master browser is stopping or an election is being forced

[John O'Connnor]

I am getting the following error message in the event
viewer of our Win2000 server:
Event Source: MRxSmb
Event ID: 8003
Description: The master browser has received a server
announcement from the computer CAWRK-TIM that believes
that it is the master browser for the domain on transport
NetBT_Tcpip_{B4BD22D8-3FCA-442C. The master browser is
stopping or an election is being forced.

There have been several workstations that have been having
problems with slow network browsing and also not being
able to connect to a share on the server temporarily.
What suggestions do you have to fix this problem.

Thanks,
John

 

[Shane Brasher]

Hello,

You can stop the computer browser service on the secondary server. This
will keep it from taking place in the browser election.

OR

Go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Parameters\
IsDomainMaster
Change the value of this key to "yes" (without the quotation marks), quit
Registry Editor, and then restart your computer.

191611 Symptoms of Multihomed Browsers
http://kb/article.asp?id=Q191611

188305 Troubleshooting the Microsoft Computer Browser Service
http://kb/article.asp?id=Q188305

136712 Common Questions About Browsing with Windows
http://kb/article.asp?id=Q136712

Shane Brasher
MCSE (2000,NT),MCSA, A+
Microsoft Platforms Support
Windows NT/2000 Networking