peter

Hi

Once a day NT4 server hangs up and I get message "The
master browser has received a server announcement from the
computer XXX that believes that is the master browser for
the domain on transport NetBT_EI90x1. The master browser
is stopping or an election is being forced."

The other computer is Win2000.

Thanks fot help.

michael giorgio - ms mvp

Disable the computer browser on the W2k machine
and see if this resolves your issue. This will not cause
the W2k machine to disappear from the browse list it
will prevent the W2k machine from attempting to become
the browse master.

wumws

Hi ,
I also want to know to can I disable master browser on a machine? I sometimes discover the problem too.
Is it due to the error of secure channel?
Where can I search information about secure channel?

Thanks

michael giorgio - ms mvp

Disabling the computer browser service will disable the
master browser on a machine. It prevents the machine
from attempting to become the browse master.

Secure channel information:
hen a machine joins the domain there is a secure
channel created along with a secure channel password kept
by the domain and the domain member. By default this password
changes every 7 days and for one reason or another they are
out of synch. Use netdom.exe or nltest.exe to reset the secure
channel.

Resetting Domain Member Secure Channel
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;175024

Netdom can be found below:

NETDOM 1.7 Reports Access Denied with Windows NT 4.0 SP4
http://support.microsoft.com/support.../q197/1/60.asp

Nltest can be found below:

Windows NT Service Pack 4.0 Tools Not Included on CD-ROM
http://support.microsoft.com/support.../Q206/8/48.ASP

If the problem persists you can disable the hidden machine account
password but of course there are security issues:

How to Disable Automatic Machine Account Password Changes
http://support.microsoft.com/support.../q154/5/01.asp


sometimes discover the problem too.