[mapserver-users] MapServer and 2000

[Richard Greenwood]

>Starting Win2k/IIS, you can now finally actually run IIS on a Win2k 
>workstation, but you are limited to 5 connections. If you want to run a 
>full-scale IIS, you need a Win2k server... essentially, each IIS 
>connection is treated as a user, and you need to have enough licenses. 
>Usually, for a full-scale website you would need to get an unlimited 
>license. If you run Win2k workstation, then you essentially get 5 licenses 
>free... more than that and you are unable to connect, or you wait till a 
>license becomes available.

I don't think that's correct. My understanding is that all web access is 
via a single user. Your basic NT or 2000 Server license has you covered for 
web serving. The client access licenses are for lan connection and the 
basic server license comes with 5 licenses, one of which gets used up by 
IIS (or Apache).

NT Workstation (and maybe 2000) did (does) have a limit of 10 simultaneous 
IP connections. I think you are confusing the Workstation IP limit with the 
5 client access licenses that come with Server.

Hopefully you are running your server behind a router, so the web traffic 
only looks like one IP address anyway.

Rich


Richard W. Greenwood, PLS
Greenwood Mapping, Inc.
Rich at GreenwoodMap.com
(307) 733-0203
http://www.GreenwoodMap.com