Re: Master Browser within Win2k pure environment ?

From: Dominic (dlongpre_at_videotron.ca)
Date: 05/14/04


Date: 13 May 2004 21:38:18 -0700

We still need to use "My Network Place"! It's not my decision.

Here the problem:
We have multiple routed subnets... I understand the fact that on each
subnet there is a Master Browser election. This Master Browser must
communicate with the Domain Master Browser to get the entire network
shared ressources of each subnets. The problem is, sometime,... I SAID
SOMETIME, depending who is electing as Master Browser on a particular
subnet, we have a partiel browsing list... i.e. only the network
ressource of this particular subnet. It's look like that the Master
Browser don't receive the entire list from the Domain Master
Browser... However, this Master Browser can ping by name... can browse
the AD of this Domain Master Browser. If we shutdown this Master
Browser... a new Master Browser is electing on this subnet... and NOW,
we get the entire network list.

Why some workstations on the same subnet who acting as Master Browser
can get the entire browser list from the Domain Master Browser and
some others workstations DON'T ???? All workstations on this subnet
have the same TCP/IP... DNS, WINS configuration. They all get their
TCP/IP setting from the DHCP server.

What can I do? What do you suggest?? Please, don't tell me to read the
Microsoft Technet or something like that... I almost read all this
stuff regarding the "BROWSING BLABLA" but nothing interresting for my
problem !! I need EXPERT !!!!!

I'm CONFUSE... and I need HELP !!!

Best regard,
DLONGPRE, CCNA&CSPFA - PIX Certified

"Mitch Tulloch" <info@REMOVE_THISmtit.com> wrote in message news:<ubwbQdJOEHA.2728@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>...
> Good question! From KB 197132 (see
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=197132):
>
> "Windows 2000 clients (workstations and member servers) and down-level
> clients that have installed the distributed services client package use the
> Active Directory to locate network resources. They do not require the
> Windows NT Browser service."
>
> Here's more from Windows Server 2003 documentation onling
> (http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/all/techr
> ef/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/windowsServ/2003/all/techr
> ef/en-us/w2k3tr_netbro_what.asp):
>
> "In pure Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 environments that
> are configured to use Active Directory, Active Directory itself can display
> information about available network resources. In Windows 98 and Windows
> Millennium Edition, however, Computer Browser service must be used for this
> purpose. Computer Browser service is also still required in Windows Server
> 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 for using applications such as My Network
> Places and Windows Explorer, or the net view command."
>
> HTH
>
> --
> Cheers, Mitch Tulloch
> Windows Server Hacks
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/winsvrhks/
>
> This posting is provided AS IS with no warranties and confers no rights.
>
>
> "Dominic" <dlongpre@videotron.ca> wrote in message
> news:81e2f991.0405121710.39392a7c@posting.google.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I hope that someone can help me on this one...
> >
> > Within a Win2k pure environment (Active Directory)... do we still need
> > a Master Browser??? Is the Master Browser replaced by another Win2k
> > service? How it's work?? Do we still need the Master Browser for
> > browsing the "My Network Place" even it's pure Win2k Active
> > Directory... without PDC ? I'm a little bit confuse here!!
> >
> > And what's about when we have multiple subnets??? How workstations on
> > vlanB can
> > browse ressource on the Active Directory (Master Domain) that is on
> > vlanA??
> >
> > Thank for your precious help!
> > Regards,
> >
> > Dominic Longpre (CCNA,CSPFA PIX Certified)
> > dlongpre@videotron.ca



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