Re: Browsing domains across a WAN

Do a simple test. Use browstat.exe to check the master browser.

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"ThePro" <mcthepro_nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:uDVlZnjyIHA.4896@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
We use AD-integrated DNS with dynamic updates from the client computers, so it must be what makes browsing works.

ThePro

"Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote:
If computer browsing works across the WAN I suspect you are somehow allowing broadcasts across the WAN or have a complex LMHOSTS setup. Name resolution can of course work without WINS if you are using DNS.

The reason that browsing usually fails in a WAN is that it was originally designed to work on a single segment using broadcasts. It was later modified to work across multiple segments but WINS was required to allow the browse masters to communicate across routers.

The computer browser service is essentially unchanged since NT4 and the old KB articles still apply. See KB 150800, 188001 and 188305 .

"ThePro" <mcthepro_nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:uOhvKjAyIHA.1980@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi,

I find this article misleading because it implies that you need WINS to have NetBIOS name resolution.

Our network is made of multiple TCP/IP subnets linked by site-to-site VPN. Cross-subnet computer browsing, Exchange and others NetBIOS naming resolution-dependant services DO work and there is absolutely NO WINS servers.

I can't tell you exactly how it works, but it works ;-)

All our computers are XP and the servers are a mix of 2003/2008.

ThePro

"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" <findemail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Do you have WINS server? If not, installing WINS may help. Or check this search result.
Does Windows 2000/2003 domain needs WINS
Does Windows 2000/2003 domain needs WINS. Q1: Is there a definitive list of the services and operations that will no longer work in Windows 2003 Server if ...
www.howtonetworking.com/server/wins1.htm


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"Todd" <Todd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:C5DE29B3-1B0D-497B-9C41-8169C564A7AA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have a unique situation here and hope I can get it resolved soon as it
involves backing up an exchange server.

I appear to have a one way browsing issue between two windows 2003 domains.
I can see the domain I need to back up from the one domain controller which
is in Colo A, it is a single server domain controller that runs BE12 and CPS,
it can see all the drives and files etc on the Exchange server that is in
Colo B. However, the Exchange server and domain controller in Colo B cannot
see the domain of the server in Colo A. I was able to get a trust
relationship between the two domains, but still have other issues I believe
are related to not being able to see the domain from Colo B to Colo A. I am
able to verify trusts from each DC, but unable to manage the opposing DC from
each server. BE CPS cant connect to the services on the DC in Colo A, but the
DC in Colo A was able to push install to the Exchange server. What can I do
to resolve this? I believe currently the connection between the two colos is
via a GRE tunnel over the internet until we get the DS3 brought up between
them.






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