Some of the common problems that you may encounter while using
the Computer Browser service are listed below, followed by recommended
resolutions.
Problem
The browse list on the backup domain controller does not contain
all of the domain servers. For example, the list of servers that
is displayed as a result of executing the net view command from
a backup domain controller is incomplete.
Resolution
It can take as long as 12 minutes for the system to update
the browse list. The administrator can edit the Advanced Server
Registry on the backup domain controller to change the value of
the BackupUpdate keyword to the value (in seconds) for which updates
are desired. Note that increasing the browse update frequency will
generate increased network traffic.
The BackupUpdate keyword is located in the following key:
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Parameters |
The Computer Browser service must be stopped and restarted
for the change to take effect.
For more information on changing registry values, see Appendix
A, "Advanced Server Registry."
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