Please include some context so we can see who and what you are replying to. Quoting some or all of the message you are replying to is the usual method for doing so.
On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 10:38 AM, Darin <[email protected]> wrote: > I like to use the My network Places GUI to see what is > actually live on my network. Note that that doesn't show you what's "live" on your network. It shows you hosts which have registered names with that particular browse master in the past hour or so. Hosts could have gone offline since then, or come online and registered with a different browser, or not tried to register NetBIOS names at all. The browse list is often good enough, but it's imperfect at best. > It is my understanding in order for this to work you have to > have the Master browser service running ... There is no "Master browser" service. There is the "Computer Browser" service. That service's job is to maintain the browse list. It needs to be running on at least *one* computer. All other computers need to use that one computer to register themselves in the browse list. Those other computers don't need to be running "Computer Browser" service to register themselves. If more than one computer is running the "Computer Browser" service, there is a process, called "browser election", where they decide which one will be the master browser. The others may become backup browsers, in case the master browser fails. A known failure mode is for two or more nodes to both believe they should be the master browser, and to endlessly force elections over it. The resulting network traffic and/or disruption to name resolution can cause problems. This is one reason why it's a best practice to have only a few reliable computers run the Computer Browser service. On a large and/or distributed network, simply maintaining the browse list can consume a significant amount of network resources. On such a network, disabling the browse list entirely may be appropriate. > ... and File and Print sharing enabled on the workstations. Again, "File and Printer Sharing" can refer to many things. You need to be more specific. > Since I am no long granted the Domain Admin > access/authorization. The appointed Domain > admins told me that file and print sharing caused > bandwidth issues. As James Rankin says, it doesn't like you're really in a position to be doing things about this. But as has been discussed previously, some of things that might be involved in "File and Printer Sharing" can cause excess network traffic, but more precise knowledge is required to address the question. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
