MRxSmb

[Michael S. Androsov]

On Windows Server 2000 (SP4) PDC
computers I received next message:
Source: MRxSmb
ID: 8003
The master browser has received a server announcement from
the computer ... that believes that it is the master
browser for the domain on transport Nwlnklpx. The master
browser is stopping or an election is being forced.

What's this a problem?

Michael S. Androsov
EXPOCENTR

 

[Politician Spock]

Master Browser is the way NetBIOS names are resolved to network addresses
using broadcasts. There can only be one master on a subnet. If no master
browser is detected or more than master browser is detected on a subnet,
then an election is held. I wouldn't worry about the occasional election. If
you are getting them every 12 minutes or so, then you have a problem on the
network.

 

[Michael S. Androsov]

-----Original Message-----
Master Browser is the way NetBIOS names are resolved to network addresses
using broadcasts. There can only be one master on a subnet. If no master
browser is detected or more than master browser is detected on a subnet,
then an election is held. I wouldn't worry about the occasional election. If
you are getting them every 12 minutes or so, then you have a problem on the
network.




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I have this message about every hour. Would I worry about
the occasional election?

Michael S. Androsov
EXPOCENTR

 

[Politician Spock]

Ideally, you should never have browser elections because all the clients
know the PDC is the master browser. An election causes overhead on the
network, so to have 1 to 3 a day isn't too bad unless your subnets are huge.
Having one every 12 minutes is a sign that UDP Netbios broadcasts are being
sent across subnets and the routers shouldn't be configured to do this.
Having one an hour is probably an annoyance on your network, and if you have
the time you should find out what computer(s) is causing the election, but
if no one is complaining about network slowdowns or issues accessing
resources, the elections probably aren't causing much troubles.