W2K Server - Master Browser query 1

[PhilFoster]

My setup:
W2k Server - all service applied
W2K Pro Workstation - all service applied
W98 Workstation (x4)- all service applied
iMac Workstation running Doubletalk
All the W98 W/s have "Browse Master" set to "No" - dunno how to disable this on the iMac - if indeed I need to.

Problem:
Occasionally I get an entry in the event log "The browser has forced an election on \Device\NetBT_tcpip_{loads.of.numbers} because a master browser was stopped."

Looking in "HKLM/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Services/Browser/Parameters" I see that "MaintainServerList" is set to "Yes". I thought that this would have the effect of forcing the server to be the MB. There is another param: "IsDomainMaster" which is set to "FALSE", do I need to change this to stop the elections taking place?

 

[adejordan]

I would suggest changing that to True, this should force the server to be the domain master browser. Adrian Jordan
MCSE,CCNA,CCA

 

[PhilFoster]

Adrian, thanks for your response. Any idea why it would be "False" even when the server is the only server on the domain?

 

[Guest_imported]

You may want to verify that the workstations are set to false and don not maintain a browser list as well so that they won't try to become a browser. There should be at least one workstation/server per subnet that maintains a browser list that will report back to the PDC/DC. This will help with "Browser Wars"

 

[GlenJohnson]

Do you have browsing turned off in services on the w2k pro machines? Glen A. Johnson
Microsoft Certified Professional
gjohn76351@msn.com
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