XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On Mon, 9/30/2024 5:24 AM, Andy Burns wrote:   
   > Frank Slootweg wrote:   
   >   
   >>    I have only a small network, mostly two computers and a NAS, so I know   
   >> the NetBIOS names and can check things with nbtstat   
   >   
   > On a large network, there will almost always be multiple domain controllers   
   (often with WINS installed) and due to higher votes, these will tend to win   
   subnet and domain master browser elections, giving stability.   
   >   
   > On small networks, there won't tend to be server versions of Windows, just   
   desktop versions, and possibly samba on NASes, and machines will be "off" more   
   of the time,therefore you don't get a stable master browser hence unreliable   
   NETBIOS name    
   resolution, machines end-up trying broadcasts   
      
   But shouldn't elections settle down after two elections ?   
   Assuming all nodes stay connected and their network connection   
   does not power off.   
      
   .\nbtscan-1.0.35.exe 192.168.2.0/24   
   192.168.2.103   WORKGROUP\CHEVRON               SHARING   
   *timeout (normal end of scan)   
      
   net view   
   Server Name            Remark   
      
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------   
   \\CHEVRON   
   \\WALLACE   
   The command completed successfully.   
      
   Symptoms vary. nbtscan "cannot see itself".   
      
   Net View can see itself.   
      
   But two Win 11 machines don't behave the same way on Net View.   
      
   I suspect a random number generator is involved   
   in the code somewhere :-)   
      
      Paul   
      
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