From: "Geo." 

this looks like a hack for the 10 connection limit for windows networking
not for outbound tcp connects (although the error message is for tcp
connects)?

Geo.

"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
news:411d6607$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>
> "Geo."  wrote in message
news:411d5edf$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> > news:411d1c1c$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> >
> >> Someone already has purported to put out a patch for this (
saw it posted
> >> on
> >> microsoft.private.xpsp2.security )
> >>
> >> http://www.lvllord.de/4226fix/4226fix.htm
> >
> > 404.
> >
> > Geo.
> >
> >
>
> I just tried the site -  here's the text 
>
> What's this all for?
> After almost everybody knows the < security limit imposed on the number of concurrent TCP connect
attempts>>, I
> used a day to create for educational purpose a fix for this argumentative
> feature.
>
> Unfortunately there exists no REG-key which could easily be set (would be so
> nice and easy, right? *smile*). The file TCPIP.SYS in the directory
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS and C:\WINDOWS\SERVICEPACKFILES\I386 has to be
> changed (system dependend eventually in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DLLCACHE, too).
>
> Needed things:
> - XP SP2 (RC2 upwards)
> - patcher (2.0c)  http://www.lvllord.de/4226fix/EvID4226Patch20c.exe
> - a small amount of time
>
> What's been done:
> To say it easy: the before 10 half-open connections are beeing increased to
> 50 (which should be enough for heavy users and should be save enough agains
> worm spreading) and the CRC is been corrected. And that's it! What exactly
> is changed (for build 2092-2180), can be read in the howto
> http://www.lvllord.de/4226fix/4226fix-en-manual.htm
>
> Comment:
> The method described here, should only be used by users, who know how to
> handle all the described. With the download of the here published program
> the user know, that changes are made on third party files. For damages in
> every kind I cannot be hold responsible for. Indeed, tests worked fine here.
> However, nothing is impossible.
> Info: When error occurs, the patcher can change the TCPIP.SYS back to the
> original!
>
> Instruction:
>  Just download the patcher and execute it. It will automatically find the
> windows directory and ask, if it should increase/decrease. For higher
> values, please check the help with parameter /?.
> After a successful patch, the new TCPIP.SYS will be automatically installed.
> After that, the computer should be restartet
>
>
>
>

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