Re: Microsoft Windows Network Browsing

In a routed TCP/IP environment you will need some form
of NetBIOS name resolution in order for this to work. You
could lmhosts or an easier / dynamic form such as WINS.

"Mr.B" <MrB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:
>I have set up one domain that have one Windows 2003 SP1 Domain controller.
> This domain is on of many in the enterprise. There is one root domain and
> several regional office domains. In one domain I have a problem browsing
> the
> network. There is no problem in other domains, just with these one.
> I can not see all computers in these domain only few of them. I was told
> that the clients in this domain, have the same problem.
>
> Domain computers have regular names, the descriptions of computers have a
> lot of non regular characters, witch are display ok on local computer on
> DC
> are displayed as square.
> All client computers are Windows XP with SP2.
> I set up GPO to disable Firewall.
>
> Today I find that from root domain, I can not brows that problematic
> domain
> , when I brows network , I get the following error. Domainxxx is not
> accessible. The specified network name is no longer available. I restart
> browser service on DC in problematic domain. With no help. The problem is
> continuing from start.
>
> Domain controller has three network addresses, but only one network card.
> The only error that is related to browser service is :
> Event Type: Warning
> Event Source: MRxSmb
> Event Category: None
> Event ID: 3019
> Date: 2005-07-20
> Time: 11:26:52
> User: N/A
> Computer: DCxxx
> Description:
> The redirector failed to determine the connection type.
>
>
> For witch is Microsoft says that I can safely ignore it.
> I was told, but I could not check on remote clients if thay have netbios
> enabled. I was told that thay have. Server does have enabled NetBIos.
> Server
> does not run firewall. Locally all client and servers are connected on the
> same switch. There is VPN connection to root domain.
> All test in dcdiag and netdiag are successful. Domain is working order.
> But I have to make all client visible in local domain.
>
> Thank you for replay.
>


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