When you try to connect from TCP ports greater than 5000 you receive the error 'WSAENOBUFS (10055)' (196271)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
This article was previously published under Q196271
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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows registry

SYMPTOMS

If you try to set up TCP connections from ports that are greater than 5000, the local computer responds with the following WSAENOBUFS (10055) error message:
An operation on a socket could not be performed because the system lacked sufficient buffer space or because a queue was full.

RESOLUTION

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The default maximum number of ephemeral TCP ports is 5000 in the products that are included in the 'Applies to' section. A new parameter has been added in these products. To increase the maximum number of ephemeral ports, follow these steps:
  1. Start Registry Editor.
  2. Locate the following subkey in the registry, and then click Parameters:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters

  3. On the Edit menu, click New, and then add the following registry entry:

    Value Name: MaxUserPort
    Value Type: DWORD
    Value data: 65534
    Valid Range: 5000-65534 (decimal)
    Default: 0x1388 (5000 decimal)
    Description: This parameter controls the maximum port number that is used when a program requests any available user port from the system. Typically , ephemeral (short-lived) ports are allocated between the values of 1024 and 5000 inclusive.

  4. Quit Registry Editor.
Note An additional TCPTimedWaitDelay registry parameter determines how long a closed port waits until the closed port can be reused.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about a related topic, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/network/deploy/depovg/tcpip2k.mspx

For more information about a related topic, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

120642 TCP/IP and NBT configuration parameters for Windows 2000 or Windows NT

314053 TCP/IP and NBT configuration parameters for Windows XP

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For product information about Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/default.mspx

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http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/64bit/x64/default.mspx

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:12/21/2005
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