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by robert schommer

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I am in a Windows LAN/WAN environment that has a flat structure with multiple subnets and no logical divisions. The PDC shows as Domain Master Browser in WINS but I have NT workstations and WIN98 clients taking over as Master Browser continuously. If my reading is correct, one of the NT Servers should be showing as Master rather than awarding the election to a less capable NOS.

When I look at "Browser Monitor" the properties of my PDC show it being the Master Browser but WINS will show another machine as being (1bh) while the PDC shows as the Domain Master Browser. The BDC shows in WINS as being a Backup Browser.

I am understandably somewhat confused with this. Any assistance would be appreciated.

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by shmaltz

Make sure you disable the option of being a master browser on all the machines you dont want to act as one.

by mikewbc

I haven't worked with multiple subnets but I did find out that there is a built in Pecking order to browser master and forced elections. It is PDC, BDC, NT servers, NT workstations, then Windows 95/98 machines. If 2 machines are at the same level,the tie is broken by the computer name in alphabetical order!! WS1 would win over WS4, Darth over Luke etc. I found that while I thought I had turned off every browser, a user got into the properties and changed it to auto so that their IE and Netscape would work automatically!!

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