nbtstat

Windows CMD · Network · reference only

What it does

Shows NetBIOS over TCP/IP statistics and connections: names, name cache and sessions.

Syntax

nbtstat [opciones] [intervalo]

Options and parameters

• -n

  Lists the local NetBIOS names.

• -a nombre

  Shows a remote computer's name table from its name.

• -A dirección

  Shows a remote computer's name table from its IP.

• -c

  Shows the NetBIOS name cache.

• -S

  Shows NetBIOS sessions by IP address.

• -R

  Purges the name cache and reloads it from the LMHOSTS file.

Usage examples

• nbtstat -n

  Shows the NetBIOS names registered on this machine.

• nbtstat -a PC01

  Queries the names of a network computer by its name.

• nbtstat -A 192.168.1.20

  Queries a computer's names by its IP address.

• nbtstat -R

  Purges and reloads the name cache.

Notes and common mistakes

• NetBIOS is an old protocol; on modern networks almost everything is resolved through DNS.

Related commands

• arp
• hostname
• ipconfig
• netstat
• nslookup
• pathping