Error message if you do not specify switches when you run Netdiag.exe: "Failed to enumerate DCs by using the browser"

Consider the following scenario. You run the Netdiag.exe command-line tool to diagnose the network. You do not specify any switch when you run Netdiag.exe. In this scenario, the DC list test fails. Additionally, you receive the following error message:

To work around this problem, use either of the following methods.

Method 1

Specify a /test switch to perform a DC list test only. To do this, type the following command at the command prompt:

Method 2

Use either of the following editions of the Microsoft Product Support Reporting Tool to run a DC list test:

• Directory Services Edition (Mpsrpt_dirsvc.exe)
• Network Edition (Mpsrpt_network.exe)

To download the Microsoft Product Support Reporting Tool, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.