how to force master browser in windows 7
Windows 7 Pro Workstation tries to be Master Browser
How do I force a computer to be the Master Browser?
How do I set my Windows 7 computer as the master browser?
Uh oh! You might start experiencing NBT name resolution failure. These are names like JOE-PC versus Joe-PC.example.com. It will depend on the program (and whether it will try using DNS first by appending the primary DNS suffix) but it can cause sneaky, intermittent problems.
NetBIOS name resolution works by having no real central authority, unlike DNS. The master browser is chosen by election, and that elected browser serves NBT queries. If there are two master browsers, someone is confused. I wouldn't want to rely on a faulty master browser.
Try setting the appropriate registry flag (isMasterBrowser I believe, I forget where it's at) and see if that clears the issue up.
TCP/IP - verify NetBIOS over TCP/IP is ENABLED!
Diagnostic command:
net view
test NetBIOS sharing. alternative BROWSTAT STATUS Windows Support Tools microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15326
msiexec /i x:\support\tools\suptools.msi /q addlocal=all command
If net view, BROWSTAT STATUS get 6118 error master browser problem.
BROWSTAT STATUS
browstat dn
get local NETBIOS name table, diagnostic WINS.
nbtstat –n
Get PDC.
browstat GETPDC 1 %USERDOMAIN%
Get the master browser machine name.
browstat GETMASTER 1 %USERDOMAIN%
Checks service state:
Wmic service where (Name="browser") get caption, name, startmode, state
sc queryex "browser"
If service Computer Browser service disabled, run:
sc config "browser" start= auto
sc start "browser"
Set in registry:
NetBT param set.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\Parameters
NetNode DWORD 2
NodeType DWORD 8
Up master browser priority.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Parameters
IsDomainMaster=TRUE
MaintainServerList = Yes
Reboot.
Install WINS if possible and DNS server.
Set Computer Browser service in other station to manual mode.
Try setting this key in registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Parameters
Create a string IsDomainMaster and set it to FALSE.
After a reboot it shouldn’t try to become a master browser anymore.
I have one Windows 7 Pro machine on our small Network
We have WIndows 2003 Server as master Browser/DNS/DHCP
All other workstations are XP pro - no problems with them.
Every now and again, I get this error message in the server logs (Event Viewer - System logs)
“The master browser has received a server announcement from the computer computername that believes that it is the master browser for the domain on transport NetBT_Tcpip_{6D8B304B-8CD4-41A8. The master browser is stopping or an election is being forced.”
There appear to be no other related errors, and all machines work fine
This tends to happen when the Win7 machine is the first to log on in the morning - we turn all workstations off overnight.
Do I need to do anything?
Thanks
Ed
I am having trouble with losing network shares on my wireless streaming media device. Research suggests it's because my laptop is not the master browser, and instead the media player is. I need to force it to recognise my computer as the master browser, but all the guides on google are complete gibberish to me. I need to have it explained step by step.
Can anyone help?