Re: Cannot browse child domain computers and vice versa

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From: Rob Elder, MVP (relder_at_eretech.com)
Date: 02/03/04 

Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 18:42:35 -0500

The browsing list is built through broadcasts which cannot pass through
router. The easiest fix would be to install a WINS server on each subnet,
then make sure that they are set to replicate with each other.

"Sura" <suryastra@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:911a01c3eaa3$2fb9a410$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> I cannot browse machine in child domain except the Child
> domain AD itself from any user desktop machine. Current
> Network setup is Main AD(something.com) running dns and
> dchp 172.20.x.x. Child domain AD(child.something.com) is
> in different subnet 172.21.x.x running its own AD, dhcp
> and DNS and has 2 NIC's in there one connecting to child
> domain switch and the second one connecting to 172.20.x.x
> switch. On the 172.20.x.x subnet a win2003 is doing
> routing and on 172.21.x.x subnet the AD with 2 nic is
> doing routing. I can ping by name and IP Address of any
> machine from any of the two domain from any users desktop.
> But I just can't browse machine through network
> neighborhood. Someone know on how to fix this issue please
> help me.
>
> Thanks
> Sura

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