What happens when the connection limit is hit?

[deadlydog]

It would be nice if this page described what happens when the default connection limit is hit. Does .Net throw an exception for that request? Does it queue the request so it will execute eventually? Something else?

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• Content: Managing Connections - .NET Framework
• Content Source: docs/framework/network-programming/managing-connections.md
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• Technology: dotnet-networking
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[gewarren]

@antonfirsov Would you be able to help with this question?