Re: WINS

I was told it stops people from being able to browse if you disable the
service?
"chrispsg" <ccalbreath@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I would turn it off on the clients and use a couple member servers as
>backups...
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> psg
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> "MSNews" <none@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> thanks, so do you also disable the browser service on clients and many
>> member servers much like I have read other people do?
>> Then that effectively puts you in complete control over your browsers?
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>> "chrispsg" <ccalbreath@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:Odb8$%2346FHA.3684@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> There is some good info on www.eventid.net . Search for 5805 and 5723..
>>> I would have posted the links for you but the site is down for some
>>> reason right now..
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>>> I would only have 2 computers with the browser service running in each
>>> vlan..this may resolve the forced elections. I have read that an
>>> election could take 72 hours to complete. While the election is in
>>> process no one can be the master browser. This will result in problems
>>> that you describe..
>>>
>>> psg
>>> "MSNews" <none@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:%23wIMDv16FHA.3388@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Yes, I am getting forced elections and then some other errors.
>>>> However, I just read an interesting article about Exchange needing it
>>>> and if you have multiple vlans' you can't get rid of it.
>>>> I do know the wins isn't my browser issue,
>>>> How is the browser service supposed to be configure domain wide? I
>>>> have read a ton but nothing telling me
>>>> disable brower service here, leave it there, edit the key here, etc.
>>>>
>>>> Right now I have disabled it on many member servers
>>>> Set the "ISDOMAINMASTER" key to true on one dc
>>>> set the key to auto on a couple other boxes
>>>> but i have 30 or more backup browsers and then 14 master browsers
>>>> according to browcon.exe
>>>>
>>>> What is supposed to happen? I don't get updated information in my
>>>> network places?
>>>> I get netlogon error 5805 and 5723 which might be unrelated and that's
>>>> fine.
>>>> How does the cisco router between the vlans play into this?
>>>> "chrispsg" <ccalbreath@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:OwQhJgw6FHA.3044@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> You dont need WINS unless you have legacy clients (i.e. win98)
>>>>>
>>>>> What are some of the error you are recieving pertaining to the master
>>>>> browser (forced elections?)
>>>>>
>>>>> psg
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>>>>> "MSNews" <none@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>> news:%23so8Cdw6FHA.736@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> Do I need it or not? I have 2003 dc's and we have vlans. one dc is
>>>>>> on one vlan and another on the other vlan. They are separated by a
>>>>>> cisco router.
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>>>>>> I have browser issues and netlogon errors right now. I think taking
>>>>>> out wins would help but how do I fix the master browser errrors?
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