Master browwer issue
Todd Pfaff
pfaff at edge.cis.McMaster.CA
Tue Mar 16 04:57:08 GMT 1999
On Tue, 16 Mar 1999, Jim Watt wrote:
> --On 3/16/99, 8:19 AM +1100 Raven wrote:
>
> } I keep seeing this fight going on in samba-log.nmb, is there a
> } way to make certain the Linux box remains the master browser
> } period? The Linux box is TRIBE the Win95 box is RAVEN:
>
> There's a configuration parameter under "Network/File and Printer
> Sharing for Microsoft Networks/Properties" called "Browse Master".
> Set it to "Disabled". RAVEN will no longer attempt to become
> the browse master after you make that change. It's a Good Idea
> to make that change to all Win95 machines that are on the same
> numbered network as your Samba machine.
and if you want to do the same on nt systems edit this registry data:
\Registry\Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser
Start = REG_DWORD 0x4
Parameters
IsDomainMaster = FALSE
MaintainServerList = No
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