Browser Returns Truncated List of Resources (152076)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q152076 SYMPTOMS
A domain user will get a truncated list of resources when they browse
the domain with File Manager or the Net View command.
CAUSE
The browser service can only return 64 KB of domain/server names per
transport. If the resource list for a domain cannot fit in a 64 KB buffer,
the user will get a truncated list of resources available on the domain.
WORKAROUND
Use one of the following workarounds:
- Break up the current single domain into multiple domains.
-OR- - Reduce the description text for the servers in the domain. More servers
can fit in the 64 KB buffer this way.
Note: Use the Server Manager for the domains to reduce the Description
Text.
STATUS
The 64KB domain/server names per transport limitation has been removed in
a Windows NT 4.0 Browser environment. All Browsers involved in
transferring the Browse list to the client, and the client itself must be
Windows NT Version 4.0. In a large Browser environment, this means that
the Primary domain controller which takes on the especial role of being the
Domain Master Browser, and the Master Browser on the client's segment, and
all Backup Browsers on the client's segment must all be Windows NT version
4.0 for the Browser list to exceed 64KB.
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. We
are researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/14/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB152076 |
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