Disabling TCP/IP concurrent connection limits

[danball1976]

Ok, for the below, how do I disable the security limit? Oh, yeah, this is Windows XP Pro Sp2

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: Tcpip
Event Category: None
Event ID: 4226
Date: 09/04/2004
Time: 2:43:15 PM
User: N/A
Computer:
Description:
TCP/IP has reached the security limit imposed on the number
of concurrent TCP connect attempts.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 00 00 00 00 01 00 54 00 ......T.
0008: 00 00 00 00 82 10 00 80 ....‚..€
0010: 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

[Trogan]

[QUOTE=danball1976]Ok, for the below, how do I disable the security limit? Oh, yeah, this is Windows XP Pro Sp2

Try This: Right Click IE > Properties > Connections > Settings > Properties > Networking. Under This Connection...items is Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).

I hope that is what you want

[danball1976]

Nope, that doesn't work, I have an always on connection, so there is nothing under the box for connections

[Enverex]

Ok, for the below, how do I disable the security limit? Oh, yeah, this is Windows XP Pro Sp2

Try This: Right Click IE > Properties > Connections > Settings > Properties > Networking. Under This Connection...items is Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).

I hope that is what you want

There is nothing to change under there related to it anyway.

Make sure you have the firewall turned off for that network connection Danball (the Windows firewall I mean).

[PressX]

Go HERE (http://www.lvllord.de/?url=tools#4226patch) and try the patch :)

[danball1976]

I have the Windows Firewall turned off. Why would it be on, when I have ZoneAlarm installed?

I downloaded that, and changed it to 100. I do use Bittorrent, eMule and IRC BTW.

Hmmm... I got this after doing that:
Event Type: Information
Event Source: Windows File Protection
Event Category: None
Event ID: 64005
Date: 09/04/2004
Time: 6:25:23 PM
User: N/A
Computer:
Description:
The protected system file tcpip.sys was not restored to its
original, valid version because the Windows File Protection
restoration process was cancelled by user interaction, user
name is . The file version of the bad file is 5.1.2600.2180.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

[PressX]

SP2 turns the firewall on.

"SP2 limits the number of concurrent TCp connection attempts to 10 in an effort to curtail worm activity. That's not necessarily a bad thing at all although it could be debated that 10 is a little low.

This means that you can't try to establish anymore than 10 connections at a time. You can have more than 10 - you just can't try to start them all at once.

This will affect P2P - most notably bittorrent. If your client (Azurues) will allow you to initiate connections slowly then selecting that option should prevent your event log being flooded with the resulting security warning and your P2P should function as normal"

Here's the unlimited TCPIP.sys from XP SP2 RTM (build 2180). It's been edited using the patching. \\edit - removed bad link


Boot into "Safe Mode" and Copy the "tcpip.sys" file to these directories:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS
C:\WINDOWS\SERVICEPACKFILES\I386
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DLLCACHE

[danball1976]

BTW, I don't have a C:\WINDOWS\SERVICEPACKFILES\I386 folder, and its not in the DLLCACHE folder either, just the DRIVERS folder. If you copy a file into the system folder, SP2 will complain about it with a pop up saying that a necessary system file has been modified, and ask you what to do. If you press cancel to copy the original form the CD, it will then ask if you want to keep the modified file, or the original one. Previous versions never did this. Booting into safe mode isn't necessary anymore.

[PressX]

Did it solve the problem?

[danball1976]

I dunno, I haven't rebooted yet.

[GreenGiant14]

I dunno about you guys but i can't get the www.supportbuddy.com/sp2/tcpip.sys (http://www.supportbuddy.com/sp2/tcpip.sys) to work, it just gives me a load of links and other stuff, no Downloading of tcpip.sys anywhere on the page

Is there another place i could Download tcpip.sys?


Regards,

GreenGiant

:Canflag:

[PressX]

THIS (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;%5bLN%5d;884020), THIS (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2netwk.mspx#XSLTsection127121120120) and THIS (http://compnetworking.about.com/library/weekly/aa042400c.htm) may shed some light.

These are two options. A pre modded file and a patch...

Windows will try to replace if you modify the file so just cancel if it does...

[GreenGiant14]

Thanks

Will the tcpip.sys open up 50 port like the patch, or will it make it unlimited?

Thanks in advance