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I am curious about whether my server would work better on Linux or Windows, from what I have read Windows only supports around 2,000 connections/threads while I have not seen much information about how many threads / connections Linux can handle.
Is there any advantages to using Linux over Windows other than stability / security for my TCP /IP server?
Thanks.
Threads and sockets are different resources, the limits for each will depend not just on
LinuxvsWindowsbut also which versions of each OS you are using. Also, if you’re using a class library instead of raw socket or thread APIs, those might impose a specific limit. As an example early versions of CSocket in MFC created a hidden window for each socket, so you were effectively limited to the number of GDI resources on the system.