Unable to browse network neighbourhood in a Windows 2003 environme

Peugeot wrote:
> Unable to browse network neighbourhood in a Windows 2003 environment
> from secondary subnet.
>
> shows:-
>
> You might not have permission to use this network resource.
> The list of servers for this workgroup is currently unavailable
>
>
>
> We are not running WINS. All servers have teamed fail on fault config.
>
> Network browsing works from main subnet where the master browser is.
>
> Have tried browstat stuff (from MS Articles) and servers on the
> secondary subnet report
>
> browstat status shows:-
>
> Status for domain <domain> on transport
> \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{75B444DA-C019-4E D8-8A71-B9F5ACED78C3}
> Browsing is NOT active on domain. Status : 6118
> Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.
>
>
> Status for domain <domain> on transport
> \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{9FD4D28F-D285-4B 67-9403-4869775DA27D}
> Browsing is NOT active on domain. Status : 6118
> Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.
>
> We noticed the other day that the master browser was on behind a
> firewall. This has been rectified and the master broweser is now a DC
> (PDC Emulator) in primary subnet. We left it a few days expecting it
> to sort itself out but no joy.
>
>
> Netbios over TCP/IP is set to default. Server have static IP
> addresses.
>
>
> Event log shows
>
> Event Type: Error
> Event Source: BROWSER
> Event Category: None
> Event ID: 8032
> Date: 21/06/2006
> Time: 13:24:54
> User: N/A
> Computer: <computer>
> Description:
> The browser service has failed to retrieve the backup list too many
> times on transport
> \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{75B444DA-C019-4ED8-8A71-B9F5ACED78C3}. The
> backup browser is stopping.
>
>
> Any help will be gratefully received.

You need a WINS server with multiple subnets.

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Kerry
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User