Windows 95 TCP Clients Run Out of Ports (170791)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release 1
- Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2
- Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2.1
This article was previously published under Q170791 SYMPTOMS
When you are running programs in Windows 95 that use excessive numbers
of TCP ports (more than 3976 simultaneously), Windows may run out of TCP
ports before the TCP/IP protocol releases closed connections.
CAUSE
The TCP/IP state dictates that when a connection is closed, the connection
is not released until two maximum segment lives (MSLs) have passed. This
state is defined as the TIME-WAIT state. One MSL is defined as 120
seconds, and it takes four minutes for a closed connection to be released
in TCP/IP.
RESOLUTIONSTATUS
This problem no longer occurs in Windows 98. To resolve this problem, install the current version of Windows. For information about the current version of Windows, visit http://www.microsoft.com/windows.
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| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 3/25/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbnetwork KB170791 |
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