No Master Browse Server Available with TCP/IP

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3.11
WINDOWS
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SYMPTOMS

Browsing in Windows for Workgroups 3.11 may not work if TCP/IP is the only protocol installed.

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CAUSE

When TCP/IP is the only protocol installed, there is no Browse Master election.

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RESOLUTION

To correct this problem:

Increase NBSESSIONS in the [TCPIP] section of the PROTOCOL.INI file to 10. Add a setting called NUMNAMES to the [TCPIP] section of the PROTOCOL.INI file and set it to 11.

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Add the line MaintainServerList=YES to the [NETWORK] section of the SYSTEM.INI file.

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Use NetBEUI in conjunction with TCP/IP.

KBCategory: kbnetwork kbprb
KBSubcategory: wfw wfwg

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11

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KB110924

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