* ANTONIO.PICAZO (03-03-31 17:29 +0100) > The cygwin verion is CYGWIN_NT5.0 No. "cygcheck -c cygwin" > and the OS is Windows 2000. The ssh version is 3.5p1 cygcheck -c login openssh > I have put the Maxstartups parameter to 1000 but it is not working. Please don't be that laconic: did you restart the sshd? What does the "Event Viewer" say (application and system). cat /var/log/sshd.log Thorsten -- Content-Type: text/explicit; charset=ISO-8859-666 (Parental Advisory) Content-Transfer-Warning: message contains innuendos not suited for children under the age of 18 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/