How can I create a browse election log file?

A. Using the checked version of RDR.SYS its possible to create a logfile of the browser elections so you can monitor exactly what is happening. Toturn on the log perform the following:

Note Yes, its Bowser not Browser. Don't ask me :-)

A log file Bowser.log will be created in the %systemroot% folder. An examplecontent would be:

Bowser::Find_Master: Master not found, forcingelection. = Could not find the master browser, so force an election.

Bowser: Last election long enough ago, forcing election on DeviceNetBT_El90x1= Wait a little while to decrease the chance of a browser storm.

Send true election. = The need to force an election that we think we can win isseen.

Send dummy election. = Force an election that we are not hoping to win, forexample, shutting down the browser or because we cannot find a backup browser.The criteria of the election is 0x0.

New server: TITANIC. Periodicity: 240 = A new server (

TITANIC)was found in our domain that we need to remember.

#New domain: SAVILLTECH. Periodicity: 900 = A new domain (SAVILLTECH) was foundto add to our list of domains.

Domain pass for DeviceNetBT_El90x1 = We are going to search for new domains onthe transport DeviceNetBT_El90x1.

Received election packet on net DeviceNetBT_El90x1 from machine 

TITANIC.Version: 1; Criteria: 20010fa8; TimeUp: 8750 = A computer (named 

TITANIC)forced an election, on the network transport DeviceNetBT_El90x1, it is runningBrowser version 1, its criteria is 20010fa8, and it has been up for 8750seconds.

We lost the election = There was an election and we lost it.

Dummy election request ignored during election. = There is an election inprocess so we can discard the election packets with the criteria of 0x0.