Network browse windows network

I noticed when I went to the network browser and clicked windows network
there were many unknown workgroups.
I cleaned them out of wins, but they still show up in clients network
browser

many regards

Caiara

The computer browser service uses LAN broadcasts to built its lists. If
odd workgroups are showing up in the list, some machine on your network
belongs to that workgroup and is broadcasting that info on the network.

The only purpose of WINS in the browsing situation is to allow browse
masters to communicate across routers or WAN links (which block broadcasts).

"NGReader" <Cal@offfgeigorg> wrote in message
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> I noticed when I went to the network browser and clicked windows network
> there were many unknown workgroups.
> I cleaned them out of wins, but they still show up in clients network
> browser
>
> many regards
>
> Caiara
>

Thank you much Is therer a way to clear the list out?


"Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote in message
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> The computer browser service uses LAN broadcasts to built its lists. If
> odd workgroups are showing up in the list, some machine on your network
> belongs to that workgroup and is broadcasting that info on the network.
>
> The only purpose of WINS in the browsing situation is to allow browse
> masters to communicate across routers or WAN links (which block
> broadcasts).
>
> "NGReader" <Cal@offfgeigorg> wrote in message
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>> I noticed when I went to the network browser and clicked windows network
>> there were many unknown workgroups.
>> I cleaned them out of wins, but they still show up in clients network
>> browser
>>
>> many regards
>>
>> Caiara
>>

it is a dynamic list. If the machines are still there, the names will come
back when they are running. If the machines are not there, the names will
drop out of the list.

If you change a machines to a different workgroup, the old name will
persist for a short time but will then disappear.

"NGReader" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:ey$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thank you much Is therer a way to clear the list out?
>
>
> "Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> The computer browser service uses LAN broadcasts to built its lists. If
>> odd workgroups are showing up in the list, some machine on your network
>> belongs to that workgroup and is broadcasting that info on the network.
>>
>> The only purpose of WINS in the browsing situation is to allow browse
>> masters to communicate across routers or WAN links (which block
>> broadcasts).
>>
>> "NGReader" <Cal@offfgeigorg> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> I noticed when I went to the network browser and clicked windows network
>>> there were many unknown workgroups.
>>> I cleaned them out of wins, but they still show up in clients network
>>> browser
>>>
>>> many regards
>>>
>>> Caiara
>>>
>
>