Display protocol statistics and current TCP/IP connections using
NBT (NetBIOS over TCP/IP).
NetBIOS has been deprecated since 2000 disabling NetBIOS can greatly enhance the security status of a network.
Syntax
By Name
NBTSTAT -a Remote_host_Name [options] [interval]
By IP address
NBTSTAT -A IP_address [options] [interval]
Key
-a (adapter status) List the remote machine's name table given its name
-A (Adapter status) List the remote machine's name table given its IP address
-c (cache) List NBT's cache of remote [machine] names
and their IP addresses
-n (names) List local NetBIOS names.
-r (resolved) List names resolved by broadcast and via WINS
-R (Reload) Purge and reloads the remote cache name table
-S (Sessions) List sessions table with the destination IP addresses
-s (sessions) List sessions table converting destination IP
addresses to computer NETBIOS names.
-RR (ReleaseRefresh) Send Name Release packets to WINS and then, starts Refresh
interval Redisplay selected statistics, pausing interval seconds
between each display. Press Ctrl+C to stop redisplaying
statistics.
“I could prove God statistically” ~ George Gallup
Related:
IPCONFIG - IP Configuration.
NETSTAT - Display networking statistics (TCP/IP).
PING - Test a network connection.
TRACERT - Trace route to a remote host.
Q163409 - The 16th character is a NetBIOS suffix.
Q172218 - Microsoft TCP/IP Host Name Resolution Order.
Equivalent bash command (Linux): trace - Find the IP address of a remote host.