Browsing the network

I've inherited a windows 2003 server environment, and it's currently having
an issue with browsing. I've recently set up DNS and DHCP on the server, the
server can browse normally but clients cannot, I have noticed that there
isn't a backup brower, through browstat. I have checked that it has Netbios
over TCP/IP enabled on only one nic (it is a multihomed server) as I read
that that can be a problem. still not working. one computer for reasons I
can't explain, can see 3 computers... but not the server or the other 10
machines... it's a very small network, but still needs to get it working.

Assuming that only one NIC is connected to the subnet on which the clients
reside, try:

On the server, right click my Network Places and select Properties. Click
Advanced/Advanced Settings - make sure the Local Area Connection for the LAN
NIC is at the top of the binding order.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

"Ian Thompson" <Ian (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:EEB6382F-4815-4DC8-ACCF-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I've inherited a windows 2003 server environment, and it's currently
having
> an issue with browsing. I've recently set up DNS and DHCP on the server,
the
> server can browse normally but clients cannot, I have noticed that there
> isn't a backup brower, through browstat. I have checked that it has
Netbios
> over TCP/IP enabled on only one nic (it is a multihomed server) as I read
> that that can be a problem. still not working. one computer for reasons
I
> can't explain, can see 3 computers... but not the server or the other 10
> machines... it's a very small network, but still needs to get it working.

Thanks for the quick response, however I still am having difficulties...

I'm stumped on this one...

is there a way to force a machine to be the backup browser? rather than
leaving it up to elections?


"Doug Sherman [MVP]" wrote:

> Assuming that only one NIC is connected to the subnet on which the clients
> reside, try:
>
> On the server, right click my Network Places and select Properties. Click
> Advanced/Advanced Settings - make sure the Local Area Connection for the LAN
> NIC is at the top of the binding order.
>
> Doug Sherman
> MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
>
> "Ian Thompson" <Ian (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:EEB6382F-4815-4DC8-ACCF-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I've inherited a windows 2003 server environment, and it's currently
> having
> > an issue with browsing. I've recently set up DNS and DHCP on the server,
> the
> > server can browse normally but clients cannot, I have noticed that there
> > isn't a backup brower, through browstat. I have checked that it has
> Netbios
> > over TCP/IP enabled on only one nic (it is a multihomed server) as I read
> > that that can be a problem. still not working. one computer for reasons
> I
> > can't explain, can see 3 computers... but not the server or the other 10
> > machines... it's a very small network, but still needs to get it working.
>
>
>

Ian Thompson wrote:
> Thanks for the quick response, however I still am having
> difficulties...
>
> I'm stumped on this one...
>
> is there a way to force a machine to be the backup browser? rather
> than leaving it up to elections?
>
You can't force a machine to be a backup browser, but you can prevent
machines you don't want to be browsers from being considered. You do that by
setting the MaintainServerList value to No in the registry.
>

> "Doug Sherman [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Assuming that only one NIC is connected to the subnet on which the
>> clients reside, try:
>>
>> On the server, right click my Network Places and select Properties.
>> Click Advanced/Advanced Settings - make sure the Local Area
>> Connection for the LAN NIC is at the top of the binding order.
>>
>> Doug Sherman
>> MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
>>
>> "Ian Thompson" <Ian (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> message news:EEB6382F-4815-4DC8-ACCF-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> I've inherited a windows 2003 server environment, and it's
>>> currently having an issue with browsing. I've recently set up DNS
>>> and DHCP on the server, the server can browse normally but clients
>>> cannot, I have noticed that there isn't a backup brower, through
>>> browstat. I have checked that it has Netbios over TCP/IP enabled
>>> on only one nic (it is a multihomed server) as I read that that can
>>> be a problem. still not working. one computer for reasons I
>>> can't explain, can see 3 computers... but not the server or the
>>> other 10 machines... it's a very small network, but still needs to
>>> get it working.