I lost a server and I'd like to have it back!

[sharkeeper]

Ok this is really not as bad as it sounds...

It's a 2003 64 datacenter edition machine and nobody can see it in the network places - network wide. \\servername reveals it just fine. All other computers are showing up as well. It's like it's been hidden or something. Nothing obvious, no browser troubles, etc.

What gives?

 

[n0cmonkey]

I'm of no help, but you were making me think this was one of those "netware server got plastered in a wall by a contractor and no one noticed for 300 years" stories.

 

[networkman]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
I'm of no help, but you were making me think this was one of those "netware server got plastered in a wall by a contractor and no one noticed for 300 years" stories.

For a long time I used to think that was just some kind of "urban legend" type of thing.. 'cept I've run into a couple people that have actually encountered such situations, one with Netware 3.x and the other with an OS/2 Warp server. :roll:

Okay, seriously though.. I was thinking about the possibility that broadcasting might be disabled on the server. Perhaps the information HERE may be of use to you.

 

[cleverhandle]

Any changes in network numbering? Subnets can wreak havoc with network browsing.

 

[sharkeeper]

Okay, seriously though.. I was thinking about the possibility that broadcasting might be disabled on the server. Perhaps the information HERE may be of use to you.

No, broadcasting is definitely turned ON. Verfied. She's hiding like the vocal cricket that shuts up every time you look for her.

Well at least there are no accessiblity issues. It's just weird.

Good link info btw.

 

[avey]

Network places gets its list from the master browser on the network. On boot a machine will broadcast and register it self with the master browser.

Is this server on a different subnet?

 

[Steve]

Maybe it's hiding behind the couch.

 

[dphantom]

Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP machines with Remote Desktop enabled do not advertise their existence in the browse list by defualt. You can force these machines to advertise themselves by changing the "TSAdvertise" value in the .registry

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555036

 

[sharkeeper]

Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP machines with Remote Desktop enabled do not advertise their existence in the browse list by defualt. You can force these machines to advertise themselves by changing the "TSAdvertise" value in the .registry

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555036

Well the value was 0 in the registry.

It has been changed to 1.

Now the wait and see game begins.

 

[dphantom]

Originally posted by: sharkeeper

Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP machines with Remote Desktop enabled do not advertise their existence in the browse list by defualt. You can force these machines to advertise themselves by changing the "TSAdvertise" value in the .registry

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555036

Well the value was 0 in the registry.

It has been changed to 1.

Now the wait and see game begins.

Should show up in 12 minutes. That's the default query interval for PCs/servers to update the domain master browser.

 

[sharkeeper]

Should show up in 12 minutes. That's the default query interval for PCs/servers to update the domain master browser.

Yes that time has long passed and guess who is MIA?

This is strange. Then again I think that's the way it's supposed to be at sea. Everything costs twice as much and takes three times longer to do. Well except sex.

EDIT: Well DUH! It says to restart the server! I should've done that when we were at Nassau. :|

Dammit. Oh well it's time to get loose.