Local NetBIOS name cache
The NetBIOS name cache contains every NetBIOS name that was recently
associated with an IP address. This local cache helps reduce network
traffic
by eliminating the need for broadcasting or WINS queries, it can
simpling
start communicating with the host.
The local NetBIOS cache can be viewed with the NBTSTAT.EXE command.
Syntax :
NBTSTAT [-a RemoteName]
[-A
IP address] [-c] [-n]
[-r]
[-R] [-s] [S]
[interval] ]
-a
-A
-c
-n
-r
-R
-S
-s |
(adapter
status) Lists the remote machine's name table given its
name
(Adapter status) Lists the remote machine's name table
given its IP address.
(cache) Lists the remote name cache including the IP
addresses
(names) Lists local NetBIOS names.
(resolved) Lists names resolved by broadcast and via WINS
(Reload) Purges and reloads the remote cache name table
(Sessions) Lists sessions table with the destination IP
addresses
(sessions) Lists sessions table converting destination IP
addresses to host names via the hosts file. |
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.
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