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by drummerb0y

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I have a small network I administer with NT 4.0 workstations and an NT mail/print server. Our PDC however is a Digital UNIX machine with NT Alpha running on top of UNIX. My question is: How do I get the Computer Browser service running properly on my network? Right now only the 2 servers show up in Network Neighboorhood and the Server Manager. TIA!

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by dcadmin

You need to make sure that WINS is running correctly and that the master browser (your pdc) is correct in the WINS database, if you have a small network with static mappings instead of DHCP then you can put together an LMHOSTS file to resolve network addresses and computers will show up in the network neighborhood.

Good Luck!

by dheupel

Hello. I think part of your problem is having your PDC on top of a Unix machine. I would recommend putting in another NT server (or two) and promoting one to PDC, and demoting the PDC on the Alpha box to BDC or member server. Then you will want to purchase and install the Windows NT Services for Unix Add-on Pack from Microsoft (about $150).

You will also want to install WINS (WIndows Name Service) on a BDC/member server which keeps track of your machine names - it works in conjunction with DNS and the Windows Browser services.

Good luck!

by drummerb0y

Thanks. I think this answers my question. Of course, I can't just make major config changes like David suggests. I too work for the government and they have strict guidelines in place for our network. But I was just curious as to workarounds forthe problem. Thanks again for all the help!

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