Re: missing computers in browser while browsing domain

From: Marina Roos [SBS-MVP] (marina_at_roos.nodontwantspam.nl.com)
Date: 11/23/04


Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 11:57:41 +0100

Hi Matt,

Let your server do all the serving, including DHCP, DNS and WINS.
Please post the ipconfig/all from the server and a client.

-- 
Regards,
Marina
Microsoft SBS-MVP
"Matthew Mucklo" <mmucklo@yahoo.com> schreef in bericht
news:1085ded3.0411220926.1803b3cf@posting.google.com...
> Yes, on the server at least, Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP is checked.  I
> just checked the Windows XP client and Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP is
> checked there too...
>
> Have any ideas?
>
> --Matt
>
>
> "N. Hughes" <quadrantcomputerNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:<uu3a9TgzEHA.1404@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>...
> > Matthew, Lewej is right.  It's not enough to accept the "default"
option,
> > you must manually enable Netbios!
> > N. Hughes
> >
> > "Lewej" <Lewej@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:39474583-8783-4826-9C04-FF6349ADE74A@microsoft.com...
> > > 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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