How to Disable Socket Pooling

• Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.0

SUMMARY

You may need to disable socket pooling under the following conditions:

• A low number of sites are being hosted.



• There are special security concerns.



• Another application or server has need of port 80 on an IP address.

MORE INFORMATION

Socket pooling causes Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 to listen to all IP addresses, which can present a possible security risk for secure domains with multiple networks. Also, bandwidth throttling and performance adjustments will apply to all Web sites configured for the same port (for example port 80). If bandwidth throttling or performance tuning is being done on a per-site basis, socket pooling will need to be disabled.

To disable socket pooling, do the following:

1. Type the following line at the command prompt:

   c:\inetpub\adminscripts\cscript adsutil.vbs set w3svc/disablesocketpooling true

   The command prompt will reply as follows:

   disablesocketpooling : (BOOLEAN) True




2. Stop and start the IISAdmin service.



3. Restart the WWW service.

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Version : winnt:5.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbinfo