max number of concurrent file downloads in a browser?

Question

Two related questions:

1. What are the maximum number of concurrent files that a web page is allowed to open (e.g., images, css files, etc)? I assume this va

Answer 1

One interesting way to get around the X connections per server limit is to map static resources like scripts and images to their own domains... img.foo.com or js.foo.com.

I have only read about this - not actually tried or tested. So please let me know if this doesn't work.