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Re: TCP/IP Security Limits - WinXP and XWIN.exe


René Berber wrote:
XWin only opens a couple of connections, with ssh -X it's only one connection.

XWin opens no connection (except for xdmcp). It's a server and will only react on incoming connections.


The error results from a program which tries to open many connections at a time (SYN request). these connections must be acknowledged by the receiving end (SYN,ACK reply). as long as this reply was not received, the connection is in a half-open state. Windows XP does only allow 10 of these half-open connections. File sharing programs or worms which try to send mass mail may cause this problem. I don't see any reason why XWin would cause this behaviour.


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