Network Support | NBTSTAT / NetBIOS

Nbtstat.exe is a command-line program that displays information about the NetBIOS over TCP/IP connections that Windows uses when communicating with other computers on the TCP/IP LAN.

The syntax for Nbtstat.exe is as follows:

NBTSTAT [-a name] [-A ipaddress] [-c] [-n] [-r] [-RI [-s] [-S] [-RR]

• -a: name Displays the NetBIOS names registered on the computer identified by the name variable.
• -A ipaddress: Displays the NetB1OS names registered on the computer identified by the ipaddress variable.
• -c: Displays the contents of the local computer’s NetBIOS name cache.
• -n: Displays the NetBIOS names registered on the local computer.
• -r: Displays the number of NetBIOS names registered and resolved by the local computer, using both broadcasts and WINS.
• -R: Purges the local computer’s NetBIOS name cache of all entries and reloads the LMHOSTS file.
• -s: Displays a list of the computer’s currently active NetBIOS settings (identifying remote computers by name), their current status, and the amount of data transmitted to and received from each system.
• -R R: Sends Name Release requests to WINS, then starts Refresh.

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