Browsing NIGHTMARE

I have 42 backup browsers and 14 master browsers on a network with about 400
machines.
How can this be possible? I have vlans and I have dc's on each of 2 vlans.

Why is this happening?

I am curious to know how you know this or what application you
used to obtain this information e.g., Network Browsing Console?
The number of backups is about right for your size domain but the
number of browse masters is a bit suspicious.

<snip>
There will be at least one Master Browser on a workgroup/domain and one
Backup Browser for every 32 systems in that workgroup/domain. This means
that in a domain/workgroup with fewer than 32 systems, there will be one
Master and one Backup Browser. One more Backup Browser will be added for
every 32 systems. This is accomplished by the Master Browser telling a
Potential Browser to become a Backup Browser.
<snip>
Reference:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;102878


Are you having any particular issues beyond the nightmare
of having too many master browsers?

"MSNews" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:
>I have 42 backup browsers and 14 master browsers on a network with about
>400 machines.
> How can this be possible? I have vlans and I have dc's on each of 2
> vlans.
>
> Why is this happening?
>

Basically clients are promoting themselves and my network places is not up
to date.
I ran Browcon and did a test for a machine that is not in the network places
on one computer.
IT then told me I had 14 masters and like 40 backups?

I have around 300 clients total.
"Michael Giorgio - MS MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I am curious to know how you know this or what application you
> used to obtain this information e.g., Network Browsing Console?
> The number of backups is about right for your size domain but the
> number of browse masters is a bit suspicious.
>
> <snip>
> There will be at least one Master Browser on a workgroup/domain and one
> Backup Browser for every 32 systems in that workgroup/domain. This means
> that in a domain/workgroup with fewer than 32 systems, there will be one
> Master and one Backup Browser. One more Backup Browser will be added for
> every 32 systems. This is accomplished by the Master Browser telling a
> Potential Browser to become a Backup Browser.
> <snip>
> Reference:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;102878
>
>
> Are you having any particular issues beyond the nightmare
> of having too many master browsers?
>
> "MSNews" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:
>>I have 42 backup browsers and 14 master browsers on a network with about
>>400 machines.
>> How can this be possible? I have vlans and I have dc's on each of 2
>> vlans.
>>
>> Why is this happening?
>>
>
>