Re: Fix / Force Master Browser?

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From: Bill Grant (not.available_at_online)
Date: 02/06/04 

Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 10:31:48 +1100

   It isn't easy and it depends on a lot of things!

    Because the remote user is across a firewall/router, LAN broadcasts are
blocked. So it doesn't take part in the building of the LAN browse list. And
if the firewall is blocking the Netbios ports, it won't be able to browse
the LAN at all.

    If the firewall is not blocking the netbios ports, you have a segmented
network. To browse a segmented network usually involves running WINS. See
KB150800. For more details of the browser service see 188001 .

"Per Hagstrom" <per.hagstrom@swic.eduNOSPAM> wrote in message
news:uYS8#jP7DHA.3860@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Having problems with a member server that is outside the subnet (but still
> has an open connection through the firewall), to pick the right Master
> Browser, resulting in, it sees itself only in My Network Connections. It
> makes itself being the Master Browser. (at least that is what the Browstat
> utility tells me)
> Is there a way I could force this member server to use my DC in the Domain
> to be the Master Browser?
>
> Thanks!
>
> / Per Hagstrom
>
>
>

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