RE: missing computers in browser while browsing domain

From: Lewej (Lewej_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/18/04 

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 06:15:04 -0800

Hi Matthew

Have you got NetBIOS over TCP/IP enabled? (Look under TCP/IP advanced, then
WINS tab.) Network Neighbourhood actually requires NetBIOS to work!!

Lewej

"Matthew Mucklo" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm missing computers from my Network Neighborhood / My Network
> Places. These computers are on the network (one is a new XP PRO SP2
> machine just added to the network, and another culprit is a 2000 Pro
> attached via VPN). We're running DNS and WINS on SBS 2000, and the
> computers have been added to the domain.
>
> Furthermore, the SBS 2000 Domain Controller can browse to both
> computers (yes even over the VPN) and no firewalls are running on
> either machine.
>
> Both machines are in the list of computers under Active Directory
> Users & Computers.
>
> We have a single Windows 2000 SBS server. It's set to the Master
> Browser via that registry key (IsMasterBrowser). When I run Browstat
> on one of the machines, it does indicate that it holds the Master
> Browser position of authority.
>
> WINS and DNS are running on this machine, and seem to be functioning
> reasonably normal (although is there anything I should look for
> here?).
>
> The SBS 2000 is not the DHCP server...(DHCP is done by a Linksys
> router)..
>
> Does anyone have any clues why these computers wont appear? It's
> affecting my ability to roll out software (such as Symantec AntiVirus
> 9.0 which appears to use the Master Browse list to give you the list
> of computers you're allowed to install to)
>
> Please assist me, thank you for your help,
>
> --Matt
>

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