- Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows ME
Run "regedit", select folder HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\MSTCP
Add STRING value "MaxConnections" = "25000". (Don't be afraid of number 25000 - Windows will not make that many connections anyway. I'm using Win98 and it doesn't allocate more than 512 sockets)
After that, restart Windows.
(instead of changing it manually you can download .reg file from here) - Windows 2000 and NT
Run "regedit", select folder HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\SubSystems\Windows
Edit the zone "SharedSection=1024,3072" and add another value (Which represent memory that Windows allocate for system objects).
Example: "SharedSection=1024,3072,16384".
After that restart Windows.
- Special note on Windows ME
If you are using WinME, better update to another Windows version. If your computer is too slow to handle Win2k or XP, downgrade to Win98SE. - Windows XP
Sorry, no tweak for XP. - Get account at GotNap by visiting the signup page
- Get a permanent host name. You can get one at NO-IP or DynDNS.
- Assign your host name to your current IP. If you use some kind of firewall, router or any other way not connected to internet directly, you should configure your router or firewall to make sure that remote users can access your server's port (usually port 8888).
- Start SlavaNap
- Go to GotNap login page and login using your name and password. Now click on "Server(s)" and add your server.
- When you've added a new record for your server you should open settings window in SlavaNap, switch to "GotNap" tab, enter the name and password emailed to you from GotNap for this server, check "enabled" and click "change."
- For opennap, you will need to edit your config file and enter the appropriate info, and then start server
List of questions:
How to increase connections limit?
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The main problem with connections limit is limit of sockets in Windows.
Largest problem is with Win95 and Win98 systems.
Here is how these problems can be solved:
I'm using Win98 (or Win95) and when i start server i can't use IE and many other programs.
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Windows 95 and 98 are not intended to be used for servers. You need to apply registry tweak. Look here for more information.
GotNap reporting doesn't work. What should I do?
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Here is what you should do to make it work.
Note: these instructions are also valid for OpenNap admins.
I can't connect to my own server. How can I do it?
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Use internal IP address. If you are running client on same computer as server you can try to use 127.0.0.1 instead of server's IP.
When I'm connected to my own server, no one can download from me.
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You should set your dataport to 0 or connect to another server from your network. Also, your client must show a valid external ip address when connected. Other users cannot download from you if your client shows 127.0.0.1, 0.0.0.0, 192.168.*, etc. Look at users list (refresh it if necessary) to see what address your client is reporting. Have a look at the 'ips.slv' file in slava folder- this allows you to substitute external addresses for local network addresses.