Re: NBT woes

From: Neil (guess!!!_at_gmail.com)
Date: 11/12/04 

Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 12:22:35 -0800

incase you missed it "kpg" <ipost@thereforeiam.com> said in news:#rxW
$xMyEHA.1984@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl:

> Does anybody really understand how NetBios names are
> resolved, cached and used in a peer-to-peer mixed 2000,
> XP, 98 network using TCP? I think not. No NetBEUI,
> only TCP with NetBios over TCP enabled. 2000 machine
> is not active directory, DHCP server is a linksys router.
> DNS from ISP. 98 machines lose NetBios name resolution
> daily, randomly. Only fix is to hard code LMHosts.
> Browser elections seem normal, sometimes 98 machines
> are elected sometimes others. Can't get the stupid
> browstat utility to work. Nbtstat is useless. Set the
> 2000 file server to be the master browser, set the other
> 2000 IIS server to be backup. No help. I think the trouble
> started with the introduction of XP machines into the
> environment, and it has accelerated after SP2 was applied.
> This kind of crap is what gives MS a bad name and what
> keeps network guys employed. But I'm just a simple
> programmer just trying to do my job and every day it's:I
> can't get to the F: drive, please come look at it. And
> what's with XP Home? Why is it so hard to make it talk
> to other computers? That stupid connect to a network
> wizard doesn't work. I'm going to shoot someone.

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en
-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-
us/prcf_omn_mzox.asp

or

http://tinyurl.com/474ay

set the MaintainServerList to No and reboot all of the XP machines and
likewise for anymachine that is rebooted regularly. since you do not have
a WINS box in the mix (didn't see one listed), the order of name
resolution is thru NBT Cache, then WINS, then broadcasts (no passing
routers), then LMHOSTS (this is where you are having success) then Hosts
file and finally DNS. The XP boxes may think they are potential browsers
and try to assume either the Master browser or Backup Browser for the
subnet. If there is anyway to plug in a WINS/NBNS box do so, at least
until you have disposed of the 9x boxes. my 2¢ 

-- 
 Neil MCNGP #30
 the "curious" hair on the soap of society

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