Enabling More Simultaneous Connections

To enable more simultaneous connections from a single web server, you have to edit the Windows Registry, using the Registry Editor. Here’s how to enable ten simultaneous connections to a server: 1. Open the Start menu, enter regedit into the search box, and then press Enter. 2. When the Registry Editor, opens, navigate to the HKEY_CURRENT_ USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings key. 3. Select Edit, New, DWORD (32-bit) Value. 4. Name this new item MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server. 5. Right-click this new item and select Modify. 6. In the Value Data dialog box, change the value to 10. 7. Click OK. 8. Select Edit, New, DWORD (32-bit) Value. 9. Name this new item MaxConnectionsPerServer. 10. Right-click this new item and select Modify. 11. In the Value Data dialog box, change the value to 10. 12. Click OK. 13. Close the Registry Editor. When you edit the Registry Editor, close Internet Explorer. When you restart your browser, the new value will be in effect—and your web brows- ing should be a little speedier!