10 inbound connection limit in Windows: does it apply to localhost?

[DWW]

I'm just curious if the 10 inbound connection limit in Windows XP Professional applies to localhost connections too.

Like say you are working with sockets and write client and server and want to test for speed, maximum clients a machine could handle, benchmark etc. Would you be able to do it fine on a Windows XP Professional machine with both the client and server on it or would you need to run Windows 200[0|3] Server?

I can get 2003 180 day demo but I'd rather run it on my development machine as it is. Just curious before I start getting into Windows programming.

Thanks.

 

[spyordie007]

Actually it's not a 10 connection limit. I cant recall offhand but the count is either by hosts or by users so you should be just fine in your development.

-Erik

 

[Nothinman]

If you're writing the client and server it's irrelvant, the limit of 10 only applies to the SMB and IIS servers, anything 3rd party doesn't have those limitations.