Re: [H] Missing clients?-FIXED?

2009-04-24 Thread maccrawj
I wouldn't be too sure on that cease-fire since master browser election can happen at anytime 2+ machines see each other. OK, a DHCP solution that does not require a DC or even a server OS assuming you have a router like a Linksys WRT w/ DD-WRT firmware (many other brand routers can also): DNS

Re: [H] Missing clients?-FIXED?

2009-04-23 Thread DHSinclair
jmaccraw, I do so understand your focus on a DC and DHCP. I use neither. But, when I decide to do either, I will seek you out for proper guidance. ATM, my grumbling clients seem to have settled into a mutual "cease-fire." LOL! Best, Duncan At 00:05 04/23/2009 -0700, you wrote: If it's not

Re: [H] Missing clients?-FIXED?

2009-04-23 Thread maccrawj
If it's not a domain controller, then it's just another copy of windows adding another master browser wannabe to the crowd. DHCP reservations & linked DNS updates trounce the moronic master browser thing anyday. Bottom line is if you can get there by IP address, 'net is broken for sure! DHSin

Re: [H] Missing clients?-FIXED?

2009-04-22 Thread DHSinclair
It appears that this {still strange 2me} glitch seems to be fixed. My WinXP clients have NOW re-populated their NetNeighborhood views with everybody else that are currently alive/hot. And, following a re-boot of my W2K server, its' NetNeighborhood window also shows everybody else that are curren

Re: [H] missing clients?-FIXED

2009-03-27 Thread DHSinclair
Oddly enough I must focus on "How", "Why", and "WTF" way too much... I finally just did a ReStart of the suspect machine. All LAN Clients are now back in the NN/Workgroup. I just give up! I found nothing except several information entries in the Event Log between 0732 and 0759 this am