Event ID 8021 The browser was unable to retrieve a list of servers from the browser master
- by Ash
We have a LAN where workstations are randomly losing network connectivity for brief moments of time. The workstations can also take a long time to login to the domain.
During our troubleshooting we have found an error log on a few Windows 7 workstations:
Warning BROWSER 8021 The browser was unable to retrieve a list of servers from the browser master \\random-pc on the network \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{BBABCDE9-D8A0-4399-93F2-492FE0848B12}. The data is the error code.
What do these errors mean? What computers should have the Computer Browser service enabled, workstations and/or servers?
The environment is a mix of Windows 7 & Windows XP workstations on a Windows Server SBS 2011 SP1 domain.