Cannot browse network -- NetBT not bound, no NetBT transports

I have 2 Windows 2003 Standard servers, both DCs. The first runs Exchange,
DHCP, and DNS. It's also GC and Master Browser. The second is a file
server, with 2 NICs, one of which is disconnected and disabled. No WINS.
There is a second domain in our subnet, not managed by our group.

My problem is that the file server cannot browse its domain. Under
"Microsoft Windows Network" on the file server, only the file server's domain
appears. When I browse the domain, it's empty. The file server can't even
see itself. All the other computers in our network can see the file server
and both domains.

The file server does intermittently work. Last night it could browse the
network for a short period, but promptly failed again after a reboot. Don't
know if this is related, but on reboots, the file server displays an error
saying a duplicate name exists on the network, even though no other computer
with the file server's name exists on the network. I got the error again in
the form of a SysTray popup when I temporarily enabled the second NIC, too,
even though the NIC was still disconnected. (2nd NIC is now disabled again.)

When I run netdiag, the NetBT tests fails as follows:
====================
NetBT transports test. . . . . . . : Failed
List of NetBt transports currently configured:
[FATAL] No NetBt transports are configured.

NetBT name test. . . . . . . . . . : Passed
[WARNING] You don't have a single interface with the <00> 'WorkStation
Service', <03> 'Messenger Service', <20> 'WINS' names defined.

Redir and Browser test . . . . . . : Failed
List of NetBt transports currently bound to the Redir
[FATAL] The redir isn't bound to any NetBt transports.

List of NetBt transports currently bound to the browser
[FATAL] The browser isn't bound to any NetBt transports.
[FATAL] Cannot send mailslot message to
'\\XXXXXXXX*\MAILSLOT\NET\NETLOGON' via redir. [ERROR_NETNAME_DELETED]
====================

And net config shows Workstation has no binding to NetBT:
====================
C:\>net config server
Server Name \\XXXXXXXX
Server Comment

Software version Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Server is active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{XXXXXXXX-D707-48B5-8BCA-548FA609D249} (XXXXXXXXXXXX)


Server hidden No
Maximum Logged On Users Unlimited
Maximum open files per session 16384

Idle session time (min) 15
The command completed successfully.


C:\>net config redirector
Computer name \\XXXXXXXX
Full Computer name XXXXXXXX.XXXXXXXX.XXX
User name XXXXXXXX

Workstation active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)

Software version Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Workstation domain XXXXXXXX
Workstation Domain DNS Name XXXXXXXX.XXX
Logon domain XXXXXXXX

COM Open Timeout (sec) 0
COM Send Count (byte) 16
COM Send Timeout (msec) 250
The command completed successfully.
====================

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanworks tation\Linkage has a Bind
entry that matches the corresponding ...\Services\NetBT entries for both
NICs. I moved the enabled NIC first for every entry under ...\Services, just
in case there was some sort of precedence, but no luck.

Event logs don't show anything relative.

Any advice on how to get NetBT bound to the redirector and browser before I
suffer permanent brain damage from banging my head against the wall would be
most appreciated.

--Bennett

Even though Microsoft is trying to phase out NetBIOS in favor of DNS, it's
still required by Windows for a few "minor" things like Exchange and Outlook.
By the lack of response, should I assume that no one in
Windows.Server.Networking has ever had to troubleshoot NetBIOS over TCP/IP?


"Bennett" wrote:

> I have 2 Windows 2003 Standard servers, both DCs. The first runs Exchange,
> DHCP, and DNS. It's also GC and Master Browser. The second is a file
> server, with 2 NICs, one of which is disconnected and disabled. No WINS.
> There is a second domain in our subnet, not managed by our group.
>
> My problem is that the file server cannot browse its domain. Under
> "Microsoft Windows Network" on the file server, only the file server's domain
> appears. When I browse the domain, it's empty. The file server can't even
> see itself. All the other computers in our network can see the file server
> and both domains.
>
> The file server does intermittently work. Last night it could browse the
> network for a short period, but promptly failed again after a reboot. Don't
> know if this is related, but on reboots, the file server displays an error
> saying a duplicate name exists on the network, even though no other computer
> with the file server's name exists on the network. I got the error again in
> the form of a SysTray popup when I temporarily enabled the second NIC, too,
> even though the NIC was still disconnected. (2nd NIC is now disabled again.)
>
> When I run netdiag, the NetBT tests fails as follows:
> ====================
> NetBT transports test. . . . . . . : Failed
> List of NetBt transports currently configured:
> [FATAL] No NetBt transports are configured.
>
> NetBT name test. . . . . . . . . . : Passed
> [WARNING] You don't have a single interface with the <00> 'WorkStation
> Service', <03> 'Messenger Service', <20> 'WINS' names defined.
>
> Redir and Browser test . . . . . . : Failed
> List of NetBt transports currently bound to the Redir
> [FATAL] The redir isn't bound to any NetBt transports.
>
> List of NetBt transports currently bound to the browser
> [FATAL] The browser isn't bound to any NetBt transports.
> [FATAL] Cannot send mailslot message to
> '\\XXXXXXXX*\MAILSLOT\NET\NETLOGON' via redir. [ERROR_NETNAME_DELETED]
> ====================
>
> And net config shows Workstation has no binding to NetBT:
> ====================
> C:\>net config server
> Server Name \\XXXXXXXX
> Server Comment
>
> Software version Microsoft Windows Server 2003
> Server is active on
> NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
> NetBT_Tcpip_{XXXXXXXX-D707-48B5-8BCA-548FA609D249} (XXXXXXXXXXXX)
>
>
> Server hidden No
> Maximum Logged On Users Unlimited
> Maximum open files per session 16384
>
> Idle session time (min) 15
> The command completed successfully.
>
>
> C:\>net config redirector
> Computer name \\XXXXXXXX
> Full Computer name XXXXXXXX.XXXXXXXX.XXX
> User name XXXXXXXX
>
> Workstation active on
> NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
>
> Software version Microsoft Windows Server 2003
>
> Workstation domain XXXXXXXX
> Workstation Domain DNS Name XXXXXXXX.XXX
> Logon domain XXXXXXXX
>
> COM Open Timeout (sec) 0
> COM Send Count (byte) 16
> COM Send Timeout (msec) 250
> The command completed successfully.
> ====================
>
> HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanworks tation\Linkage has a Bind
> entry that matches the corresponding ...\Services\NetBT entries for both
> NICs. I moved the enabled NIC first for every entry under ...\Services, just
> in case there was some sort of precedence, but no luck.
>
> Event logs don't show anything relative.
>
> Any advice on how to get NetBT bound to the redirector and browser before I
> suffer permanent brain damage from banging my head against the wall would be
> most appreciated.
>
> --Bennett

You have done the troubleshooting. The problem is that Netbios over TCP/IP
is not bound to the active NIC, so your server isn't seen using Netbios
names.

Have you tried removing all trace of the "other" NIC? Multihomed servers
are a real pain for Netbios. Have you looked at the binding order to see why
the server service isn't bound to your NIC?

"Bennett" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:011EF3A5-07D7-4F70-9D69-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Even though Microsoft is trying to phase out NetBIOS in favor of DNS, it's
> still required by Windows for a few "minor" things like Exchange and
> Outlook.
> By the lack of response, should I assume that no one in
> Windows.Server.Networking has ever had to troubleshoot NetBIOS over
> TCP/IP?
>
>
> "Bennett" wrote:
>
>> I have 2 Windows 2003 Standard servers, both DCs. The first runs
>> Exchange,
>> DHCP, and DNS. It's also GC and Master Browser. The second is a file
>> server, with 2 NICs, one of which is disconnected and disabled. No WINS.
>> There is a second domain in our subnet, not managed by our group.
>>
>> My problem is that the file server cannot browse its domain. Under
>> "Microsoft Windows Network" on the file server, only the file server's
>> domain
>> appears. When I browse the domain, it's empty. The file server can't
>> even
>> see itself. All the other computers in our network can see the file
>> server
>> and both domains.
>>
>> The file server does intermittently work. Last night it could browse the
>> network for a short period, but promptly failed again after a reboot.
>> Don't
>> know if this is related, but on reboots, the file server displays an
>> error
>> saying a duplicate name exists on the network, even though no other
>> computer
>> with the file server's name exists on the network. I got the error again
>> in
>> the form of a SysTray popup when I temporarily enabled the second NIC,
>> too,
>> even though the NIC was still disconnected. (2nd NIC is now disabled
>> again.)
>>
>> When I run netdiag, the NetBT tests fails as follows:
>> ====================
>> NetBT transports test. . . . . . . : Failed
>> List of NetBt transports currently configured:
>> [FATAL] No NetBt transports are configured.
>>
>> NetBT name test. . . . . . . . . . : Passed
>> [WARNING] You don't have a single interface with the <00>
>> 'WorkStation
>> Service', <03> 'Messenger Service', <20> 'WINS' names defined.
>>
>> Redir and Browser test . . . . . . : Failed
>> List of NetBt transports currently bound to the Redir
>> [FATAL] The redir isn't bound to any NetBt transports.
>>
>> List of NetBt transports currently bound to the browser
>> [FATAL] The browser isn't bound to any NetBt transports.
>> [FATAL] Cannot send mailslot message to
>> '\\XXXXXXXX*\MAILSLOT\NET\NETLOGON' via redir. [ERROR_NETNAME_DELETED]
>> ====================
>>
>> And net config shows Workstation has no binding to NetBT:
>> ====================
>> C:\>net config server
>> Server Name \\XXXXXXXX
>> Server Comment
>>
>> Software version Microsoft Windows Server 2003
>> Server is active on
>> NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
>> NetBT_Tcpip_{XXXXXXXX-D707-48B5-8BCA-548FA609D249} (XXXXXXXXXXXX)
>>
>>
>> Server hidden No
>> Maximum Logged On Users Unlimited
>> Maximum open files per session 16384
>>
>> Idle session time (min) 15
>> The command completed successfully.
>>
>>
>> C:\>net config redirector
>> Computer name \\XXXXXXXX
>> Full Computer name XXXXXXXX.XXXXXXXX.XXX
>> User name XXXXXXXX
>>
>> Workstation active on
>> NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
>>
>> Software version Microsoft Windows Server 2003
>>
>> Workstation domain XXXXXXXX
>> Workstation Domain DNS Name XXXXXXXX.XXX
>> Logon domain XXXXXXXX
>>
>> COM Open Timeout (sec) 0
>> COM Send Count (byte) 16
>> COM Send Timeout (msec) 250
>> The command completed successfully.
>> ====================
>>
>> HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanworks tation\Linkage has a
>> Bind
>> entry that matches the corresponding ...\Services\NetBT entries for both
>> NICs. I moved the enabled NIC first for every entry under ...\Services,
>> just
>> in case there was some sort of precedence, but no luck.
>>
>> Event logs don't show anything relative.
>>
>> Any advice on how to get NetBT bound to the redirector and browser before
>> I
>> suffer permanent brain damage from banging my head against the wall would
>> be
>> most appreciated.
>>
>> --Bennett

Where do I find the binding order? I've been looking all around for that
since this started because I figured the disabled NIC was grabbing NetBIOS,
and since it's disabled NetBIOS figured there's nothing to bind to. The only
thing I could find is in the registry under
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\... that I mentioned earlier. I
listed the enabled NIC first, but that had no effect. Actually, I'm not even
sure that the order listed is necessarily the binding order, but that's the
closest thing I found. Is there anywhere else to find the binding order?

If nothing else pans out, I think I'll just have to come in after hours and
yank that 2nd NIC out--don't know why they ordered it that way in the first
place. And, as luck would have it, the disabled NIC is built-in and the
active NIC is a card, so now I've got to sort out that whole mess and hope I
don't hose the production file server. Now, where did I put those backup
tapes? ;-)

--Bennett


"Bill Grant" wrote:

> You have done the troubleshooting. The problem is that Netbios over TCP/IP
> is not bound to the active NIC, so your server isn't seen using Netbios
> names.
>
> Have you tried removing all trace of the "other" NIC? Multihomed servers
> are a real pain for Netbios. Have you looked at the binding order to see why
> the server service isn't bound to your NIC?
>
> "Bennett" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:011EF3A5-07D7-4F70-9D69-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Even though Microsoft is trying to phase out NetBIOS in favor of DNS, it's
> > still required by Windows for a few "minor" things like Exchange and
> > Outlook.
> > By the lack of response, should I assume that no one in
> > Windows.Server.Networking has ever had to troubleshoot NetBIOS over
> > TCP/IP?
> >
> >
> > "Bennett" wrote:
> >
> >> I have 2 Windows 2003 Standard servers, both DCs. The first runs
> >> Exchange,
> >> DHCP, and DNS. It's also GC and Master Browser. The second is a file
> >> server, with 2 NICs, one of which is disconnected and disabled. No WINS.
> >> There is a second domain in our subnet, not managed by our group.
> >>
> >> My problem is that the file server cannot browse its domain. Under
> >> "Microsoft Windows Network" on the file server, only the file server's
> >> domain
> >> appears. When I browse the domain, it's empty. The file server can't
> >> even
> >> see itself. All the other computers in our network can see the file
> >> server
> >> and both domains.
> >>
> >> The file server does intermittently work. Last night it could browse the
> >> network for a short period, but promptly failed again after a reboot.
> >> Don't
> >> know if this is related, but on reboots, the file server displays an
> >> error
> >> saying a duplicate name exists on the network, even though no other
> >> computer
> >> with the file server's name exists on the network. I got the error again
> >> in
> >> the form of a SysTray popup when I temporarily enabled the second NIC,
> >> too,
> >> even though the NIC was still disconnected. (2nd NIC is now disabled
> >> again.)
> >>
> >> When I run netdiag, the NetBT tests fails as follows:
> >> ====================
> >> NetBT transports test. . . . . . . : Failed
> >> List of NetBt transports currently configured:
> >> [FATAL] No NetBt transports are configured.
> >>
> >> NetBT name test. . . . . . . . . . : Passed
> >> [WARNING] You don't have a single interface with the <00>
> >> 'WorkStation
> >> Service', <03> 'Messenger Service', <20> 'WINS' names defined.
> >>
> >> Redir and Browser test . . . . . . : Failed
> >> List of NetBt transports currently bound to the Redir
> >> [FATAL] The redir isn't bound to any NetBt transports.
> >>
> >> List of NetBt transports currently bound to the browser
> >> [FATAL] The browser isn't bound to any NetBt transports.
> >> [FATAL] Cannot send mailslot message to
> >> '\\XXXXXXXX*\MAILSLOT\NET\NETLOGON' via redir. [ERROR_NETNAME_DELETED]
> >> ====================
> >>
> >> And net config shows Workstation has no binding to NetBT:
> >> ====================
> >> C:\>net config server
> >> Server Name \\XXXXXXXX
> >> Server Comment
> >>
> >> Software version Microsoft Windows Server 2003
> >> Server is active on
> >> NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
> >> NetBT_Tcpip_{XXXXXXXX-D707-48B5-8BCA-548FA609D249} (XXXXXXXXXXXX)
> >>
> >>
> >> Server hidden No
> >> Maximum Logged On Users Unlimited
> >> Maximum open files per session 16384
> >>
> >> Idle session time (min) 15
> >> The command completed successfully.
> >>
> >>
> >> C:\>net config redirector
> >> Computer name \\XXXXXXXX
> >> Full Computer name XXXXXXXX.XXXXXXXX.XXX
> >> User name XXXXXXXX
> >>
> >> Workstation active on
> >> NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
> >>
> >> Software version Microsoft Windows Server 2003
> >>
> >> Workstation domain XXXXXXXX
> >> Workstation Domain DNS Name XXXXXXXX.XXX
> >> Logon domain XXXXXXXX
> >>
> >> COM Open Timeout (sec) 0
> >> COM Send Count (byte) 16
> >> COM Send Timeout (msec) 250
> >> The command completed successfully.
> >> ====================
> >>
> >> HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanworks tation\Linkage has a
> >> Bind
> >> entry that matches the corresponding ...\Services\NetBT entries for both
> >> NICs. I moved the enabled NIC first for every entry under ...\Services,
> >> just
> >> in case there was some sort of precedence, but no luck.
> >>
> >> Event logs don't show anything relative.
> >>
> >> Any advice on how to get NetBT bound to the redirector and browser before
> >> I
> >> suffer permanent brain damage from banging my head against the wall would
> >> be
> >> most appreciated.
> >>
> >> --Bennett
>
>
>

The binding settings are at Network Connections | Advanced tab |
Advanced settings .

"Bennett" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:E29FBAC2-EA67-4026-A4BF-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Where do I find the binding order? I've been looking all around for that
> since this started because I figured the disabled NIC was grabbing
> NetBIOS,
> and since it's disabled NetBIOS figured there's nothing to bind to. The
> only
> thing I could find is in the registry under
> HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\... that I mentioned earlier. I
> listed the enabled NIC first, but that had no effect. Actually, I'm not
> even
> sure that the order listed is necessarily the binding order, but that's
> the
> closest thing I found. Is there anywhere else to find the binding order?
>
> If nothing else pans out, I think I'll just have to come in after hours
> and
> yank that 2nd NIC out--don't know why they ordered it that way in the
> first
> place. And, as luck would have it, the disabled NIC is built-in and the
> active NIC is a card, so now I've got to sort out that whole mess and hope
> I
> don't hose the production file server. Now, where did I put those backup
> tapes? ;-)
>
> --Bennett
>
>
> "Bill Grant" wrote:
>
>> You have done the troubleshooting. The problem is that Netbios over
>> TCP/IP
>> is not bound to the active NIC, so your server isn't seen using Netbios
>> names.
>>
>> Have you tried removing all trace of the "other" NIC? Multihomed
>> servers
>> are a real pain for Netbios. Have you looked at the binding order to see
>> why
>> the server service isn't bound to your NIC?
>>
>> "Bennett" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:011EF3A5-07D7-4F70-9D69-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Even though Microsoft is trying to phase out NetBIOS in favor of DNS,
>> > it's
>> > still required by Windows for a few "minor" things like Exchange and
>> > Outlook.
>> > By the lack of response, should I assume that no one in
>> > Windows.Server.Networking has ever had to troubleshoot NetBIOS over
>> > TCP/IP?
>> >
>> >
>> > "Bennett" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I have 2 Windows 2003 Standard servers, both DCs. The first runs
>> >> Exchange,
>> >> DHCP, and DNS. It's also GC and Master Browser. The second is a file
>> >> server, with 2 NICs, one of which is disconnected and disabled. No
>> >> WINS.
>> >> There is a second domain in our subnet, not managed by our group.
>> >>
>> >> My problem is that the file server cannot browse its domain. Under
>> >> "Microsoft Windows Network" on the file server, only the file server's
>> >> domain
>> >> appears. When I browse the domain, it's empty. The file server can't
>> >> even
>> >> see itself. All the other computers in our network can see the file
>> >> server
>> >> and both domains.
>> >>
>> >> The file server does intermittently work. Last night it could browse
>> >> the
>> >> network for a short period, but promptly failed again after a reboot.
>> >> Don't
>> >> know if this is related, but on reboots, the file server displays an
>> >> error
>> >> saying a duplicate name exists on the network, even though no other
>> >> computer
>> >> with the file server's name exists on the network. I got the error
>> >> again
>> >> in
>> >> the form of a SysTray popup when I temporarily enabled the second NIC,
>> >> too,
>> >> even though the NIC was still disconnected. (2nd NIC is now disabled
>> >> again.)
>> >>
>> >> When I run netdiag, the NetBT tests fails as follows:
>> >> ====================
>> >> NetBT transports test. . . . . . . : Failed
>> >> List of NetBt transports currently configured:
>> >> [FATAL] No NetBt transports are configured.
>> >>
>> >> NetBT name test. . . . . . . . . . : Passed
>> >> [WARNING] You don't have a single interface with the <00>
>> >> 'WorkStation
>> >> Service', <03> 'Messenger Service', <20> 'WINS' names defined.
>> >>
>> >> Redir and Browser test . . . . . . : Failed
>> >> List of NetBt transports currently bound to the Redir
>> >> [FATAL] The redir isn't bound to any NetBt transports.
>> >>
>> >> List of NetBt transports currently bound to the browser
>> >> [FATAL] The browser isn't bound to any NetBt transports.
>> >> [FATAL] Cannot send mailslot message to
>> >> '\\XXXXXXXX*\MAILSLOT\NET\NETLOGON' via redir. [ERROR_NETNAME_DELETED]
>> >> ====================
>> >>
>> >> And net config shows Workstation has no binding to NetBT:
>> >> ====================
>> >> C:\>net config server
>> >> Server Name \\XXXXXXXX
>> >> Server Comment
>> >>
>> >> Software version Microsoft Windows Server 2003
>> >> Server is active on
>> >> NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
>> >> NetBT_Tcpip_{XXXXXXXX-D707-48B5-8BCA-548FA609D249}
>> >> (XXXXXXXXXXXX)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Server hidden No
>> >> Maximum Logged On Users Unlimited
>> >> Maximum open files per session 16384
>> >>
>> >> Idle session time (min) 15
>> >> The command completed successfully.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> C:\>net config redirector
>> >> Computer name \\XXXXXXXX
>> >> Full Computer name XXXXXXXX.XXXXXXXX.XXX
>> >> User name XXXXXXXX
>> >>
>> >> Workstation active on
>> >> NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
>> >>
>> >> Software version Microsoft Windows Server 2003
>> >>
>> >> Workstation domain XXXXXXXX
>> >> Workstation Domain DNS Name XXXXXXXX.XXX
>> >> Logon domain XXXXXXXX
>> >>
>> >> COM Open Timeout (sec) 0
>> >> COM Send Count (byte) 16
>> >> COM Send Timeout (msec) 250
>> >> The command completed successfully.
>> >> ====================
>> >>
>> >> HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanworks tation\Linkage has a
>> >> Bind
>> >> entry that matches the corresponding ...\Services\NetBT entries for
>> >> both
>> >> NICs. I moved the enabled NIC first for every entry under
>> >> ...\Services,
>> >> just
>> >> in case there was some sort of precedence, but no luck.
>> >>
>> >> Event logs don't show anything relative.
>> >>
>> >> Any advice on how to get NetBT bound to the redirector and browser
>> >> before
>> >> I
>> >> suffer permanent brain damage from banging my head against the wall
>> >> would
>> >> be
>> >> most appreciated.
>> >>
>> >> --Bennett
>>
>>
>>