Hi Maybe I ask the question the wrong way. What is the proper way for a server to limit the connections. Even if I don't start another async_accept clients can still connect but not communicate. That's why I called close. Is there a better way? Thanks Roger

I'm trying to limit the connections made to the server. So after creating the acceptor and accepting MAX connections I closed the acceptor. Further connections are properly rejected. However after one of the connections is closed by the client I attempt to re-open the acceptor but further connections are still rejected?

Create and open: m_acceptor(m_ioService, m_endpoint = resolve(m_ioService, host, port), true)

Async accept: m_acceptor.async_accept(connection->socket(), boost::bind(&IpServer::handleAccept, this, aph::error, connection));

Close after max connections: m_acceptor.close();

Reopen when a connection is available: m_acceptor.open(m_endpoint.protocol()); m_acceptor.set_option(boost::asio::ip::tcp::acceptor::reuse_address(tr ue)); m_acceptor.bind(m_endpoint); m_acceptor.listen();

Thanks for your time. Roger