Limit on Number of Macintosh Shares You Can Create (147451)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q147451 SUMMARY
Windows NT Server can create as many Macintosh volumes as you want, but
there is a limit on the client side that may cause connecting Macintosh
computers to stop responding if you exceed 50 volumes.
MORE INFORMATION
On the AppleShare 4.x server, you are limited to creating 50 volumes, each
of whose names must contain 27 or fewer characters. The Macintosh finder
was engineered never to expect more total characters than this, and when
the finder looks for a server share, it allocates memory for a string that
is 50x27 characters long. When the finder encounters a server whose shares
have a total string length greater than 50x27, this can cause the server to
stop responding.
On a Windows NT server, you can successfully create and mount a few hundred
visible Macintosh volumes by giving the volumes very short names, such as
A1, A2, B1, B2, and so on. You can increase the number of volumes you can
create by minimizing the string length of the volume names.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/7/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbnetwork KB147451 |
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