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doc: Update docs that refer to -maxconnections

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doc/reduce-memory.md
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## Number of peers
- `-maxconnections=<n>` - the maximum number of connections, which defaults to 125. Each active connection takes up some
- `-maxconnections=<n>` - the maximum number of connections, which defaults to 200. Each active connection takes up some
memory. This option applies only if inbound connections are enabled; otherwise, the number of connections will not
be more than 11. Of the 11 outbound peers, there can be 8 full-relay connections, 2 block-relay-only ones,
and occasionally 1 short-lived feeler or extra outbound block-relay-only connection.

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doc/reduce-traffic.md
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Some node operators need to deal with bandwidth caps imposed by their ISPs.
By default, Bitcoin Core allows up to 125 connections to different peers, 11 of
which are outbound. You can therefore, have at most 114 inbound connections.
By default, Bitcoin Core allows up to 200 connections to different peers, 11 of
which are outbound. You can therefore, have at most 189 inbound connections, half of
which can only be taken up by low-traffic block-relay-only peers.
Of the 11 outbound peers, there can be 8 full-relay connections, 2
block-relay-only ones and occasionally 1 short-lived feeler or an extra block-relay-only connection.