| NET CONFIG |
Displays your current workgroup settings.
NET CONFIG [/YES]
| /YES |
Carries out the NET CONFIG command without
first prompting you to provide information or
confirm actions. |
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| NET DIAG |
Runs the Microsoft Network Diagnostics program to test
the hardware connection between two computers and to
display information about a single computer.
NET DIAGNOSTICS [/NAMES | /STATUS]
| /NAMES |
Specifies a diagnostic server name in order to
avoid conflicts when NET DIAG is used
simultaneously by multiple users. This option
works only when the network uses a NetBIOS
protocol. |
| /STATUS |
Enables you to specify a computer about which
you want network diagnostics information.
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| NET HELP |
Displays information about NET commands and error
messages.
command /?
NET HELP [suffix]
NET HELP errornum
| command
/? |
Specifies the Microsoft NET command that you
want information about. |
| suffix |
Specifies the second word of the command you
want information about. For example, the
suffix of NET VIEW is VIEW. |
| errornum |
Specifies the number of the error message that
you want information about. |
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| NET INIT |
Loads protocol and network-adapter drivers without
binding them to Protocol Manager. This command may be
required if you are using a third-party network-adapter
driver. You can then bind the drivers to Protocol
Manager by typing NET START NETBIND.
NET INITIALIZE [/DYNAMIC]
| /DYNAMIC |
Loads the Protocol Manager dynamically.
This is useful with some third-party networks,
such as Banyan(R) VINES(R), to resolve
memory problems. |
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| NET LOGOFF |
Breaks the connection between your computer and the
shared resources to which it is connected.
NET LOGOFF [/YES]
| /YES |
Carries out the NET LOGOFF command without
first prompting you to provide information or
confirm actions. |
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| NET LOGON |
Identifies you as a member of a workgroup.
NET LOGON [user [password | ?]] [/DOMAIN:name]
[/YES] [/SAVEPW:NO]
| user |
Specifies the name that identifies you in your
workgroup. The name you specify can
contain up to 20 characters. |
| password |
The unique string of characters that
authorizes you to gain access to your
password-list file. The password can contain up
to 14 characters. |
| ? |
Specifies that you want to be prompted for
your password. |
| /DOMAIN |
Specifies that you want to log on to a
Microsoft Windows NT or LAN Manager domain. name
Specifies the Windows NT or LAN Manager domain
you want to log on to. |
| /YES |
Carries out the NET LOGON command without
first prompting you to provide information or
confirm actions. |
| /SAVEPW:NO |
Carries out the NET LOGON command without
prompting you to create a password-list file. |
If you would rather be prompted to type your user
name and password instead of specifying them in the NET
LOGON command line, type NET LOGON without options.
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| NET PASSWORD |
Changes your logon password.
NET PASSWORD [oldpassword [newpassword]]
NET PASSWORD \\computer | /DOMAIN:name [user [oldpassword
[newpassword]]]
| oldpassword |
Specifies your current password. |
| newpassword |
Specifies your new password. It can have as
many as 14 characters. |
| computer |
Specifies the Windows NT or LAN Manager server
on which you want to change your password. |
| /DOMAIN |
Specifies that you want to change your
password on a Windows NT or LAN Manager domain.
name Specifies the Windows NT or LAN Manager
domain on which
you want to change your password. |
| user |
Specifies your Windows NT or LAN Manager user
name. |
The first syntax line above is for changing the
password for your password-list file. The second
syntax line above is for changing your password on
a Windows NT or LAN Manager server or domain.
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| NET PRINT |
Displays information about print queues and controls
print jobs.
NET PRINT \\computer[\printer] | port [/YES]
NET PRINT \\computer | port [job# [/PAUSE | /RESUME |
/DELETE]] [/YES]
| computer |
Specifies the name of the computer whose print
queue you want information about. |
| printer |
Specifies the name of the printer you
want information about. |
| port |
Specifies the name of the parallel (LPT) port
on your computer that is connected to the
printer you want information about. |
| job# |
Specifies the number assigned to a queued
print job. You can specify the following
options: |
| /PAUSE |
Pauses a print job. |
| /RESUME |
Restarts a print job that has been paused. |
| /DELETE |
Cancels a print job. |
| /YES |
Carries out the NET PRINT command without
first prompting you to provide information or
confirm actions. |
When you specify the name of a computer by using the
NET PRINT command, you receive information about the
print queues on each of the shared printers that are
connected to the computer.
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| NET START |
Starts services. NOTE: Services cannot be
started from a command prompt within Windows.
NET START [BASIC | NWREDIR | WORKSTATION | NETBIND
| NETBEUI | NWLINK] [/LIST] [/YES] [/VERBOSE]
| BASIC |
Starts the basic redirector. |
| NWREDIR |
Starts the Microsoft Novell(R) compatible
redirector. |
| WORKSTATION |
Starts the default redirector. |
| NETBIND |
Binds protocols and network-adapter drivers. |
| NETBEUI |
Starts the NetBIOS interface. |
| NWLINK |
Starts the IPX/SPX-compatible interface. |
| /LIST |
Displays a list of the services that are
running. |
| /YES |
Carries out the NET START command without
first prompting you to provide information or
confirm actions. |
| /VERBOSE |
Displays information about device drivers and
services as they are loaded. |
To start the workgroup redirector you selected during
Setup, type NET START without options. In general, you
don't need to use any of the options.
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| NET STOP |
Stops services. NOTE: Services cannot be
stopped from a command prompt within Windows.
NET STOP [BASIC | NWREDIR | WORKSTATION | NETBEUI |
NWLINK] [/YES]
| NET STOP |
Stops the basic redirector. |
| BASIC |
Stops the basic redirector. |
| NWREDIR |
Stops the Microsoft Novell(R) compatible
redirector. |
| WORKSTATION |
Stops the default redirector. |
| NETBEUI |
Stops the NetBIOS interface. |
| NWLINK |
Stops the IPX/SPX compatible interface. |
| /YES |
Carries out the NET STOP command without first
prompting you to provide information or confirm
actions. |
To stop the workgroup redirector, type NET STOP
without options. This breaks all your connections to
shared resources and removes the NET commands from your
computer's memory.
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| NET TIME |
Displays the time on or synchronizes your computer's
clock with the shared clock on a Microsoft Windows for
Workgroups, Windows NT, Windows 95, or NetWare time
server.
NET TIME [\\computer | /WORKGROUP:wgname] [/SET]
[/YES]
| computer |
Specifies the name of the computer (time
server) whose time you want to check or
synchronize your computer's clock with. |
| /WORKGROUP |
Specifies that you want to use the clock on a
computer (time server) in another workgroup. |
| wgname |
Specifies the name of the workgroup containing
a computer whose clock you want to check or
synchronize your computer's clock with. If there
are multiple time servers in that workgroup, NET
TIME uses the first one it finds. |
| /SET |
Synchronizes your computer's clock with the
clock on the computer or workgroup you specify. |
| /YES |
Carries out the NET TIME command without first
prompting you to provide information or confirm
actions. |
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| NET USE |
Connects or disconnects your computer from a shared
resource or displays information about your connections.
NET USE [drive: | *] [\\computer\directory
[password | ?]]
[/SAVEPW:NO] [/YES] [/NO]
NET USE [port:] [\\computer\printer [password | ?]]
[/SAVEPW:NO] [/YES] [/NO]
NET USE drive: | \\computer\directory /DELETE
[/YES]
NET USE port: | \\computer\printer /DELETE [/YES]
NET USE * /DELETE [/YES]
NET USE drive: | * /HOME
| drive |
Specifies the drive letter you assign to a
shared directory. |
| * |
Specifies the next available drive letter. If
used with /DELETE, specifies to disconnect all
of your connections. |
| port |
Specifies the parallel (LPT) port name you
assign to a shared printer. |
| computer |
Specifies the name of the computer sharing the
resource. |
| directory |
Specifies the name of the shared directory. |
| printer |
Specifies the name of the shared printer. |
| password |
Specifies the password for the shared
resource, if any. |
| ? |
Specifies that you want to be prompted for the
password of the shared resource. You don't
need to use this option unless the password is
optional. |
| /SAVEPW:NO |
Specifies that the password you type should
not be saved in your password-list file. You
need to retype the password the next time you
connect to this resource. |
| /YES |
Carries out the NET USE command without first
prompting you to provide information or confirm
actions. |
| /DELETE |
Breaks the specified connection to a shared
resource. |
| /NO |
Carries out the NET USE command, responding
with NO automatically when you are prompted to
confirm actions. |
| /HOME |
Makes a connection to your HOME directory if
one is specified in your LAN Manager or Windows
NT user account. |
To list all of your connections, type NET USE without
options.
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| NET VER |
Displays the type and version number of the workgroup
redirector you are using.
NET VER
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| NET VIEW |
Displays a list of computers in a specified workgroup
or
the shared resources available on a specified computer.
NET VIEW [\\computer] [/YES]
NET VIEW [/WORKGROUP:wgname] [/YES]
| computer |
Specifies the name of the computer whose
shared resources you want to see listed. |
| /WORKGROUP |
Specifies that you want to view the names of
the computers in another workgroup that share
resources. |
| wgname |
Specifies the name of the workgroup whose
computer names you want to view. |
| /YES |
Carries out the NET VIEW command without first
prompting you to provide information or confirm
actions. |
To display a list of computers in your workgroup that
share
resources, type NET VIEW without options.
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