Browsing the "entire" network

[Dan DeCoursey]

Hello
We have 2 networks here we use a Cisco L3 switch to route between them
but when I browse I olny see devices on "my" network not the other one I
can ping all thsoe other servers ijust cant browse when mapping a drive or
looking in My Netowork Places--> Entier Network

is this just the way it is or should you be able to see any thing you can
getto via the router ?

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Browsing the "entire" network

Dan DeCoursey <DanDeCoursey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Hello
> We have 2 networks here we use a Cisco L3 switch to route between
> them but when I browse I olny see devices on "my" network not the
> other one I can ping all thsoe other servers ijust cant browse when
> mapping a drive or looking in My Netowork Places--> Entier Network
>
> is this just the way it is or should you be able to see any thing
> you can getto via the router ?

Unless you use WINS servers in each location, replicating with each other
you can't browse across subnets. NetBIOS traffic isn't routable.

 

[Dan DeCoursey]

Re: Browsing the "entire" network

Hi LW,

I have a Desktop and laptop here at my desk....the laptop in on my 30
network and the desktop in on my 50 network..... to my surprise I find the
laptop see all devices in the domin and the desktop only see the devices on
the 50 network....we dont use WINS

I have 2 domain controllers the newer one (just promoted) is running server
2003
and the old legacy one runs Server 2000 the new one has a 50 address and
the older one is MULTIHOMED 1 nic = 30 the other = 50 I know I know
everyone hates multihoming

still really wierd that both my units browse differently

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> Dan DeCoursey <DanDeCoursey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > Hello
> > We have 2 networks here we use a Cisco L3 switch to route between
> > them but when I browse I olny see devices on "my" network not the
> > other one I can ping all thsoe other servers ijust cant browse when
> > mapping a drive or looking in My Netowork Places--> Entier Network
> >
> > is this just the way it is or should you be able to see any thing
> > you can getto via the router ?
>
> Unless you use WINS servers in each location, replicating with each other
> you can't browse across subnets. NetBIOS traffic isn't routable.
>
>
>

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Browsing the "entire" network

Dan DeCoursey <DanDeCoursey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Hi LW,
>
> I have a Desktop and laptop here at my desk....the laptop in on my 30
> network and the desktop in on my 50 network..... to my surprise I
> find the laptop see all devices in the domin and the desktop only see
> the devices on the 50 network....we dont use WINS
>
> I have 2 domain controllers the newer one (just promoted) is running
> server 2003
> and the old legacy one runs Server 2000 the new one has a 50 address
> and the older one is MULTIHOMED 1 nic = 30 the other = 50 I
> know I know everyone hates multihoming

Yes, it's a bad practice.
>
> still really wierd that both my units browse differently

Post an unedited ipconfig /all from your laptop & from a desktop.

When you say browse, do you mean Network Places?
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>
>> Dan DeCoursey <DanDeCoursey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>> Hello
>>> We have 2 networks here we use a Cisco L3 switch to route between
>>> them but when I browse I olny see devices on "my" network not the
>>> other one I can ping all thsoe other servers ijust cant browse
>>> when mapping a drive or looking in My Netowork Places--> Entier
>>> Network
>>>
>>> is this just the way it is or should you be able to see any thing
>>> you can getto via the router ?
>>
>> Unless you use WINS servers in each location, replicating with each
>> other you can't browse across subnets. NetBIOS traffic isn't
>> routable.