MAXIPSES (JANUS DEFINE parameter)

MAXIPSES xxx — max number of web sessions allowed for an ip address

MAXIPSES is a parameter on JANUS DEFINE, which defines and sets characteristics of a Janus port.

This parameter specifies the maximum number of Janus Web Legacy Support sessions maintained per IP address. The default for MAXIPSES is 1.

For browser requests, an IP address typically represents a single end-user workstation. If browser requests are coming from a multi-user system or from a proxy server, the use of MAXIPSES can make it possible for one user to terminate another's session since both users appear to be coming from the same IP address.

Increasing MAXIPSES can be a temporary workaround to this problem; it is likely to be unsatisfactory since MAXIPSES must be at least as big as the maximum number of users expected to use Janus Web Legacy Support through a single proxy server. This may nearly eliminate any user terminating another user's session, but such a large MAXIPSES would undoubtedly result in many "orphan" sessions that must be controlled via the STIMEOUT parameter.

Another option when encountering this problem is to simply tell Janus Web Legacy Support end-users to not use proxy servers. This might not be possible or desirable, however. In that case, contact Sirius Software technical support.

Valid only for WEBSERV ports.

See also

• List of Janus commands
• List of JANUS DEFINE parameters