Re: Browse list troubles

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From: Rob Elder, MVP-Networking (relder_at_thisisnotcorrect.com)
Date: 02/15/04


Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 07:36:09 -0500

To stop any machine from being a browser.

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Parameters\
MaintainServerList - REG_SZ

Range: Yes, No, and Auto
Default: Auto
If this value is No, this server is not a browser.

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:10aa001c3f386$21707050$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> OK,
> I made an VPN connection to my work network and after
> about 10 minutes, my home domain still wasn't showing in
> My Network Places. That doesn't mean that I won't see it
> there next time I look. In fact, I have a second domain
> (W2K) at home and that one is still showing from a VPN
> connection made about a week ago!
> Here's the interesting part though -
> I made a RDP connection to a machine at work while I had
> the VPN connection going. From the remote machine, I was
> able to find my home machine by typing \\machinename at
> the Run prompt. So that means that my home machine was
> still registering with the WINS server at work. It could
> not have been using DNS because we are not using dynamic
> DNS at work. Now I'm completely confused.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Sorry, I can't help but laugh.
> >The same thing happens to me and it's embarrassing. I
> >look through My Network Places when I'm at work and
> >there's my home nerwork domain name in the browse list!
> >I am sitting at a DC at home right now. About a month
> >ago, I completely turned off NetBIOS on the domain. I'm
> >going to make a VPN connection right now to my work
> >network and I'll be shocked if the domain shows up now in
> >the browse list.
> >Anyway, you can try editing the registry -
> >HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Parameters
> >Change the value of MaintainServerList to No and
> >IsDomainMaster to False.
> >Let me know if that works and I'll let you know what I
> see
> >at work.
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>How can I prevent my home computer (a Win 2003 DC) from
> >>becoming a master browser on my work domain when I VPN
> >>into our work network. My home domain keeps showing up
> >>rather annoyingly in my work browse list. How can I
> stop
> >>it? I have disabled NetBios on the VPN connection and
> on
> >>the LAN connection on my home 2003 DC. I have also
> >killed
> >>the Computer Browser service. Any ideas
> >>
> >>Thanks
> >>JR
> >>.
> >>
> >.
> >



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