Re: The browser was unable to retrieve a list of servers from the browser master

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From: John Wunderlich <jwunderlich@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 08:20:54 -0800

"Rob" <rob_nicholson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:S1sih.19947$HV6.13133@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

A Windows XP PC sometimes gets this warning message in the event
log on my test network:

The browser was unable to retrieve a list of servers from the
browser master \\GANDALF on the network
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{6B3688D9-5991-4354-A1ED-0D009B697289}. The
data is the error code.

It doesn't seem to be a big problem and I've read in several
places that it can be ignored or that the browser should be
disabled. I'm guessing it's because my DC is on a wireless NIC and
it keeps going to sleep/dropping occasionally.

The question is though, is it possible to determine if the PC
*ever* is able to retrieve a list of servers? The event logs is
showing only when it fails - it would be useful if it then showed
it succeeded (as do some other events).

Cheers, Rob.

Another way is to bring up a command prompt and enter the command:
net view

If you get a list of the computers in your network, then it's
working.

-- John

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