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If you type NBTSTAT with no parameters, you'll get a list of the switches and what they do. Here are the ones I use most often.
The -a switch shows the names that have been registered for an interface. You can query either the local interface or a remote computer, and you can query by flat name or IP address (with the -A switch). Here's an example:
C: >nbtstat -a s1 Local Area Connection: Node IpAddress: [10.1.1.1] Scope Id: [] NetBIOS Remote Machine Name Table Name Type Status --------------------------------------------- S1 <00> UNIQUE Registered COMPANY <00> GROUP Registered COMPANY <1C> GROUP Registered S1 <20> UNIQUE Registered COMPANY <1B> UNIQUE Registered COMPANY <1E> GROUP Registered S1 <03> UNIQUE Registered COMPANY <1D> UNIQUE Registered ..__MSBROWSE__. <01> GROUP Registered ADMINISTRATOR <03> UNIQUE Registered MAC Address = 00-B0-D0-76-BE-B3The -c switch lists the contents of the name resolution cache. This is especially helpful if you are trying to figure out why one machine doesn't see another by its name even though you can ping the IP address. Here's an example listing:
C: >nbtstat -c
Local Area Connection: Node IpAddress: [10.1.1.1] Scope Id: [] NetBIOS Remote Cache Name Table Name Type Host Address Life [sec] ------------------------------------------------------------ S2 <20> UNIQUE 10.1.1.22 587 S3 <20> UNIQUE 10.1.1.21 600
The -r switch is especially helpful when you are trying to troubleshoot WINS problems. It tells you how each flat name was resolved, WINS or broadcast:
C: >nbtstat -r NetBIOS Names Resolution and Registration Statistics ---------------------------------------------------- Resolved By Broadcast = 21 Resolved By Name Server = 0 Registered By Broadcast = 10 Registered By Name Server = 0 NetBIOS Names Resolved By Broadcast --------------------------------------------- S3 S2 S3 S3 <00> S2 <00> S3 SUBSIDIARY <1B>The -s and -S switches give you the current SMB sessions on the computer.
The -R switch allows you to flush the name cache and restock it with entries from your LMHOSTS file.
The -RR switch allows you to release and refresh the name registration at the WINS server. This is helpful when you are troubleshooting WINS and you have flushed a tombstone and want to add back the correct resource record.
This was first published in April 2001
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