In the bitcoin client 0.5, there is a connection icon at the lower right corner indicating the connectivity. The best status ever shown is only three bars which I interpret it as "pretty good connection", but it never show four bars for the "very good connection". The four bars status is only possible when MAX_OUTBOUND_CONNECTIONS take a higher value.
Is it confusing for user? They may think that there is connection problem because of the icon, but in fact they cannot change it easily in the client.
Is it confusing for user? They may think that there is connection problem because of the icon, but in fact they cannot change it easily in the client.
It is intentional. To have a higher connectivity indicator requires inbound connections. While you are limited to 8 outbound connections the client allows up to 125 inbound connections.
