Mutliple Domains vs Multiple Subnets

Hi All,

We are deploying Windows 2003 with Child domains in our WAN Environment,
with each office owning a separate number of subnets, which are all linked
back via a Private Link.

Question is... we have found that we cannot browse to domains where there
is not a master browser for that domain in our subnet. Example we cannot
browse to one of our children domains unless we join a test PC to that
domain, which then becomes the master browser and bingo.

Sure this is a common question so any help appreciated, am thinking this is
a WINS solution but am dubious to explore this, so any info appreciated.

Thanks

AJ

What you describe is the exppected behavior. WINS or possibly lmhosts files
should provide a solution - See:

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;188001

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

"Andrew James" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi All,
>
> We are deploying Windows 2003 with Child domains in our WAN Environment,
> with each office owning a separate number of subnets, which are all linked
> back via a Private Link.
>
> Question is... we have found that we cannot browse to domains where there
> is not a master browser for that domain in our subnet. Example we cannot
> browse to one of our children domains unless we join a test PC to that
> domain, which then becomes the master browser and bingo.
>
> Sure this is a common question so any help appreciated, am thinking this
is
> a WINS solution but am dubious to explore this, so any info appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> AJ
>
>

Doug,

Thought as much, do you know how this goes forwards WINS Wise for the
future, as I thought WINS was being retired at some point?

Thanks for your help.

AJ
"Doug Sherman [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> What you describe is the exppected behavior. WINS or possibly lmhosts
> files
> should provide a solution - See:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;188001
>
> Doug Sherman
> MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
>
> "Andrew James" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi All,
>>
>> We are deploying Windows 2003 with Child domains in our WAN Environment,
>> with each office owning a separate number of subnets, which are all
>> linked
>> back via a Private Link.
>>
>> Question is... we have found that we cannot browse to domains where
>> there
>> is not a master browser for that domain in our subnet. Example we cannot
>> browse to one of our children domains unless we join a test PC to that
>> domain, which then becomes the master browser and bingo.
>>
>> Sure this is a common question so any help appreciated, am thinking this
> is
>> a WINS solution but am dubious to explore this, so any info appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> AJ
>>
>>
>
>

There has always been a kind of love/hate relationship with browsing as
distinguished from pure name resolution and file sharing. Since the advent
of Active Directory, reliance on and interest in browsing has further
declined. However, as far as I know WINS will remain a viable solution for
browsing issues.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

"Andrew James" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
> Doug,
>
> Thought as much, do you know how this goes forwards WINS Wise for the
> future, as I thought WINS was being retired at some point?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> AJ
> "Doug Sherman [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > What you describe is the exppected behavior. WINS or possibly lmhosts
> > files
> > should provide a solution - See:
> >
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;188001
> >
> > Doug Sherman
> > MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
> >
> > "Andrew James" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Hi All,
> >>
> >> We are deploying Windows 2003 with Child domains in our WAN
Environment,
> >> with each office owning a separate number of subnets, which are all
> >> linked
> >> back via a Private Link.
> >>
> >> Question is... we have found that we cannot browse to domains where
> >> there
> >> is not a master browser for that domain in our subnet. Example we
cannot
> >> browse to one of our children domains unless we join a test PC to that
> >> domain, which then becomes the master browser and bingo.
> >>
> >> Sure this is a common question so any help appreciated, am thinking
this
> > is
> >> a WINS solution but am dubious to explore this, so any info
appreciated.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> AJ
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

Yes, WINS will be retired at some point, but so will the computer
browser service. I wouldn't like to bet on which happens first.

Doug Sherman [MVP] wrote:
> There has always been a kind of love/hate relationship with browsing
> as distinguished from pure name resolution and file sharing. Since
> the advent of Active Directory, reliance on and interest in browsing
> has further declined. However, as far as I know WINS will remain a
> viable solution for browsing issues.
>
> Doug Sherman
> MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
>
> "Andrew James" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Doug,
>>
>> Thought as much, do you know how this goes forwards WINS Wise for the
>> future, as I thought WINS was being retired at some point?
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>>
>> AJ
>> "Doug Sherman [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> message news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> What you describe is the exppected behavior. WINS or possibly
>>> lmhosts files
>>> should provide a solution - See:
>>>
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;188001
>>>
>>> Doug Sherman
>>> MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
>>>
>>> "Andrew James" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> We are deploying Windows 2003 with Child domains in our WAN
>>>> Environment, with each office owning a separate number of subnets,
>>>> which are all linked
>>>> back via a Private Link.
>>>>
>>>> Question is... we have found that we cannot browse to domains
>>>> where there
>>>> is not a master browser for that domain in our subnet. Example we
>>>> cannot browse to one of our children domains unless we join a test
>>>> PC to that domain, which then becomes the master browser and bingo.
>>>>
>>>> Sure this is a common question so any help appreciated, am
>>>> thinking this is a WINS solution but am dubious to explore this,
>>>> so any info appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> AJ