master browser

[Guest Tester]

Hi there,

I have some remote XP machines on a remote subnet far from the domain

controller. How do I make one master browser for that subnet?

Thank you, T

[Guest John Wunderlich]

Re: master browser

 

Tester <calinguga@netscape.net> wrote in news:007a80b1-b47c-487b-ac61-

3cd00f6fa84f@q26g2000prq.googlegroups.com:

> Hi there,

> I have some remote XP machines on a remote subnet far from the domain

> controller. How do I make one master browser for that subnet?

> Thank you, T

>

 

Not sure what you're asking.

 

Browser elections happen all the time and each subnet will

naturally elect a Browse Master for each Domain/Workgroup on that

subnet. If there is not a browse master or there are more than one --

this can be caused by a firewalled computer on that subnet. If you're

trying to force one specific machine to become the browse master, you

can stuff the ballot box using the "isDomainMaster" registry entry.

For more info:

 

"Troubleshooting the Microsoft Computer Browser Service"

<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/188305>

 

"Appendix C – Computer Browser Service "

<http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb726989.aspx>

 

HTH,

John

[Guest John John (MVP)]

Re: master browser

 

Set the IsDomainMaster value at

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Parameters

to True on the machine that is to be the Master Browser and set it to

False on the other ones.

 

John

 

Tester wrote:

> Hi there,

> I have some remote XP machines on a remote subnet far from the domain

> controller. How do I make one master browser for that subnet?

> Thank you, T