Re: 2 PCs not visible in net view or network browsing - Why?

"Chupa" <chupa(makniovoixnakraju)@giotto.fsb.hx> wrote in message
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> > :I checked, NetBios is enabled on all DNS & WINS
> > server.
> >
> > And they all specify the same WINS server?
>
> yes.
>
> > Firewall where precisely?
>
> unixoid dedicated machine serving as firewall..

Then it is irrelevant (inside-outside firewall)

> > Between the working machines
> > and the failing machines?
>
> nope.
>
> > There are supposed issues with DC, WINS server
> > that
> > have multiple NICs. Personally I have never run
> > into
> > that but it is a commonly reported problem, and
> > documented
> > in some KB article at MS.
> >
> > Could be your problem.
> >
> > Also note it is a very poor security practice to
> > for a DC to be exposed onto the Internet -- but
> > that isn't your current problem here.
> >
>
> i knowe that, its temporary as it is, until
> migration to w2k3 domain is complete.
>
>
> > Can the firewall be blocking the traffic to/from
> > the WINS server or the Master Browser and
> > Domain Master Browser.
>
> no this is not the case.

Right. It protects them from the "outside world" (i.e. , the Internet)

> > Perhaps trying BrowStat.exe (Support Tools)
> > to identify your Browse Master.
>
>
> i did, got strange long alfanumeric string that i
> dont know how to translate into dns name :(

Why don't you paste it here?


> > An occasional Browser election is expected, look
> > mostly for errors or repetitive elections that
> > look
> > to be due to problems.
>
> looking into this, i got one info that browser
> service stoped unexpectedly but i link this with
> p2p and too many connectons at the moment, as it
> did not happened again.

Browser services is important if this was the Master
Browser or Domain Master Browser.

I am not clear if you have multiple (Internal) Subnets?

Are these two (problem) machines on a separate subnet?

> > Some such switches have acted up in the past.
> >
> > Try swapping cables AND port -- see if the
> > problem moves around. (Give it an hour or
> > more for browsing to time out and repopulate.)
>
> .. will try, im administrating it remote, so when
> im phisicaly there ill try this one too, but i
> dubt this could be cosing this as it is a few
> months new switch..
>
> tenx for Your eforts to help.
>


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