each subnet should have 1 master browser. usually there should be 1 backup browser for every 15 pc's on the subnet. I believe you get the browse list when going to net neighborhood or doing a net view froma backup browser which in turn got it from the master browser.
the only reason that pc became a master browser, I think, is because it is the most up to date(sp'ed,hot fixed) os on that subnet so it keeps wining browser elections. Thats my thought. i'd wait till someone more knowldgeble comes around before listening to me. -----Original Message----- From: Jason Benway [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 2:05 PM To: '[email protected]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: empty network neighborhood Ok, I have can see server when I do a net view now. Here's what I did. I used browstat tic on that subnet to stop the master browser. Then I did a browstat el to force an election. That same computer became the master browser again, with no backup servers, but atleast now it list the servers when I do the net view. One last question, should there be any workstations listed as backup servers other than the machine that is the master browser? Thank you again for everyone's help. jb -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Benway Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 1:57 PM To: '[email protected]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: empty network neighborhood Interesting, The reg value was already set on the computer that reports as the master browser on that subnet and browstat sta only list the one computer, no other computers are running as backups. I tried to force an election with browstat, but it didn't seem to do anything. Maybe I should see if I can reboot the machine in question. Any more ideas? Thanks,jb -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kern, Tom Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 10:50 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: empty network neighborhood Go to that pc and open regedit and change the value of this key to "false"- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Parameters this will stop that machine from trying tp participate in browser elections and become a master browser for your subnet. Also, before doing this, i would run browstat from the support tools on that machine to see if you get any more info or errors. -----Original Message----- From: Jason Benway [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 10:33 AM To: '[email protected]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: empty network neighborhood Ok, browmon showed me which computer on that segment is the master browser. But I'm not sure what the next step would be. Thank you jb -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Linehan Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 9:58 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: empty network neighborhood Network neighborhood relies on the browser service. From your description it sounds like you likely have a problem with the master browser for that segment. That being said tracking down these failures can be time consuming and difficult. I would suggest using browmon from the resource kit and trying to find out who the master browser is to start. Here is a description of how the browser service builds its lists: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;188001 Thanks, -Steve ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Jason Benway Sent: Tue 7/26/2005 8:27 AM To: '[email protected]' Subject: [ActiveDir] OT: empty network neighborhood Starting about a week ago, one of our subnets stopped being able to view any of the servers though network neighborhood. All of the servers are in a different subnet than the subnet with the problem. We only have one WINS server and the computer with problems are pointing to that server. The workstations can ping the servers by name and a start > run > \\servername works. These are all windows XP SP1 and SP2. Thanks,jb -------------------------- Jason Benway [EMAIL PROTECTED] GHSP 1250 S.Beechtree Grand Haven, MI 49417 616-847-8474 Fax: 616-850-1208 Required space inevitably expands to exceed available space... 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