmb.sys
   25-Feb-2003  15:29  5.1.2600.1174  154,880  Rdbss.sys

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Windows XP, 64-Bit Edition

   Date         Time   Version        Size       File name
   --------------------------------------------------------
   25-Feb-2003  15:29  5.1.2600.1174  1,259,392  Mrxsmb.sys
   25-Feb-2003  15:29  5.1.2600.1174    489,216  Rdbss.sys

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2.

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