Among the commands available to the network administrator is the Net Config command. This command lets you view or configure various network services. Here’s the syntax:
net config [{server|workstation}]
To configure server settings, use this syntax:
net config server [/autodisconnect:time]
[/srvcomment:"text"] [/hidden:{yes | no}]
The following paragraphs describe the parameters for the Net Config command:
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Server: Lets you display and configure the Server service while it’s running.
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Workstation: Lets you display and configure the Workstation service while it’s running.
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Autodisconnect: Specifies how long a user’s session can be inactive before it’s disconnected. Specify –1 to never disconnect. The range is –1 to 65535 minutes, which is about 45 days. The default is 15 minutes.
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Srvcomment: Specifies a description of the server. The comment can be up to 48 characters long and should be enclosed in quotation marks.
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Hidden: Specifies whether the server appears in screens that display available servers. Hiding a server doesn’t make the server unavailable; it just means that the user will have to know the name of the server in order to access it. The default is No.
Here’s an example that sets a server’s descriptive comment:
C:>net config server /srvcomment:"DHCP Server"