| Event Id | 8003 |
| Source | Browser |
| Description | The master browser has received a server announcement from the computer %2 that believes that it is the master browser for the domain on transport %3. The master browser is stopping or an election is being forced. |
| Event Information | Cause: The problem occurred because the client computer has attempted itself to become the master browser of the subnet and has failed, as only one computer can run as master browser in a domain. The cause is that the client computer has an incorrect subnet mask or is different from the primary domain controller. Resolution: The subnet mask can be corrected by changing the TCP/IP protocol configuration. --------------------------------------------- About Browser Election Process: This computer is a master browser, and another computer has announced that it is the master browser. There can be only one master browser on a subnet at any given time. This message is logged for informational purposes only. The existence of two browser masters occurs when a second computer cannot contact the master browser for some reason: for example, when there are name resolution problems or the master browser is too busy to respond. When the original master browser receives a master announcement from the second computer, the master browser tries to resolve the conflict by ending its status as a master server, forcing an election, or both. The choice of these actions depends on the status of the two computers: for example, whether one or both are domain controllers, primary domain controllers or Windows for Workgroups computers, and whether this computer lost an election earlier. For more information about browsing, see the link" Windows 2000 browser service". -------------------------------------- According to the article "Control Network Browser Elections (Windows NT/2000/XP)", to prevent an NT Workstation or Server (non-PDC) from acting as a browser, create a new string value, or modify the existing value, named "MaintainServerList" and set it "No", the other options are "Yes", "No" or "Auto". To |
| Reference Links | Control
Network Browser Elections (Windows NT/2000/XP) 8003 Browsing Errors with UDP Forwarding Windows 2000 browser service. |
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