Question : @@MAX_CONNECTIONS

Both in 2000 and 2005, I get the value of 32767. what exactly does that mean? 32767 connections possible in SQL server?

Answer : @@MAX_CONNECTIONS

This is geared towards .mdf and Access Data Projets (ADPs):

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb237815(office.12).aspx