Tools for special tasks Tools for NetBIOS
Product Manual U7613-J-Z815-6-76
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7.2 Tools for NetBIOS
The following scripts are used for NetBIOS administration.

7.2.1 /var/opt/nbrfc/bin/findbrow

This tool helps you to find the Master Browser in a subnetwork for a given domain or
workgroup. If found, it lists the master browser’s name table.
In contrast to the PC tool of the same name, the UNIX findbrow command can locate a
Master Browser both within a local and remote subnetwork.
This is of benefit to the system administrator and to the support centers whe n searching for
errors.
The findbrow program is based internally on the NetBIOS nbtstat program and therefore
uses the same output format.
Syntax:
findbrow [ -b <broadcast_address> ] <name>
-b <broadcast_address>
Search within a certain remote subnetwork indicated by <broadcast_ad dress>
given in dotted decimal notation.
The default is to search within all locally configured subnetwork s as indicated
by nbconfig -i.
<name> The name of the domain or workgroup.
An example of program output is given below:
# ./findbrow -b 111.111.255.255 domain1