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February 13, 2018 - ‘..__MSBROWSE__.‘ and ‘<1d>‘ in the above output indicates that the laptop named smenkhkare is currently the Master Browser of the Workgroup named GREENGABLES. See the Microsoft TechNet article NetBIOS Over TCP/IP to interpret the output. Now let’s look at what happens when thutmoseiii, the Windows 10 desktop connected to this home network, is powered up: user $ smbtree GREENGABLES \\AKHANATEN Samba 4.3.11-Ubuntu \\AKHANATEN\IPC$ IPC Service (Samba 4.3.11-Ubuntu) \\AKHANATEN\guest guest account \\AKHANATEN\matthew matthew share \\AKHANATEN\marilla marilla share \\AKHANATEN\anne anne

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For every 32 additional computers, another backup browser is added. In a Windows NT domain, the primary domain controller is always the local master browser, and if it fails, another Windows NT/2000 server (if one exists) will take over the role of local master browser.

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samba & Windows 10 home issues

This seems to be directly related to Windows 10 and is apparently a well known issue. After a LOT of exploration I found the problem is related to the network master browser computer. If a linux machine is elected master browser none of the other samba units show up AND windows 10 won't allow ... More on github.com

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The old network browsing is only there for backwards compatibility. On all your Windows workstations, turn off the "Computer Browser" service. Disable it everywhere. That will prevent any of your workstations from becoming the "master browser". On your Samba server add these to your smb4.conf: More on forums.freebsd.org

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Force SMB master browser

NethServer Version: 7.8.2003 Module: SMB Hello, Is there a way to force the Nethserver SMB server to be a master browser on the local network? I know it can be done by modifying the smb.conf file and adding some additional parameters, but these get overwritten every time the system runs the ... More on community.nethserver.org

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Master browser - can't edit smb.conf - General Support - LibreELEC Forum

I've got my Windows 2008R2 file server set as Master Browser by default. I have two Libreelec devices. Whenever I reboot or turn off the server, one of the Libreelec devices grabs the Master Browser position and it takes a bunch of reboots to finally get it back to the server. I want to disable master browser function in the Libreelec devices. I tried editing \etc\samba... More on forum.libreelec.tv

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Master Browser - which system on a LAN, how to configure? - Windows 10 Help Forums

Are there any utilities or cmd-box commands to manage the master browser? Hi there @x509 if Non Windows system e.g LAN using samba look in samba.cnf (samba config file usually in folder /etc/samba) set in global section (the section marked [global] ...........

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June 24, 2021 - If you enable SMB 1.0 in Windows 10 the computer browser service will be available again. It was SMB 1.0 which was removed, not the computer browser service. If you really want to have XP as your master browser you can disable the computer browser service in Windows 10 from Computer Management>Services.

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December 27, 2018 - I currently have 3 Win 10 PC’s live on the lan plus two Synology boxes. Any pointers as to why I get this error? Reply ... I have seen a similar error when my Seagate NAS has grabbed the Master Browser function. I have to turn off the NAS for a bit until some other device becomes Master. Reply ... Yup, that’s typical. Still today, the only way I have found to make it all work nicely is to have a linux box running 24/7 and force it to be Master by configuring samba appropriately.

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Chapter 10. Network Browsing

July 5, 1998 - Example 10.1. Domain Master Browser smb.conf · The DMB may be the same machine as the WINS server, if necessary. Next, you should ensure that each of the subnets contains a machine that can act as an LMB for the workgroup. Any MS Windows NT/200x/XP machine should be able to do this, as will Windows 9x/Me machines (although these tend to get rebooted more often, so it is not such a good idea to use them). To make a Samba ...

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February 10, 2016 - After a LOT of exploration I found the problem is related to the network master browser computer. If a linux machine is elected master browser none of the other samba units show up AND windows 10 won't allow access to other windows shares.

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Samba domain | The FreeBSD Forums

June 10, 2020 - The old network browsing is only there for backwards compatibility. On all your Windows workstations, turn off the "Computer Browser" service. Disable it everywhere. That will prevent any of your workstations from becoming the "master browser". On your Samba server add these to your smb4.conf:

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May 31, 2020 - NethServer Version: 7.8.2003 Module: SMB Hello, Is there a way to force the Nethserver SMB server to be a master browser on the local network? I know it can be done by modifying the smb.conf file and adding some add…

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Samba can act as a domain master browser on a Windows domain if required.

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The Reason

I think you are hitting the newest Microsoft "great" move to remove Computer Browser service. (I think it was around for 25 years or so). The main reason is to stop using NetBIOS for browsing. The replacement is called WSD Provider.

The service is broken as of Windows 10 Creators 1703. If the Win10 1703 is the Master Browser only that computer has Computer Browsing. If a non-1703 is the Master Browser all the non-1703 have Computer Browsing. That is the reason why it sometimes appears to work and sometimes not. Rebooting forces a change in the Master Browser on the network.

The workaround

You have to set one computer to be the Master Browser. Maybe you can set your SAMBA to be the master browser for all non-1703 computers.

How to identify the Master Browser?

Issue the following command: nbtstat -a YOUR_COMPUTERNAME

The computer that is Master Browser will have __MSBROWSE__ in the *Name column** e.g. ..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered (I'm on AD so it is little bit different but you get the idea.)

To set a computer to be a Master Browser you have to change the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Parameters and change the value of MaintainServerList from Auto to Yes.

Additional to that if you are missing a String value IsDomainMaster then create it and set it to True.

On the other hand, if you are sure that you don't want your PC to take over the Master Browser role set the value of MaintainServerList from Auto to No (you may want to set it on all computers on your workgroup/network).

As for the Win10 1703 and above you may want to start the Computer Browser service and set it to Automatic.

Important to note

This is only temporary fix! Microsoft apparently decided to remove the Computer Browser service completely at some future point of time.

Edit Due to the comment - for better understanding

The win10 1703 and above update must be a client not a Master browser (must only have the Computer Browser service started and set to automatic) . The Master browser must be either pre-1703 win10 machine, win8, win7, samba, etc. The other machines will check for the Master browser and will see it if set this way. The post-1703 win10 machine will also see it but it must be a client only not a Master browser!

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You want to make sure the samba server is running SMB v3 or higher. This allows modern versions of Windows to access the server. Homegroup is not going to solve your problem.

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Configuring a Master Browser | Springer Nature Link

Samba can function as a master browser, and Samba also includes options that enable it to fine-tune the browsing functions it provides to other computers. Some of these options are fairly mundane, but others are unusual.

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Is Force acting as Master Browser important? | SNBForums

April 15, 2016 - Good info below: https://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/NetworkBrowsing.html#id2581357 ... if you want to check which device is master browser in your LAN, this code works in Windows 7 (command prompt) ... for /f "delims=\= " %C in ('net view ^| find "\\"') do @echo -Checking %C && @nbtstat -a %C | find "MSBROWSE" http://bucket-o-notes.blogspot.de/2013/06/find-master-browser-on-windows-7-machine.html · Click to expand... Also works in Windows 10

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14.6. Samba Network Browsing | Reference Guide | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 4 | Red Hat Documentation

Lowering the os level directive results in Samba conflicting with other master browsers on the same subnet. The higher the value, the higher the priority. The highest a Windows server can operate at is 32.

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Setting Master Browser Options - Linux in a Windows World [Book]

February 7, 2005 - Setting Master Browser Options In order to handle local network browsers like the one shown in Figure 3-1, SMB/CIFS requires one computer to be designated a master browser . This... - Selection from Linux in a Windows World [Book]

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Master browser - can't edit smb.conf - General Support - LibreELEC Forum

March 27, 2020 - IIRC there were/are settings to force a Browser. ... Thanks Jo, I'm editing the wrong smb.conf file. ... The /storage/.smb/smb.conf location is not used anywhere in modern versions of LE .. use /storage/.config/samba.conf (rename the sample conf) and set the following values (notice they are uncommented): # The following are default values for the master selection process

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Domain Master Browser - Wikipedia

February 18, 2020 - The Domain Master Browser is necessary on a routed TCP/IP network, that is, when a Windows domain spans more than one TCP/IP network. When a Windows domain spans multiple subnets each of the subnets has an independent browser called the Master Browser. The Master Browser is responsible for ...