Windows XP Users (NOT Vista users, see next step for XP/Vista users) UPDATE: There has been a recent Automatic Update (MS08-001) released on January 8 2008 that addresses some network security concerns. The below has NOT been tested with the latest TCPIP.SYS (v5.0.2195.7147) file. Update:The patch has been tested with KB941644 (an automatic update) and works perfectly!
Go to this site - http://www.lvllord.de/
Click on Downloads.
Right-click the link and click "Save Target As".
Save it in your Desktop.
Open the file and run the program located inside the archive, agreeing to the security warning.
Some text should scroll by in a MS-DOS window, after it ends, type C.
Enter 100 for the number of concurrent half-open connections and press Enter.
Type Y and the file should be patched. Cancel any Windows XP warnings that should appear, it is part of Microsoft's way of ensuring its files are not tampered with (the utility tempers with them on purpose to change the limit).
Windows VISTA/XP Users WARNING: The below is a relatively new patcher in the scene and has been reported working for many users. If it fails for some reason, please let us know in the Comments below! This patcher claims to work for both 32 and 64 bit Vista and XP versions.
Go to this site - http://half-open.com/download_en.htm.
Download the ZIP file in the link titled Download Half-open limit fix
Extract all files to one folder in your desktop
Open the folder and run the Half-open_limit_fix_2.3.exe file
Click English
Under 'New value', set it to 100 (if it is not already set) Set the new value to 100
Click 'Add to tcpip.sys'
Click OK.
Click OK again.
Restart your computer.
If something is not working right and you want to undo the changes, run the software again and click "Restore original file".
**WINDOWS 7 USERS NO NEED FOR THE ABOVE** Finally set the Port Forwarding for your application inside your router... howto: follow the link http://portforward.com/
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Windows XP Users (NOT Vista users, see next step for XP/Vista users)
UPDATE: There has been a recent Automatic Update (MS08-001) released on January 8 2008 that addresses some network security concerns. The below has NOT been tested with the latest TCPIP.SYS (v5.0.2195.7147) file. Update:The patch has been tested with KB941644 (an automatic update) and works perfectly!
- Go to this site - http://www.lvllord.de/
- Click on Downloads.
- Right-click the link and click "Save Target As".
- Save it in your Desktop.
- Open the file and run the program located inside the archive, agreeing to the security warning.
- Some text should scroll by in a MS-DOS window, after it ends, type C.
- Enter 100 for the number of concurrent half-open connections and press Enter.
- Type Y and the file should be patched. Cancel any Windows XP warnings that should appear, it is part of Microsoft's way of ensuring its files are not tampered with (the utility tempers with them on purpose to change the limit).
Windows VISTA/XP UsersWARNING: The below is a relatively new patcher in the scene and has been reported working for many users. If it fails for some reason, please let us know in the Comments below! This patcher claims to work for both 32 and 64 bit Vista and XP versions.
- Go to this site - http://half-open.com/download_en.htm.
- Download the ZIP file in the link titled Download Half-open limit fix
- Extract all files to one folder in your desktop
- Open the folder and run the Half-open_limit_fix_2.3.exe file
- Click English
- Under 'New value', set it to 100 (if it is not already set)
- Click 'Add to tcpip.sys'
- Click OK.
- Click OK again.
- Restart your computer.
- If something is not working right and you want to undo the changes, run the software again and click "Restore original file".
**WINDOWS 7 USERS NO NEED FOR THE ABOVE**Set the new value to 100
Finally set the Port Forwarding for your application inside your router...
howto: follow the link http://portforward.com/