The differences between W2K Pro & Server are bigger than in NT4 Wks /
Server. But this is not the point on THIS LIST. We are talking about IB/FB
connections here. And you don't need to Login on W2K. (This 10 users limit
could be changed easily by changing a key in the registry, but again, that's
another story).

For the record: if you use FireBird, you can use a W2K Pro machine as server
and connect as many FB clients do you want to, without any kind of network
connections limits.

Artur

> You have to be careful though, W2KPro has a limited number of
> legal network connections, I don't know what happens if you
> exceed that number, it may crash, it may tell you to get lost, it
> may phone home to Microsoft and rat on you, it may do nothing. If
> you need more then the connections in your licence, then either
> use the Server version, or use another O/S (Linux is cheap, has
> unlimited connections, and works quite well with Firebird).


----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Schmidt" <paul@...>
To: <ib-support@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: [ib-support] IB Performance


> On 19 Oct 2001, at 8:24, rod@... wrote:
>
> > Will IB 6 server work just as well on win2000 professional as opposed
> > to using win2000 server ?
> >
>
> I think that Microsoft SQL$erver is the only engine that actually
> checks to make sure your using the $erver version. At least it did
> at one time, it may not even bother now.
>
> The difference between NT server and NT professional was a
> bitmap, a few registry settings, and the licence certificate. I don't
> know the registry settings that are different, if I did, I wouldn't tell
> anyone anyways -- so don't ask. W2K may be the same, I don't
> use it, around here the workstations use Win9x/ME and the
> servers run Linux and NetWare.
>
> You have to be careful though, W2KPro has a limited number of
> legal network connections, I don't know what happens if you
> exceed that number, it may crash, it may tell you to get lost, it
> may phone home to Microsoft and rat on you, it may do nothing. If
> you need more then the connections in your licence, then either
> use the Server version, or use another O/S (Linux is cheap, has
> unlimited connections, and works quite well with Firebird).
>
> Paul
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Paul Schmidt
> Tricat Technologies
> paul@...
> www.tricattechnologies.com
>
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