Re: Windows XP systems on a particular VLAN cannot be seen
- From: "John Francis" <clscmmd@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 11:37:27 -0600
Hi Phillip,
Thanks for the information. Yes, these systems were originally pointing to a
WINS server which was in a cluster. The WINS server on the cluster had some
issues and one of our network guy went and disabled it. But, more than
disabling it, there was an issue with the WINS (may be it has a corrupted
database). I have not had the time to check that. In the meantime when we
hit the problem of pushing NAV updates to the workstations and since
Symantec software could not see them in the available computer list, I had
to get another WINS server up and running. We pointed the workstations to
the new WINS server. But, as of this morning we have not seen those
workstations under "My Network Places".
Its XP SP2 but, firewall services is disabled. Also other unwanted services
are disabled on those workstations like browser service etc..
Thanks,
"Phillip Windell" <@.> wrote in message
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Please post in Plain Text Format and not RTF or HTML. It drives the
NewsReaders "wacky" when we try to reply.
Switches don't block that kind of stuff. They can't, they are only Layer2
Devices.
There is about a million things that can cause problems but the most
common
thing would be that the machines are not all using the same WINS Server.
The Windows Firewall will also get in the way and should not be used on
that
LAN.
There is no "flushing" and "registering",...it just takes time. Network
Places is not "live",...it is just reading the data from a Browse List and
that list is only updated based on a time frame.
188305 - Troubleshooting the Microsoft Computer Browser Service
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;188305
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Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com
"John Francis" <clscmmd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi,
We have several VLANs and a group of XP (SP2 installed) client sitting on
several VLANs cannot be seen under My Network Places. First thought,
whether
could it be a DNS issue or a WINS issue. But, it is not, as there are
several other systems which are on different VLANs that can be seen.
(Well,
I have requested the Cisco guy to take a look at it on the switch and see
whether anything is being blocked by the switch that would cause the
browsing issues in My Network places), but thought could post this here
and
see whether I am missing something on the Microsoft Networking side.
We got few boxes from those VLANs and put them on our VLAN. The system
does
not show up immediately in My Network places, but after flushingdns and
registering dns we are able to see the system. But, we can see the system
in
our VLAN. I did the same flushdns and registerdns on those VLANs but it
could not see.
Some light if could be shed could be helpful. Thanks in advance.
.
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