Server not visible on network

Hi All,
I'm reposting my question here because I didn't get
any response in General discussion. One of two domain
controllers that was upgraded to windows server 2003 from
2000 is not visible on network. All other windows 2003
servers are visible in Network Places. I ran resource kit
utility browsemon which show this serve as master browser.
I can browse server using \\servername but not through My
Network Places on any PC on local network. I need to fix
it because I'm unable to backup this server using
backupexec because it's not visible to the backup software
either.
Thanks for help in advance.
Gurmit

Is Netbios enabled over TCP/IP? Are these on the same subnet?

--
Scott Harding
MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+
Microsoft MVP - Windows NT Server

"Gurmit" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:18b801c46f66$0a867db0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi All,
> I'm reposting my question here because I didn't get
> any response in General discussion. One of two domain
> controllers that was upgraded to windows server 2003 from
> 2000 is not visible on network. All other windows 2003
> servers are visible in Network Places. I ran resource kit
> utility browsemon which show this serve as master browser.
> I can browse server using \\servername but not through My
> Network Places on any PC on local network. I need to fix
> it because I'm unable to backup this server using
> backupexec because it's not visible to the backup software
> either.
> Thanks for help in advance.
> Gurmit

Yes, Netbios over TCP/IP is enabled and all machines are
on the same subnet.
Gurmit
>-----Original Message-----
>Is Netbios enabled over TCP/IP? Are these on the same
subnet?
>
>--
>Scott Harding
>MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+
>Microsoft MVP - Windows NT Server
>
>"Gurmit" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:18b801c46f66$0a867db0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi All,
>> I'm reposting my question here because I didn't
get
>> any response in General discussion. One of two domain
>> controllers that was upgraded to windows server 2003
from
>> 2000 is not visible on network. All other windows 2003
>> servers are visible in Network Places. I ran resource
kit
>> utility browsemon which show this serve as master
browser.
>> I can browse server using \\servername but not through
My
>> Network Places on any PC on local network. I need to fix
>> it because I'm unable to backup this server using
>> backupexec because it's not visible to the backup
software
>> either.
>> Thanks for help in advance.
>> Gurmit
>
>
>.
>

Are you using WINS? IS this machine pointing to the correct WINS Server? Is
the address in WINS correct?

--
Scott Harding
MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+
Microsoft MVP - Windows NT Server

"Gurmit" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:199501c46f6b$318acba0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Yes, Netbios over TCP/IP is enabled and all machines are
> on the same subnet.
> Gurmit
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Is Netbios enabled over TCP/IP? Are these on the same
> subnet?
> >
> >--
> >Scott Harding
> >MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+
> >Microsoft MVP - Windows NT Server
> >
> >"Gurmit" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:18b801c46f66$0a867db0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Hi All,
> >> I'm reposting my question here because I didn't
> get
> >> any response in General discussion. One of two domain
> >> controllers that was upgraded to windows server 2003
> from
> >> 2000 is not visible on network. All other windows 2003
> >> servers are visible in Network Places. I ran resource
> kit
> >> utility browsemon which show this serve as master
> browser.
> >> I can browse server using \\servername but not through
> My
> >> Network Places on any PC on local network. I need to fix
> >> it because I'm unable to backup this server using
> >> backupexec because it's not visible to the backup
> software
> >> either.
> >> Thanks for help in advance.
> >> Gurmit
> >
> >
> >.
> >

Yes, we are using wins. This invisible server is also wins
server. Address in the wins server is correct. All
machines can ping this server using netbios name, all
machines can browse server using \\servername. Only issue
is that I can't see this server in My network places from
any machine and in Veritas Backup exec 9.0 backup
selection. I appreciate your help on this matter.

Gurmit

>-----Original Message-----
>Are you using WINS? IS this machine pointing to the
correct WINS Server? Is
>the address in WINS correct?
>
>--
>Scott Harding
>MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+
>Microsoft MVP - Windows NT Server
>
>"Gurmit" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:199501c46f6b$318acba0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Yes, Netbios over TCP/IP is enabled and all machines are
>> on the same subnet.
>> Gurmit
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Is Netbios enabled over TCP/IP? Are these on the same
>> subnet?
>> >
>> >--
>> >Scott Harding
>> >MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+
>> >Microsoft MVP - Windows NT Server
>> >
>> >"Gurmit" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >news:18b801c46f66$0a867db0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> Hi All,
>> >> I'm reposting my question here because I
didn't
>> get
>> >> any response in General discussion. One of two domain
>> >> controllers that was upgraded to windows server 2003
>> from
>> >> 2000 is not visible on network. All other windows
2003
>> >> servers are visible in Network Places. I ran resource
>> kit
>> >> utility browsemon which show this serve as master
>> browser.
>> >> I can browse server using \\servername but not
through
>> My
>> >> Network Places on any PC on local network. I need to
fix
>> >> it because I'm unable to backup this server using
>> >> backupexec because it's not visible to the backup
>> software
>> >> either.
>> >> Thanks for help in advance.
>> >> Gurmit
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>

I would suggest you run the browstat utility from the support tools and
see what is happening. Are you sure that these machines all have the same
down-level name for the domain? The browser service only uses the Netbios
names, not DNS names. Browstat should show you what is going on.

"Gurmit" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1ad301c46f76$13025300$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Yes, we are using wins. This invisible server is also wins
> server. Address in the wins server is correct. All
> machines can ping this server using netbios name, all
> machines can browse server using \\servername. Only issue
> is that I can't see this server in My network places from
> any machine and in Veritas Backup exec 9.0 backup
> selection. I appreciate your help on this matter.
>
> Gurmit
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Are you using WINS? IS this machine pointing to the
> correct WINS Server? Is
> >the address in WINS correct?
> >
> >--
> >Scott Harding
> >MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+
> >Microsoft MVP - Windows NT Server
> >
> >"Gurmit" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:199501c46f6b$318acba0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Yes, Netbios over TCP/IP is enabled and all machines are
> >> on the same subnet.
> >> Gurmit
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >Is Netbios enabled over TCP/IP? Are these on the same
> >> subnet?
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> >Scott Harding
> >> >MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+
> >> >Microsoft MVP - Windows NT Server
> >> >
> >> >"Gurmit" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> >news:18b801c46f66$0a867db0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >> Hi All,
> >> >> I'm reposting my question here because I
> didn't
> >> get
> >> >> any response in General discussion. One of two domain
> >> >> controllers that was upgraded to windows server 2003
> >> from
> >> >> 2000 is not visible on network. All other windows
> 2003
> >> >> servers are visible in Network Places. I ran resource
> >> kit
> >> >> utility browsemon which show this serve as master
> >> browser.
> >> >> I can browse server using \\servername but not
> through
> >> My
> >> >> Network Places on any PC on local network. I need to
> fix
> >> >> it because I'm unable to backup this server using
> >> >> backupexec because it's not visible to the backup
> >> software
> >> >> either.
> >> >> Thanks for help in advance.
> >> >> Gurmit
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >

First open a dos prompt and run net config server
and verify the hidden field says no. Next verify the
server service is running; you may have to stop and
restart the service to do this. Next open My Network
Places on the server itself; does it show up? You may
want to use a network sniffer to capture the host name
announcement packets to find out which SMB or segment
master browser the machine is registering with.

"Gurmit" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:
> Hi All,
> I'm reposting my question here because I didn't get
> any response in General discussion. One of two domain
> controllers that was upgraded to windows server 2003 from
> 2000 is not visible on network. All other windows 2003
> servers are visible in Network Places. I ran resource kit
> utility browsemon which show this serve as master browser.
> I can browse server using \\servername but not through My
> Network Places on any PC on local network. I need to fix
> it because I'm unable to backup this server using
> backupexec because it's not visible to the backup software
> either.
> Thanks for help in advance.
> Gurmit

Hi,
net config server command shows Hidden=no. Restarted
the server service. Browstat show this server as master
browser and 3 other servers as backup servers. no luck so
far. Can I rerun os setup? will that help?

Thanks,
Gurmit
>-----Original Message-----
>First open a dos prompt and run net config server
>and verify the hidden field says no. Next verify the
>server service is running; you may have to stop and
>restart the service to do this. Next open My Network
>Places on the server itself; does it show up? You may
>want to use a network sniffer to capture the host name
>announcement packets to find out which SMB or segment
>master browser the machine is registering with.
>
>"Gurmit" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:
>> Hi All,
>> I'm reposting my question here because I didn't
get
>> any response in General discussion. One of two domain
>> controllers that was upgraded to windows server 2003
from
>> 2000 is not visible on network. All other windows 2003
>> servers are visible in Network Places. I ran resource
kit
>> utility browsemon which show this serve as master
browser.
>> I can browse server using \\servername but not through
My
>> Network Places on any PC on local network. I need to fix
>> it because I'm unable to backup this server using
>> backupexec because it's not visible to the backup
software
>> either.
>> Thanks for help in advance.
>> Gurmit
>
>
>.
>

Disable the computer browser service
on this server and see if it shows up in
the browse list.

"Gurmit" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:
> Hi,
> net config server command shows Hidden=no. Restarted
> the server service. Browstat show this server as master
> browser and 3 other servers as backup servers. no luck so
> far. Can I rerun os setup? will that help?

Thanks everyone for help. Problem was resolved by
trasferring PDC emulator/master browser roles to another
domain controller. Server wasn't willing to give up it's
master browser role until I trasfer PDC emulator role to
another server even the registry key was set to
IsDomainMaster=False. I need to backup this server very
badly so I end up paying microsoft $99. Not bad saves lot
of time.
Thanks again.
gurmit

server>-----Original Message-----
>Disable the computer browser service
>on this server and see if it shows up in
>the browse list.
>
>"Gurmit" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:
>> Hi,
>> net config server command shows Hidden=no. Restarted
>> the server service. Browstat show this server as master
>> browser and 3 other servers as backup servers. no luck
so
>> far. Can I rerun os setup? will that help?
>
>
>.
>