There are rules for a client becoming a Master Browser -- OS version, amount of RAM, etc. that can cause a desktop to become the Master Browser. If you turn off the Browser service (or you can hack the Registry and switch a setting from Auto to No for trying to become a Master Browser), this will solve the problem.
If you can get a copy of Browse Monitor from the server ResKit, you can then see which machines are becoming a Master Browser for a domain. It seems like this happens more in Windows 2000 domains with XP machines and when PCs are more powerful than servers since a PC can become a Master Browser.
Regards,
Chuck Gafford
Systems Architect
Unisys
-----Original Message-----
From: Webster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 18:21:40 -0600
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Browser Election on Network.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Ravi Dogra > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Browser Election on Network. > > Yes this Box is a DC in my Network. > > That is what makes me worry. why would a client machine win an > election for Network Browser master. Had a network where browstat showed 16 master browsers (1 DC, 2 SQL servers and 13 XP SP2 PCs) on the network. They had another issue we were tracking down so PSS had the customer disable the Computer Browser service on all servers but the PDC Emulator DC and issue a GPO to disable that service on all PCs. That stopped the browser master wars (reducing network traffic) and helped us narrow down the other issue (1 building could not browse the network and no other building could see them in NN). HTH Webster List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
