Re: My Network Places basics

Check the link
Network Places relies on the browser service, which intern relies on NetBIOS. For Browsing accross subnets you need Wins configured. Just google for it and you'll get lots of info.
Here's more info
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/188001
http://www.comptechdoc.org/os/windows/ntwsguide/ntwsnfinding.html
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I hope that the information above helps you.
Have a Nice day.

Jorge Silva
MCSE, MVP Directory Services
"johnny_mango" <johnnymango@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:86FD7A78-D758-4802-B1B1-F0B3159F73D5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Jorge,

It somewhat answers my question, but not entirely. For example, what happens
in a domain environment?
Does every computer in a subnet appear to other computers in the subnet as
long it has File/Printer sharing activated?
What dependencies does it have in WINS or DNS?
Do they need to have shared resources?

"Jorge Silva" wrote:

Hi Johnny
Have a look
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/nethood.html

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I hope that the information above helps you.
Have a Nice day.

Jorge Silva
MCSE, MVP Directory Services
"johnny_mango" <johnnymango@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:20C665A5-F855-4690-AA8F-A518CA500831@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi,
>
> Surely this will be a straightforward query, but it is hard to find any
> information about it.
>
> Basically I´d like to ask on what factors the population of My Network
> Places -> Entire Network -> Microsoft Windows Network depends?
>
> I thought that it depended on the availability of WINS on the network, > but
> in this case about 20 computers are appearing, even though WINS is not
> available. Why do some computers sometimes appear and then later not? > Will
> this list of computers all be on the same broadcast segment?
>
> Is there anywhere I can read a definitive explanation of this, and to
> determine the inconsistency of the information here?
>
> Thanks a lot.


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