Help and Support
 

powered byLive Search

No Master Browse Server Available with TCP/IP

View products that this article applies to.
Article ID:110924
Last Review:September 22, 1999
Revision:1.0
This article was previously published under Q110924
3.11
WINDOWS
kbnetwork kbprb

SYMPTOMS

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

Back to the top

CAUSE

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

Back to the top

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.

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

-or-
•Use NetBEUI in conjunction with TCP/IP.
KBCategory: kbnetwork kbprb
KBSubcategory: wfw wfwg

Back to the top

APPLIES TO
•Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11

Back to the top

Keywords: 
KB110924

Back to the top

Article Translations

 

Other Support Options

  • Need More Help?
    Contact a Support professional by Email, Online or Phone.
  • Customer Service
    For non-technical assistance with product purchases, subscriptions, online services, events, training courses, corporate sales, piracy issues, and more.
  • Newsgroups
    Pose a question to other users. Discussion groups and Forums about specific Microsoft products, technologies, and services.