Setup a DNS server & disable WINS/Netbios completely? http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/aa70b386-dafa-4cd4-b950-dda84e5fa1f61033.mspx
Turn off Netbios broadcasts: http://www.petri.co.il/hide_a_server_from_the_microsoft_computer_browser_service.htm Disable browser: http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/45641/browser-registry-entries-changed-in-windows-xp-sp2.html Brian Weeden wrote: <snip> > Aside from setting up a domain controller, can anyone think of other ways to > help with my problem of the master browser issue and overall poor network > performance? Would running a Windows Home Server box help at all? Or would > a *nix server be better? I have some experience with *nix (specifically > Ubuntu)? > > ----- > Brian Weeden > Technical Consultant > Secure World Foundation > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs