Category: Windows Technologies

Windows Technologies

Domain Master Browser Role

While checking below server and few in the past, I noticed below error Event Type: Warning Event Source: BROWSER Event Category: None Event ID: 8021 Date: 1/22/2011 Time: 5:46:36 PM User: N/A Computer: Test-PC Description: The browser service was unable to retrieve a list of servers from the browser master \TEST-SRV1 on the network DeviceNetBT_Tcpip_{F8877567-0FC8-4DC8-A4CB-6955BDE345B7}. Browser master: \TEST-SRV1 Network: DeviceNetBT_Tcpip_{F8877567-0FC8-4DC8-A4CB-6955BDE345B7} This event may be caused by a temporary loss of network connectivity. If this message appears again, verify that the server is still connected to the network. The return code is in the Data text box.   Here is the […]

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Windows Technologies

Localhost Vs HostName

The localhost resolves to 127.0.0.1 address is a special value assigned to computer network interface to enable browsing of web pages _locally_ which otherwise requires an active internet connection. Whereas Hostname resolves to a IP address defined in it’s TCP/IP configuration. 127.0.0.1 is a reserved address defined by TCP/IP protocol to route packets back to the host (thus called loopback address). Thus, no computer connected to the internet, or any other TCP/IP compliant network, can identify itself as 127.0.0.1. The Internet Engineering Task Force’s RFC 3330 defines 127.0.0.1 and 12 other special-use IPv4 addresses. A successful ping request to 127.0.0.1 […]

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