What Controls Populating "My Network Places"

Recent Problem. All of a sudden we cannot see any computer or server in one
site when browsing My Network Places. We also cannot map a drive to these
servers or open a window via UNC. If we run a seach for these servers buy
either netbios name or FQDN they are not found.

What we can do, we can ping them, we can gather NBTSTAT info from them (by
either name or IP), we can tracert to them. They do show up in DNS and WINS
properly.

One of these servers holds user folders for the users at that site. When
they try to log in to a Terminal server at Corp they cannont map their user
drive and it takes them 30-40 minutes to log in. They cannot map their user
drive because they cannot see those servers.

From any PC at that site "My Network Places" polulates with all those
computers and their servers. It is only from our other 5 sites that they
cannot be seen.

I have checked and verified DNS and WINS are both functioning properly. I
have verfied AD Replication is working properly. I have verified that all
those computers and servers are in DNS, WINS, and where they are expected to
be in AD Users and computers.

What am I missing?

Thanks,
--
Michael E. McAteer
Network Engineer
MCSA, MCSE, CNA, A+

If the DNS and WINS work, I would check the Master Browser using browstata.exe.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"Michael E. McAteer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:7AD660CB-AD78-45C2-9F97-(E-Mail Removed)...
Recent Problem. All of a sudden we cannot see any computer or server in one
site when browsing My Network Places. We also cannot map a drive to these
servers or open a window via UNC. If we run a seach for these servers buy
either netbios name or FQDN they are not found.

What we can do, we can ping them, we can gather NBTSTAT info from them (by
either name or IP), we can tracert to them. They do show up in DNS and WINS
properly.

One of these servers holds user folders for the users at that site. When
they try to log in to a Terminal server at Corp they cannont map their user
drive and it takes them 30-40 minutes to log in. They cannot map their user
drive because they cannot see those servers.

From any PC at that site "My Network Places" polulates with all those
computers and their servers. It is only from our other 5 sites that they
cannot be seen.

I have checked and verified DNS and WINS are both functioning properly. I
have verfied AD Replication is working properly. I have verified that all
those computers and servers are in DNS, WINS, and where they are expected to
be in AD Users and computers.

What am I missing?

Thanks,
--
Michael E. McAteer
Network Engineer
MCSA, MCSE, CNA, A+

Hi Robert,
That helped, when I ran it on the DC in the problem site it shows itself as
the Master browser and the other server as backup. When I run it here I get
my PDC Emulator as teh master browser for our domain. So how do I switch
those 2 servers to use my PCD Emulator as their master browser? That would
probably fix this whole problem.

Thanks,
--
Michael E. McAteer
Network Engineer
MCSA, MCSE, CNA, A+


"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:

> If the DNS and WINS work, I would check the Master Browser using browstata.exe.
>
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
> "Michael E. McAteer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:7AD660CB-AD78-45C2-9F97-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Recent Problem. All of a sudden we cannot see any computer or server in one
> site when browsing My Network Places. We also cannot map a drive to these
> servers or open a window via UNC. If we run a seach for these servers buy
> either netbios name or FQDN they are not found.
>
> What we can do, we can ping them, we can gather NBTSTAT info from them (by
> either name or IP), we can tracert to them. They do show up in DNS and WINS
> properly.
>
> One of these servers holds user folders for the users at that site. When
> they try to log in to a Terminal server at Corp they cannont map their user
> drive and it takes them 30-40 minutes to log in. They cannot map their user
> drive because they cannot see those servers.
>
> From any PC at that site "My Network Places" polulates with all those
> computers and their servers. It is only from our other 5 sites that they
> cannot be seen.
>
> I have checked and verified DNS and WINS are both functioning properly. I
> have verfied AD Replication is working properly. I have verified that all
> those computers and servers are in DNS, WINS, and where they are expected to
> be in AD Users and computers.
>
> What am I missing?
>
> Thanks,
> --
> Michael E. McAteer
> Network Engineer
> MCSA, MCSE, CNA, A+

The standard troubleshooter for a site/segment not appearing in the WAN
browse list is KB188305 .

"Michael E. McAteer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:1F236141-A560-459E-8C92-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi Robert,
> That helped, when I ran it on the DC in the problem site it shows itself
> as
> the Master browser and the other server as backup. When I run it here I
> get
> my PDC Emulator as teh master browser for our domain. So how do I switch
> those 2 servers to use my PCD Emulator as their master browser? That would
> probably fix this whole problem.
>
> Thanks,
> --
> Michael E. McAteer
> Network Engineer
> MCSA, MCSE, CNA, A+
>
>
> "Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:
>
>> If the DNS and WINS work, I would check the Master Browser using
>> browstata.exe.
>>
>> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
>> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
>> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
>> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
>> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>> "Michael E. McAteer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>> in message news:7AD660CB-AD78-45C2-9F97-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Recent Problem. All of a sudden we cannot see any computer or server in
>> one
>> site when browsing My Network Places. We also cannot map a drive to
>> these
>> servers or open a window via UNC. If we run a seach for these servers
>> buy
>> either netbios name or FQDN they are not found.
>>
>> What we can do, we can ping them, we can gather NBTSTAT info from them
>> (by
>> either name or IP), we can tracert to them. They do show up in DNS and
>> WINS
>> properly.
>>
>> One of these servers holds user folders for the users at that site.
>> When
>> they try to log in to a Terminal server at Corp they cannont map their
>> user
>> drive and it takes them 30-40 minutes to log in. They cannot map their
>> user
>> drive because they cannot see those servers.
>>
>> From any PC at that site "My Network Places" polulates with all those
>> computers and their servers. It is only from our other 5 sites that
>> they
>> cannot be seen.
>>
>> I have checked and verified DNS and WINS are both functioning properly.
>> I
>> have verfied AD Replication is working properly. I have verified that
>> all
>> those computers and servers are in DNS, WINS, and where they are
>> expected to
>> be in AD Users and computers.
>>
>> What am I missing?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> --
>> Michael E. McAteer
>> Network Engineer
>> MCSA, MCSE, CNA, A+