This property specifies the maximum number of simultaneous connections to a server. The valid range is 0 to 0xFFFFFFFF (unlimited). The MaxClientsMessage property can be used to send a message to clients when this value has been exceeded.
| Data type | Long |
| Default value | 0xFFFFFFFF (unlimited) for Windows 2000 Server, 10 for Windows 2000 Professional |
| Inheritance | Inheritable |
This property is accessible at the following locations:
| Metabase Path | Key Type |
| /LM/MSFTPSVC | IIsFtpService |
| /LM/MSFTPSVC/N | IIsFtpServer |
| /LM/W3SVC | IIsWebService |
| /LM/W3SVC/N | IIsWebServer |
The following tables list additional information required only for code that uses the IIS Admin Base Object.
| Metabase identifier | MD_MAX_CONNECTIONS |
| User type | IIS_MD_UT_SERVER |
| Operating system | Default value and range |
| Windows 2000 Server | &HFFFFFFFF (range 0-&HFFFFFFFF) |
| Windows 2000 Professional | 10 (range 0-10) |
| Windows 95, 98 | 10 (range 0-10) |