Master browser error message

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From: John (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/30/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 09:07:02 -0700

We have a network where remote computers connect over VPN.
The connections can either be using the SonicWall globle
VPN client or a router to router VPN connection. The
problem is that the remote computer wants to become tha
master browser. When this happend we get the following
message in the error logs on the 2003 server.

MRxSmb - " The master browser has received a server
announcement from the computer XXXXX that believes that it
is the master browser for the domain on transport
NetBT_Tcpip_{8574FDAA-9CC8-4C14-84. The master browser is
stopping or an election is being forced.

Does this mean that the server is passing the master
browser control to the other computer or is the election
being forced and the server keeping the master browser
function. I hate it when an error message has an "or"
condition. Why can't the message state which is being done?

What I don't want is any other workstation no matter what
to EVER become the master browser. I always want a server
to maintain control. Is there a policy that can be set to
force the server to always maintain control. In our case
with several servers I really don't care which one is the
master, in case one is down, I just don't want a
workstation on the other end of a VPN connection becoming
the master.

Thanks

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