[pptp-server] Wins Server With Multiple Workgroups

[Dougal Holmes]

That is not exactly correct.

You have problems with your browse master(s). Windows uses a combination of
broadcasts and WINS lookups to resolve browse lists, and doesn't seem to
like it when a browse master of a workgroup disappears.

Remember there is a browse master for each workgroup, and for each different
IP network. And Win2000 will become a browse master before a WinNT PTD/BDC,
then a WinNT Workstation and then (finally) Win98/95. However if a Win95/98
machine ever becomes a browse master at any time, it can be quite hard to
convince it to stop. And itcan take a reboot of the PDC (if one exists) or
the WINS database to time out (up to three days) for the other domains to
come back.......

Using \\machinename\xxx bypasses browse masters all together, and uses a
simple WINS lookup to find the address.

Dougal Holmes (at home)
mailto:dholmes at bigpond.net.au

----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin Kreger" <lists at earthling.2y.net>
To: "Mark Pearson" <markp at nonlinear.com>
Cc: <pptp-server at lists.schulte.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2001 12:11 PM
Subject: Re: [pptp-server] Wins Server With Multiple Workgroups


> Your not going to be able to see the other stuff. Sorry.  Windows was
> never designed for one computer in one workgroup/domain to interact with
> other workgroups/domains.
>
> *wonders why I see the ipsec gateway at my bosses home on the network at
> work*
>
>
> Justin Kreger, MCP MCSE CCNA
> jkreger at earthling.2y.net jwkreger at uncg.edu justin at wss.net
>
>
> On Fri, 13 Jul 2001, Mark Pearson wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have set up my poptop server - it is working nicely.  However, I have
5
> > workgroups on my network, and the pptp/wins server is a memeber of one
of
> > them.  All of the machines on the network point to the pptp as a wins
server
> > and the browse.dat file is maintaining a browse list for all of the
> > machines.  I can see all of the machines in the same workgroup as the
> > pptp/wins server, but no machines in the other workgroups.  I can
address
> > all of the machines on the network by \\machinename
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Mark Pearson
> > Software Test Engineer
> > Nonlinear Dynamics
> > tel: +44 (0)191 230 2121
> > fax: +44 (0)191 230 2131
> > web: www.nonlinear.com
> >
> >
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