Network browsing

[Guest]

Hi.
I have problem of the next kind.

There are three subnets in our network.
1 - 192.168.1.0
2 - 192.168.2.0
3 - 192.168.3.0
There're only MS applications and OSs in our network and AD was deployed.
Subnets are connected with rras.
We have DC in each subnet and DNS services integrated with AD.

The problem is the imposibility of network browsing from first subnet
using Windows explorer (My Network Places->Entire Network->Microsoft Windows
Network->My domain
).
There is only machine which i'm trying to browse network from.

However i'm able to access any machine using command line from any subnet.


Thank you.

 

[Richard G. Harper]

Browsing depends on NetBIOS name resolution, which will probably require a
WINS server running at each location and synchronizing with each other.
However, browsing is also a rather outdated method of managing a network;
unless you need it fixed for some reason you may simply wish to use other
methods (direct access, which as you have noted, does work).

 

[mike.james]

WINS server running at each location and synchronizing with each other.

However, browsing is also a rather outdated method of managing a network;
unless you need it fixed for some reason you may simply wish to use other
methods (direct access, which as you have noted, does work).

So what is the current method of managing a network and allowing users to
"discover" resources?
mikej

 

[Richard G. Harper]

Well, let's see ...

In Active Directory you can publish shares and access them in that manner,
bypassing WINS/NetBIOS. This works for both users and administrators.

Administrators can script in WMI/WBEM to accomplish any number of tasks.

And, of course, there's always "Administrators create, track and allow
access to shares; users should not."

 

[Guest]

Thank you for your reply
They have shortcuts to some common network resources and disk attached using
AD.

 

[mike.james]

Well, let's see ...

In Active Directory you can publish shares and access them in that manner,
bypassing WINS/NetBIOS. This works for both users and administrators.

Sorry to be dim ... how exactly?

Administrators can script in WMI/WBEM to accomplish any number of tasks.

Always true

And, of course, there's always "Administrators create, track and allow
access to shares; users should not."

Unfortunately my users are "experts" and want to be able to create shares
and
tell other users to make use of them without having to give then
complete resource names.

mikej

 

[Richard G. Harper]

Don't think I ever saw this arrive, so I'm re-sending it again:

Publishing shared folders in Active Directory:

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/.../proddocs/en-us/dsadmin_domain_add_folder.asp

Publishing shared printers in Active Directory:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;234619