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Troubleshoot your masterbrowser - 2006/05/10 11:00
Sometimes you get the message that either the domain is unavailable or that you don't have enough permissions to browse the resource. If you get this,
the masterbrowser is not working correctly.
Complete error message from a WindowsXP client computer
[Domainname] is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have acces permissions. Windows cannot find the network path. Verify that the network path is correct and the destinaation computer is not busy or turned off. If Windows still cannot find the network path, contact your network administrator
Also in de security Event there will be event 537 logged "Unexpected error occured acces is denied"
A program called browstat from the resource kit(nt4 & 2000) is specially designed to help you troubleshoot this.
Find out what machine is masterbrowser and reboot this machine or turn it of for a short period of time.
all commands from browstat
Usage: BROWSTAT Command [Options | /HELP]
Where <Command> is one of:
ELECT ( EL) - Force election on remote domain
GETBLIST ( GB ) - Get backup list for domain
GETMASTER ( GM ) - Get remote Master Browser name (using NetBIOS )
GETPDC ( GP ) - Get PDC name (using NetBIOS)
LISTWFW (WFW ) - List WFW servers that are actually running browser
STATS (STS ) - Dump browser statistics
STATUS (STA) - Display status about a domain
TICKLE (TIC) - Force remote master to stop
VIEW ( VW) - Remote NetServerEnum to a server or domain on transport
In server (or domain) list displays, the following flags are used:
W=Workstation, S=Server, SQL=SQLServer, PDC=PrimaryDomainController,
BDC=BackupDomainController, TS=TimeSource, AFP=AFPServer, NV=Novell,
MBC=MemberServer, PQ=PrintServer, DL=DialinServer, XN=Xenix,
NT=Windows NT, WFW=WindowsForWorkgroups, MFPN=MS Netware,
SS=StandardServer, PBR=PotentialBrowser, BBR=BackupBrowser,
MBR=MasterBrowser, DMB=DomainMasterBrowser, OSF=OSFServer, VMS=VMSServer,
W95=Windows95, DFS=DistributedFileSystem
Some Examples
The below string is easy to obtain. When you type in Browstat status it will return also the devicenetbt_tcp_ip{string} you can copy the device...into notepad and use it again.
E:sharedntreskit>browstat getpdc DeviceNetBT_Tcpip_{E1571BD6-A664-4D38-B31B-
FD96F3FED76D} domainname
PDC: gives you back the Primary Domain Controller name
E:sharedntreskit>browstat getblist DeviceNetBT_Tcpip_{E1571BD6-A664-4D38-B31
B-FD96F3FED76D} domainname
Browser: shows backup masterbrowser
E:sharedntreskit>browstat getmaster DeviceNetBT_Tcpip_{E1571BD6-A664-4D38-B3
1B-FD96F3FED76D} domain name
Master Browser: shows masterbrowser
There is also another way to change the masterbrowser.
Find the computer that is masterbrowser, stop the browsing service and then use browstat to force a election.
browstat el DeviceNetBT_Tcpip_{E1571BD6-A664-4D38-B3
1B-FD96F3FED76D} domain name
Now a election is being forced and a new computer will take over the browsing list.
Helpfull link thanks to JPOPP from the winnet&mag forum
Description of NetBIOS Browsing Console (Browcon.exe)
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