How is network neighborhood populated?

[SA]

Hi all,
I have a W23k domain and was wondering why I cant see all the computers in
my network neighborhood (entire network)?

I only see a certain number of servers and was wndering what the criteria
was in the netowrk neighborhood getting populated? My client is a XP
machine.

SA.

 

[Matjaz Ladava [MVP]]

Are the clients that do not show up in the list on another subnet ? If yes,
then this is because routers don't pass NetBIOS broadcasts. You should use
WINS server in this situation.

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Matjaz Ladava
MVP Windows Server - Directory Services
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[SA]

Even the clients on my own subnet do not show up.
As for WINS I thought this was replcaced by DDNS.

SA.

 

[Matjaz Ladava [MVP]]

Network browsing still uses NetBIOS and not DNS. WINS is still userd in
network browsing apart from BETBios broadcast.


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Matja¾
http://www.slowug.org

 

[ptwilliams]

With regards to the browse list being empty on the local subnet however, I
would check the following:

- Is NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) disabled? You disable this on the WINS
tab of TCP/IP properties. As Matjaz has already stated, no NetBT - no
Browse list

- Is the Computer Browser service running and set to automatic? If not, it
should be. However, this still requires NetBT.

- Is the NetBIOS TCP/IP Helper Service running and set to automatic?
Again, this should be.

If all of this is true, perhaps all of the machines have had their ability
to act as a browse master disabled - this is achieved through editing the
registry.

In order for the browse list to span multiple subnets, you must ensure that
name resolution is working correctly. Ideally, you'll have WINS, but I
believe you can achieve this without WINS...


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Network browsing still uses NetBIOS and not DNS. WINS is still userd in
network browsing apart from BETBios broadcast.


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lp

Matja¾
http://www.slowug.org