Article ID: 110924
Article Last Modified on 9/22/1999
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
This article was previously published under Q110924
3.11
WINDOWS
kbnetwork kbprb
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.
-or-
- Add the line MaintainServerList=YES to the [NETWORK] section of the SYSTEM.INI file.
-or-
- Use NetBEUI in conjunction with TCP/IP.
KBCategory: kbnetwork kbprb
KBSubcategory: wfw wfwg
Additional query words: 3.11 tcp ip tc/pip browsing browser masterbrowser browsemaster browse master
Keywords: KB110924
