Re: [gnet-dev] gnet-win32 message callback

["Andrew J. Lanoix" <alanoix umich edu>]

--On Monday, May 07, 2001 6:27 PM -0400 Andrew J Lanoix <alanoix umich edu> 
wrote:

> > about the 20 sockets limit:
> > The problem is that winsock2 runs out of buffer space.
> > I went into gnet_tcp_socket_server_new2() and added a WSAGetLastError()
> > after the listen(), it returns WSAENOBUFS.  I changed the listen
> > backlog to two and then i didnt get a no buffer error.  This is in
> > win98.
> >
> > Possibly the gnet_tcp_socket_server_new() needs a backlog arguement,
> > rather than just the hardcoded 10.

This is probably the problem you are encountering and its solution. (Bug in 
Windows)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q201/2/13.ASP

Andy

PS. I have not convinced David if we should let people change the backlog 
value. Picking a number is kind of a black art anyway.