Incomplete Domain Listing on Very Large Networks

 Last reviewed: July 19, 1996
Article ID: Q135279
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you try to browse the entire network in Network Neighborhood by double-clicking the Entire Network icon, some of the domains on your network may not appear. The alphabetized list that appears may be only a partial listing. This problem may be more severe if you are using TCP/IP as your only network protocol and you are using Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) for NetBIOS resolution.

CAUSE

When you are browsing the network, Windows 95 stores the domain names in a table that is limited to 64K in size. When this table is full, no more domains are displayed.

In addition, many WINS servers have a known side effect that causes them to report that domains exist, even after these domains have been removed from the network. This can occur on networks where domains are frequently removed shortly after they are created. This problem may prevent domains that currently exist on the network from being displayed in Network Neighborhood.

KBCategory: kbnetwork kbbuglist
KBSubcategory: win95
Additional reference words: 95 dns winipcfg

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Last reviewed: July 19, 1996
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