No Master Browse Server Available with TCP/IP

• Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11

SYMPTOMS

Browsing in Windows for Workgroups 3.11 may not work if TCP/IP is the only protocol installed.

CAUSE

When TCP/IP is the only protocol installed, there is no Browse Master election.

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem:

• Increase NBSESSIONS in the [TCPIP] section of the PROTOCOL.INI file to 10. Add a setting called NUMNAMES to the [TCPIP] section of the PROTOCOL.INI file and set it to 11.
  
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• Add the line MaintainServerList=YES to the [NETWORK] section of the SYSTEM.INI file.
  
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• Use NetBEUI in conjunction with TCP/IP.

Additional query words: 3.11 tcp ip tc/pip browsing browser masterbrowser browsemaster browse master

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Version : WINDOWS:3.11
Platform : WINDOWS
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