Steam Client Maximum number of clients reached

[xpander69]

Your system information

• Steam client version (build number or date): Jan 12 2023
• Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Arch Linux
• Opted into Steam client beta?: Yes
• Have you checked for system updates?: Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Opening Steam Client beta build causes issue where after 10-30 min i cannot open any other application anymore, until i close the steam client.

error.log

Issue happens after the log starts spamming "Maximum number of clients reached"

Steps for reproducing this issue:

1. Opt into Beta
2. Launch steam
3. Keep it running for 10-30 min

[kisak-valve]

Also, before opening a new issue report for this topic, check if #9561 is covers what you are seeing.