Microsoft DOS nbtstat command

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About nbtstat

MS-DOS utility that displays protocol statistics and current TCP/IP connections using NBT.

Availability

The nbtstat command is an external command that is available in the below Microsoft operating systems.

Windows 98
Windows ME
Windows NT
Windows 2000
Windows XP

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Category:
MS-DOS

Companies:
Microsoft

Related Pages:
CH000444

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Syntax

NBTSTAT [ [-a RemoteName] [-A IP address] [-c] [-n] [-r] [-R] [-RR] [-s] [-S] [interval] ]

-a	(adapter status) Lists the remote machine's name table given its name
-A	(Adapter status) Lists the remote machine's name table given its IP address.
-c	(cache) Lists NBT's cache of remote [machine] names and their IP addresses
-n	(names) Lists local NetBIOS names.
-r	(resolved) Lists names resolved by broadcast and via WINS
-R	(Reload) Purges and reloads the remote cache name table
-S	(Sessions) Lists sessions table with the destination IP addresses
-s	(sessions) Lists sessions table converting destination IP addresses to computer NETBIOS names.
-RR	(ReleaseRefresh) Sends Name Release packets to WINs and then, starts Refresh
RemoteName	Remote host machine name.
IP address	Dotted decimal representation of the IP address.
interval	Redisplays selected statistics, pausing interval seconds between each display. Press Ctrl+C to stop redisplaying statistics.

Examples

nbtstat -a 204.224.150.3

Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [204.224.150.3] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Remote Machine Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
HOPE4		<00> UNIQUE Registered
CHGROUP		<00> GROUP Registered
HOPE4 		<20> UNIQUE Registered
HOPE4	 	<03> UNIQUE Registered
CHGROUP 	<1E> GROUP Registered
CHGROUP 	<1D> UNIQUE Registered
..__MSBROWSE__.	<01> GROUP Registered
ADMINISTRATOR 	<03> UNIQUE Registered

MAC Address = 00-00-00-00-00-00

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