Limit remote connections

Hi,
We use SQL server 2000 on windows 2003. We usually use remote desktop to
connect to the SQL server. For security reasons, only 2 concurrent remote
desktop connections are allowed. I just noticed I'm able to use 'osql'
command to open as many connections to the SQL server as I want. Should I be
concerned? How other people deal with remote connections?
Thanks in advance,
BingHello, Bing
In my opinion, the limit of 2 concurrent remote desktop connections on
Windows 2003 is for licensing reasons, not for security reasons.
Having an unlimited number of connections to SQL Server is no cause of
concern for security reasons, as long as each connection is properly
authentificated and comes from an authorised user and/or computer.
Razvan|||On Jun 2, 1:33 pm, Razvan Socol <rso...@.gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello, Bing
> In my opinion, the limit of 2 concurrent remote desktop connections on
> Windows 2003 is for licensing reasons, not for security reasons.
> Having an unlimited number of connections to SQL Server is no cause of
> concern for security reasons, as long as each connection is properly
> authentificated and comes from an authorised user and/or computer.
> Razvan
However, you can limit the number of connections on an instance of SQL
Server, by using the "user connections" option. By default, SQL Server
allows a maximum of 32,767 user connections, but the actual number of
user connections allowed also depends on the limits of your
applications and hardware. Using the "user connections" option, you
can limit the number of connections to any desired number (less than
32,767), but this is done for performance reasons, not for security
reasons.
Razvan