Microsoft DOS nbtstat command
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MS-DOS utility that displays protocol statistics and current TCP/IP connections using NBT.
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
Windows Vista
Windows 7
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. |
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