nbtstat is a Windows-only command that can help solve problems with NetBIOS name resolution. (nbt stands for NetBIOS over TCP/IP.) You can use any of the switches to specify what nbtstat output you want to display. For example, you can use an -a switch to display the cached name table for a specified computer, like this:
C:>nbtstat -a WK07-001
Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.1.110] Scope Id: []
NetBIOS Remote Machine Name Table
Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
WK07-001 <00> UNIQUE Registered
WORKGROUP <00> GROUP Registered
WK07-001 <20> UNIQUE Registered
WORKGROUP <1E> GROUP Registered
WORKGROUP <1D> UNIQUE Registered
..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered
MAC Address = 00-12-3F-A7-17-BAC:>
C:>
| Switch | What It Does |
|---|---|
| -a (name) | Lists the specified computer’s name table given the computer’s name |
| -A (IP-address) | Lists the specified computer’s name table given the computer’s IP address |
| -c | Lists the contents of the NetBIOS cache |
| -n | Lists locally registered NetBIOS names |
| -r | Displays a count of the names resolved by broadcast and via WINS |
| -R | Purges and reloads the cached name table from the LMHOSTS file |
| -RR | Releases and then reregisters all names |
| -S | Displays the sessions table using IP addresses |
| -s | Displays the sessions table and converts destination IP addresses to computer NetBIOS names |
