[Live-devel] Maximum number of client connections Live555 can handle ???

[Ross Finlayson]

>I tried to test live555 server on a dual processor machine. I 
>streamed one mpeg-1 file using VLC and real player as clients.
>I tried to connect multiple clients (on different machines) to the 
>same server (requestion for streaming of an mpeg file). But when the
>client count reaches 21 the LIVE555 server failed to response for 
>the new connections. The CPU usage of the server machine was nominal 
>(8 to 10 percent) .


You appear to have run up against an operating system-imposed limit - 
most likely the number of open files.  I.e., it is probably a limit 
of your operating system, not an inherent limit in the LIVE555 code. 
You may be able to increase this limit by reconfiguring your 
operating system in some way.
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Ross Finlayson
Live Networks, Inc.
http://www.live555.com/