The information i attached below should help you out. But to be sure you
should check the RK for NT4 & W2K (look for WINS chapter)
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The Windows NT Browser Service
Windows NT assigns browser tasks to specific computers on the network. The
computers work together to provide a centralized list of shared resources,
eliminating the need for all machines to maintain their own lists. This
reduces the CPU time and network traffic needed to build and maintain the
list.
The Windows NT Browser system consists of a master browser, backup browsers,
and browser clients. The computer that is the master browser maintains the
browse list and periodically sends copies to the backup browsers. When a
browser client needs information, it obtains the current browse list by
remotely sending a NetServerEnum application programming interface (API)
call to either the master browser or a backup browser.
A datagram is a network message packet that can be sent to a mailslot on a
specified computer (a directed datagram) or to a mailslot on any number of
computers (a broadcast datagram). This centralized-browser architecture
reduces the number of datagrams sent to produce the available resource list.
The centralized-browser architecture also reduces demands on the client CPU
and memory.
Specifying Browser Computers
When you start a computer running Windows NT Workstation or Windows NT
Server, the Browser service looks in the registry for the configuration
parameter MaintainServerList to determine whether or not a computer will
become a browser. This parameter is found under:
\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Parameters
Table 3.1 Allowable Values for the MaintainServerList parameter
Parameter Value Meaning
No This computer will never participate as a browser.
Yes This computer will become a browser. Upon startup, this computer
attempts to contact the master browser to get a current browse list. If the
master browser cannot be found, the computer will force a browser election.
This computer will either be elected master browser or become a backup
browser. Yes is the default value on a computer running Windows NT Server.
Auto This computer, referred to as a potential browser, may or may not
become a browser, depending on the number of currently active browsers. The
master browser notifies this computer whether or not it will become a backup
browser. Auto is the default value for computers running Windows NT
Workstation.
On any computer with an entry of Yes or Auto for the MaintainServerList
parameter, Windows NT Setup configures the Browser service to start
automatically when the computer starts.
Another parameter in the registry, IsDomainMasterBrowser, helps to determine
which servers become master browsers and backup browsers The registry path
for this parameter is as shown below.
\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Parameters
Setting the IsDomainMasterBrowser parameter entry to True or Yes on a
computer makes that computer a preferred master browser. A preferred master
browser has priority over other computers in master browser elections.
Whenever a preferred master browser starts, it forces a browser election.
Any computer running Windows NT Workstation or Windows NT Server can be
configured as a preferred master browser. When the Browser service is
started on the preferred master-browser computer, the Browser service forces
an election. Preferred master browsers are given priority in elections,
which means that if no other condition prevents it, the preferred master
browser will always win the election. This gives an administrator the
ability to configure a specific computer as the master browser.
To specify a computer as the preferred master browser, set the parameter
entry for IsDomainMasterBrowser to True or Yes. Set the parameter in the
following registry path:
\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Parameters
Unless the computer is configured as the preferred master browser, the
parameter entry will always be False or No. There is no user interface for
making these changes; the registry must be modified.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ronk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 4:52 PM
> To: NT 2000 Discussions
> Subject: Browser Battle
>
>
> Hey All I have a battle going on with a user that is in
> Germany that has a
> win 2k machine and he keeps taking over the master browser on
> the domain.
> How do I get this machine disabled to keep it from taking
> over the master
> browser all help is needed to solve this problem.
> Thanks in Advance
> Ronk
>
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