Re: Disabled NetBIOS, Now Clients Can't Browse

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From: Marc Reynolds [MSFT] (marcrey_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/16/04


Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 08:30:48 -0600

If you want the clients to be able to browse you will need to enable NetBIOS
on them. Browsing is completely based on NetBIOS and will not function
without it.

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Thanks,
Marc Reynolds
Microsoft Technical Support
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"David" <deaton@nospamever.dsnonline.org> wrote in message
news:XTD5c.77876$LD5.70115@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> Since we run a native-mode Windows 2000 Server DC with DNS-integrated
Active
> Directory and all clients run 2000 and XP Pro, I followed the advice I've
> read to disable NetBIOS and LMHOSTS on the clients. The two I disabled now
> can't see any computers in My Network Places. Clicking the network icon
> produces and error:
> <Domain> is not accessible.
> The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently available.
> But they aren't part of a workgroup; they're domain computers. Typing a
path
> to a share on another computer on the network works fine. I didn't disable
> NetBIOS on the DC yet. What should I do next?
> Thanks very much,
> David
>
>


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