User guide

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Appendix A Browsing for Resources on a Microsoft Network

Remote Annex Server Tools for Windows NT

User Guide

Required

Conﬁguration Details

The following conﬁguration details are required to make the browsing

operation work correctly:

• The PDCs of all domains should be Windows NT

server

Version 3.5 or later.

• All stations must use WINS to allow services to be recorded

properly.

• The client should disable the ability to be a browse master. This

will prevent the client from browsing except when the user asks

for a browse list. This reduces delays caused by broadcasting for

the MB in the background.

• For Windows 95:

– Control panel - Networks - File and Print Sharing for

Microsoft

– Networks - Properties - Advanced - BrowseMaster -

Disabled

• For WFW 3.11:

– system.ini

– [Network]

– MaintainServerList=No

Note that this is only necessary on clients that will encounter

browsing problems because their broadcast queries will not be

routed correctly. If a master browser exists on the subnet, the

disabling will not be necessary.