How to Use the NBTStat Utility

Use the NBTStat utility to troubleshoot NetBIOS name resolution problems. NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) resolves NetBIOS names to IP addresses. TCP/IP provides many options for NetBIOS name resolution, including local cache lookup, WINS server query, broadcast, DNS server query, and Lmhosts and Hosts file lookup.

To Access NBTStat from the Dashboard

To run NBTStat from the Support Tools Dashboard:

1.Use the System Select screen to select the system you want to work with.

2.From the Dashboard menu, select Cisco Common Tools > NBTStat.

3.In the Arguments field, enter desired arguments, as described in the Using section below.

4.Specify the command duration time or accept the default (60 seconds). This is the amount of time the command will attempt to run before terminating.

5.If desired, check Elevate Command Priority. This ensures the command will run regardless of the level of server activity.

6.Click the Run button.

Using NBTStat

Syntax

nbtstat [ [-a RemoteName] [-A IP address] [-c] [-n] [-r] [-R] [-RR] [-s] [-S] [interval] ]

Command Line Options

The options for NBTStat are:

-a (adapter status) Lists the remote machine's name table given its name

-A (Adapter status) Lists the remote machine's name table given its IP address. -c (cache) Lists NBT's cache of remote [machine] names and their IP addresses

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