Guest Ron Posted October 8, 2007 Posted October 8, 2007 I have a Windows 2003 enterprise server SP2 that for some reason does not show up on the list under the Microsoft Windows Network. I have to to disable the NIC and re-enable it then after several minutes it show up for awhile and then it disappears again. This is our main print server and shared directory/folder server for the entire network. There have been no reported printing issues or problems with users gaining access to their network folders/files from their mapped directories it's only bothersome when I have to manually locate the server through network neighborhood on XP. All DNS and WINS configuration looks fine, I have no trouble pinging it's name or IP address, nothing has changed, the problem only appears to have started today. Any ideas?
Guest Robert L \(MS-MVP\) Posted October 9, 2007 Posted October 9, 2007 Re: Disappearing Server in Network Neighborhood Sounds like master browser issue. Any errors in the event viewer or use browstat to troubleshoot. Troubleshooting computer browsing issues The Computer Browser service terminated with the following error: This operation returned because the timeout period expired · Troubleshooting Computer ... http://www.chicagotech.net/computerbrowsingissues.htm Computer Browser The computer browser is to display a directory of all known computers or domains that the computer can reach. The purpose of the browser service is to ... http://www.chicagotech.net/browser.htm -- Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com "Ron" <Ron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:78437BF4-4737-434E-8458-87F3681802AC@microsoft.com... >I have a Windows 2003 enterprise server SP2 that for some reason does not > show up on the list under the Microsoft Windows Network. I have to to > disable > the NIC and re-enable it then after several minutes it show up for awhile > and > then it disappears again. This is our main print server and shared > directory/folder server for the entire network. > There have been no reported printing issues or problems with users gaining > access to their network folders/files from their mapped directories it's > only > bothersome when I have to manually locate the server through network > neighborhood on XP. All DNS and WINS configuration looks fine, I have no > trouble pinging it's name or IP address, nothing has changed, the problem > only appears to have started today. Any ideas?
Guest Ron Posted October 9, 2007 Posted October 9, 2007 Re: Disappearing Server in Network Neighborhood I noticed that there was no master browser so I made my PDC the master browser by entering the registry settings suggested in the articles below. Now when I run browstat status <domain> I receive: Browsing is NOT active on domain status: 6118. Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus. I have DNS, WIN setup and the server is using a static IP however it still disappears from time to time. It only uses one NIC and no firewall is turned on. How do you activate Browsing? Also, when I run browstat stats I notice that on this server I only see statistics for NumberOfElectionPackets however when I run it for other servers I see statistics for this one as well as for the first two or three lines shown. Why is that and what does it mean? "Robert L (MS-MVP)" wrote: > Sounds like master browser issue. Any errors in the event viewer or use > browstat to troubleshoot. > > Troubleshooting computer browsing issues > The Computer Browser service terminated with the following error: This > operation returned because the timeout period expired · Troubleshooting > Computer ... > http://www.chicagotech.net/computerbrowsingissues.htm > > Computer Browser > The computer browser is to display a directory of all known computers > or domains that the computer can reach. The purpose of the browser service > is to ... > http://www.chicagotech.net/browser.htm > > > -- > Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE > Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on > http://www.ChicagoTech.net > How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on > http://www.HowToNetworking.com > > > "Ron" <Ron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:78437BF4-4737-434E-8458-87F3681802AC@microsoft.com... > >I have a Windows 2003 enterprise server SP2 that for some reason does not > > show up on the list under the Microsoft Windows Network. I have to to > > disable > > the NIC and re-enable it then after several minutes it show up for awhile > > and > > then it disappears again. This is our main print server and shared > > directory/folder server for the entire network. > > There have been no reported printing issues or problems with users gaining > > access to their network folders/files from their mapped directories it's > > only > > bothersome when I have to manually locate the server through network > > neighborhood on XP. All DNS and WINS configuration looks fine, I have no > > trouble pinging it's name or IP address, nothing has changed, the problem > > only appears to have started today. Any ideas? > > >
Guest Robert L \(MS-MVP\) Posted October 11, 2007 Posted October 11, 2007 Re: Disappearing Server in Network Neighborhood This post may help. Fixed: Browsing is NOT active on domain. status: 6118 http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums/viewtopic.php?t=1839 -- Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com "Ron" <Ron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:482EDAED-B378-496C-8B05-E8351CFD69FD@microsoft.com... >I noticed that there was no master browser so I made my PDC the master > browser by entering the registry settings suggested in the articles below. > Now when I run browstat status <domain> I receive: > Browsing is NOT active on domain status: 6118. Master name cannot be > determined from GetAdapterStatus. > I have DNS, WIN setup and the server is using a static IP however it still > disappears from time to time. It only uses one NIC and no firewall is > turned > on. How do you activate Browsing? Also, when I run browstat stats I > notice > that on this server I only see statistics for NumberOfElectionPackets > however > when I run it for other servers I see statistics for this one as well as > for > the first two or three lines shown. Why is that and what does it mean? > > "Robert L (MS-MVP)" wrote: > >> Sounds like master browser issue. Any errors in the event viewer or use >> browstat to troubleshoot. >> >> Troubleshooting computer browsing issues >> The Computer Browser service terminated with the following error: >> This >> operation returned because the timeout period expired · Troubleshooting >> Computer ... >> http://www.chicagotech.net/computerbrowsingissues.htm >> >> Computer Browser >> The computer browser is to display a directory of all known >> computers >> or domains that the computer can reach. The purpose of the browser >> service >> is to ... >> http://www.chicagotech.net/browser.htm >> >> >> -- >> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE >> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on >> http://www.ChicagoTech.net >> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on >> http://www.HowToNetworking.com >> >> >> "Ron" <Ron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:78437BF4-4737-434E-8458-87F3681802AC@microsoft.com... >> >I have a Windows 2003 enterprise server SP2 that for some reason does >> >not >> > show up on the list under the Microsoft Windows Network. I have to to >> > disable >> > the NIC and re-enable it then after several minutes it show up for >> > awhile >> > and >> > then it disappears again. This is our main print server and shared >> > directory/folder server for the entire network. >> > There have been no reported printing issues or problems with users >> > gaining >> > access to their network folders/files from their mapped directories >> > it's >> > only >> > bothersome when I have to manually locate the server through network >> > neighborhood on XP. All DNS and WINS configuration looks fine, I have >> > no >> > trouble pinging it's name or IP address, nothing has changed, the >> > problem >> > only appears to have started today. Any ideas? >> >> >>
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