FWIW - The computer Browser service is now disabled my default in Windows
Server 2008.
This is what may have populated your lists before.
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Mark Parris
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"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
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> Steve <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> Lanwench,
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>> Things are starting to make better sense now. Like you said earlier
>> there had to be something in place that previously allowed us to
>> Browse over each vlan since netbios is non-routable. I look in DHCP
>> and there wasnt any options configured in any of the subnets for Wins
>> resolution. Its really odd. I guess there really is no way we could
>> have been browsing over any subnet with the "computer browsing
>> service" primarily Wins was enabled somewhere? Its interesting.
>> Thanks for all your help Lanwench.
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> You're most welcome. You really might consider installing & running it. I
> find little downside (in networks the size I support, which aren't
> thousands of nodes in size, that is)
>>
>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
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>>> Steve <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>> Thanks for the reply Lanwench. I guess you could say I'm a little
>>>> confused. I always thought that Microsoft recommended not using Wins
>>>> in a Windows 2000 type domain? I thought that was used primarilty
>>>> for a Windows NT type domain and for 95/98 machines? For that
>>>> reason, when we built our active directory domain about 6 years
>>>> ago, we got away from WINS. I was thinking that the "Master
>>>> Browser" service function is what was responsible for populating
>>>> those machines and domains in "My Network Places" in place of Wins?
>>>> I remember us having a similar problem in the past and it ended up
>>>> being a misconfiguration on our switches with the "IP Helper"
>>>> command. One other note is that I noticed is that not only can I
>>>> only see our V-Lan but I cannot see other workgroups, etc. that I
>>>> usually can see. Hope this helps. Thanks.
>>>
>>> If you don't use WINS you should really disable NetBT on all
>>> computers. NetBIOS is still needed if you want to browse, and
>>> without WINS it is extremely chatty on the network. MS still
>>> recommends it if you want to browse - and if you want to browse
>>> across routed subnets you'll need it. You can then disable the
>>> computer browser service on all PCs. MasterBrowser is a role you
>>> have with or without WINS if you've got NetBT enabled.
>>>
>>>
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>>>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Steve <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>>>> The problem: When I open up "My network Places" on a computer and
>>>>>> select "entire network" I can only see the computers that are in
>>>>>> my own V-Lan.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Some Background on about when this started: I recently added two
>>>>>> 2008 servers to the domain, made them domain controllers,
>>>>>> transferred the DHCP information to the new servers and also
>>>>>> transferred the FSMO roles to the new servers. DHCP is working
>>>>>> fine, our DNS is "active directory intergrated" and it is working
>>>>>> fine. We do not have any Wins servers on the network and havent
>>>>>> had any for several years. Any Suggestions on where to look? I've
>>>>>> checked everything I can think of. Thanks in Advance for any
>>>>>> responds.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you don't use WINS in each subnet you will not be able to browse
>>>>> outside your own segment. I don't know why this was working before,
>>>>> but something was clearly handling this - NetBIOS traffic is
>>>>> broadcast, isn't routable and never has been.
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