From: "Rich Gauszka" 

It's not really 10 open connections - the limit is on 10 half-open connections


good explanation at

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=57697&st=40&p=588750&#entry588750


"Mike N."  wrote in message
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> On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 20:24:00 -0500, "Geo."
 wrote:
>
>>TCP/IP has reached the security limit imposed on the number of concurrent
>>TCP connect attempts.
>
>  Hee Hee, you want to actually USE your network?  Sorry, you have to be
> running Server for that.  Limiting to 10 incoming connections wasn't
> enough, now they have to limit to 10? outgoing connections as well....

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