Win2003 Server SP1 w/Workgroup

I'm running win2003 server SP1 with two NIC's using workgroups. Nic1 is
connected to the Internet via DSL modem and Nic2 is connected to internal
private network via a wireless NETGEAR router with DHCP. I have file and
print server installed as well as IIS6.0. From the server, I can see all
computers in the workgroup. But, I can not see any of the computers in
workgroup from any individual computer in the internal private network. What
might be the problem?
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NuBee

Your clients can't access the master browser because it is multihomed
(ie there are two IP addresses linked to its Netbios name). Try disabling
Netbios over TCP/IP on the public NIC.

NuBee wrote:
> I'm running win2003 server SP1 with two NIC's using workgroups. Nic1
> is connected to the Internet via DSL modem and Nic2 is connected to
> internal private network via a wireless NETGEAR router with DHCP. I
> have file and print server installed as well as IIS6.0. From the
> server, I can see all computers in the workgroup. But, I can not see
> any of the computers in workgroup from any individual computer in the
> internal private network. What might be the problem?

I disabled NetBIOS over TCP/IP on the public NIC. Before I did this, it took
a few minutes before the workgroup computers would show up when I clicked
the workgroup icon on the server. Now, it pops right up ... immediately.
So, this really helped.

I did the same (disabled NetBios) at the client computers in the workgroup.
Now, if I click the workgroup icon at a client computer, it allows me to go
past this icon and open the workgroup, but no computers (server or clients)
appear in the window. If I leave the default selected, then when I click the
network icon at a client computer, the workgroup icon won't open and I get an
error "Workgroup is not accessible ... ".

The "disable NetBIOS" at the public NIC really helped to allow quick viewing
of the workgroup from the server -- many thanks! However, it did not fix the
problem at the client computers. I still can not see any computers (server
or clients) from a client computer.

What do I try now?
--
NuBee


"Bill Grant" wrote:

> Your clients can't access the master browser because it is multihomed
> (ie there are two IP addresses linked to its Netbios name). Try disabling
> Netbios over TCP/IP on the public NIC.
>
> NuBee wrote:
> > I'm running win2003 server SP1 with two NIC's using workgroups. Nic1
> > is connected to the Internet via DSL modem and Nic2 is connected to
> > internal private network via a wireless NETGEAR router with DHCP. I
> > have file and print server installed as well as IIS6.0. From the
> > server, I can see all computers in the workgroup. But, I can not see
> > any of the computers in workgroup from any individual computer in the
> > internal private network. What might be the problem?
>
>
>

If you disable Netbios over TCP/IP on the client computers, browsing
won't work at all! The browser service depends on broadcasts of Netbios
names to build a browse list. The reason for disabling NetBT on the public
interface is to force the server (which is the master browser) to use its
private IP address only for Netbios functions.

Enable NetBT on the workstations again. Wait half an hour or so for the
browser function to settle down.


NuBee wrote:
> I disabled NetBIOS over TCP/IP on the public NIC. Before I did this,
> it took a few minutes before the workgroup computers would show up
> when I clicked the workgroup icon on the server. Now, it pops right
> up ... immediately. So, this really helped.
>
> I did the same (disabled NetBios) at the client computers in the
> workgroup. Now, if I click the workgroup icon at a client computer,
> it allows me to go past this icon and open the workgroup, but no
> computers (server or clients) appear in the window. If I leave the
> default selected, then when I click the network icon at a client
> computer, the workgroup icon won't open and I get an error "Workgroup
> is not accessible ... ".
>
> The "disable NetBIOS" at the public NIC really helped to allow quick
> viewing of the workgroup from the server -- many thanks! However, it
> did not fix the problem at the client computers. I still can not see
> any computers (server or clients) from a client computer.
>
> What do I try now?
>
>> Your clients can't access the master browser because it is
>> multihomed (ie there are two IP addresses linked to its Netbios
>> name). Try disabling Netbios over TCP/IP on the public NIC.
>>
>> NuBee wrote:
>>> I'm running win2003 server SP1 with two NIC's using workgroups.
>>> Nic1 is connected to the Internet via DSL modem and Nic2 is
>>> connected to internal private network via a wireless NETGEAR router
>>> with DHCP. I have file and print server installed as well as
>>> IIS6.0. From the server, I can see all computers in the workgroup.
>>> But, I can not see any of the computers in workgroup from any
>>> individual computer in the internal private network. What might be
>>> the problem?