Disappearing Server in Network Neighborhood

[Ron]

I have a Windows 2003 enterprise server SP2 that for some reason does not
show up on the list under the Microsoft Windows Network. I have to to disable
the NIC and re-enable it then after several minutes it show up for awhile and
then it disappears again. This is our main print server and shared
directory/folder server for the entire network.
There have been no reported printing issues or problems with users gaining
access to their network folders/files from their mapped directories it's only
bothersome when I have to manually locate the server through network
neighborhood on XP. All DNS and WINS configuration looks fine, I have no
trouble pinging it's name or IP address, nothing has changed, the problem
only appears to have started today. Any ideas?

 

[Robert L \(MS-MVP\)]

Sounds like master browser issue. Any errors in the event viewer or use
browstat to troubleshoot.

Troubleshooting computer browsing issues
The Computer Browser service terminated with the following error: This
operation returned because the timeout period expired · Troubleshooting
Computer ...
www.chicagotech.net/computerbrowsingissues.htm

Computer Browser
The computer browser is to display a directory of all known computers
or domains that the computer can reach. The purpose of the browser service
is to ...
www.chicagotech.net/browser.htm


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"Ron" <Ron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:78437BF4-4737-434E-8458-87F3681802AC@microsoft.com...
>I have a Windows 2003 enterprise server SP2 that for some reason does not
> show up on the list under the Microsoft Windows Network. I have to to
> disable
> the NIC and re-enable it then after several minutes it show up for awhile
> and
> then it disappears again. This is our main print server and shared
> directory/folder server for the entire network.
> There have been no reported printing issues or problems with users gaining
> access to their network folders/files from their mapped directories it's
> only
> bothersome when I have to manually locate the server through network
> neighborhood on XP. All DNS and WINS configuration looks fine, I have no
> trouble pinging it's name or IP address, nothing has changed, the problem
> only appears to have started today. Any ideas?

 

[Ron]

I noticed that there was no master browser so I made my PDC the master
browser by entering the registry settings suggested in the articles below.
Now when I run browstat status <domain> I receive:
Browsing is NOT active on domain status: 6118. Master name cannot be
determined from GetAdapterStatus.
I have DNS, WIN setup and the server is using a static IP however it still
disappears from time to time. It only uses one NIC and no firewall is turned
on. How do you activate Browsing? Also, when I run browstat stats I notice
that on this server I only see statistics for NumberOfElectionPackets however
when I run it for other servers I see statistics for this one as well as for
the first two or three lines shown. Why is that and what does it mean?

"Robert L (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> Sounds like master browser issue. Any errors in the event viewer or use
> browstat to troubleshoot.
>
> Troubleshooting computer browsing issues
> The Computer Browser service terminated with the following error: This
> operation returned because the timeout period expired · Troubleshooting
> Computer ...
> www.chicagotech.net/computerbrowsingissues.htm
>
> Computer Browser
> The computer browser is to display a directory of all known computers
> or domains that the computer can reach. The purpose of the browser service
> is to ...
> www.chicagotech.net/browser.htm
>
>
> --
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>
>
> "Ron" <Ron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:78437BF4-4737-434E-8458-87F3681802AC@microsoft.com...
> >I have a Windows 2003 enterprise server SP2 that for some reason does not
> > show up on the list under the Microsoft Windows Network. I have to to
> > disable
> > the NIC and re-enable it then after several minutes it show up for awhile
> > and
> > then it disappears again. This is our main print server and shared
> > directory/folder server for the entire network.
> > There have been no reported printing issues or problems with users gaining
> > access to their network folders/files from their mapped directories it's
> > only
> > bothersome when I have to manually locate the server through network
> > neighborhood on XP. All DNS and WINS configuration looks fine, I have no
> > trouble pinging it's name or IP address, nothing has changed, the problem
> > only appears to have started today. Any ideas?
>
>
>

 

[Robert L \(MS-MVP\)]

This post may help.

Fixed: Browsing is NOT active on domain. status: 6118
http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums/viewtopic.php?t=1839

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Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com


"Ron" <Ron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:482EDAED-B378-496C-8B05-E8351CFD69FD@microsoft.com...
>I noticed that there was no master browser so I made my PDC the master
> browser by entering the registry settings suggested in the articles below.
> Now when I run browstat status <domain> I receive:
> Browsing is NOT active on domain status: 6118. Master name cannot be
> determined from GetAdapterStatus.
> I have DNS, WIN setup and the server is using a static IP however it still
> disappears from time to time. It only uses one NIC and no firewall is
> turned
> on. How do you activate Browsing? Also, when I run browstat stats I
> notice
> that on this server I only see statistics for NumberOfElectionPackets
> however
> when I run it for other servers I see statistics for this one as well as
> for
> the first two or three lines shown. Why is that and what does it mean?
>
> "Robert L (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> Sounds like master browser issue. Any errors in the event viewer or use
>> browstat to troubleshoot.
>>
>> Troubleshooting computer browsing issues
>> The Computer Browser service terminated with the following error:
>> This
>> operation returned because the timeout period expired · Troubleshooting
>> Computer ...
>> www.chicagotech.net/computerbrowsingissues.htm
>>
>> Computer Browser
>> The computer browser is to display a directory of all known
>> computers
>> or domains that the computer can reach. The purpose of the browser
>> service
>> is to ...
>> www.chicagotech.net/browser.htm
>>
>>
>> --
>> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
>> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
>> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
>> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
>> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>>
>>
>> "Ron" <Ron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:78437BF4-4737-434E-8458-87F3681802AC@microsoft.com...
>> >I have a Windows 2003 enterprise server SP2 that for some reason does
>> >not
>> > show up on the list under the Microsoft Windows Network. I have to to
>> > disable
>> > the NIC and re-enable it then after several minutes it show up for
>> > awhile
>> > and
>> > then it disappears again. This is our main print server and shared
>> > directory/folder server for the entire network.
>> > There have been no reported printing issues or problems with users
>> > gaining
>> > access to their network folders/files from their mapped directories
>> > it's
>> > only
>> > bothersome when I have to manually locate the server through network
>> > neighborhood on XP. All DNS and WINS configuration looks fine, I have
>> > no
>> > trouble pinging it's name or IP address, nothing has changed, the
>> > problem
>> > only appears to have started today. Any ideas?
>>
>>
>>