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 nbstatus.exe(LM)              06 January 1993               nbstatus.exe(LM)


 Name

    nbstatus.exe - The DOS version of the network adapter status command.

 Syntax


    nbstatus [-sa] [name]


 Description

    The nbstatus.exe command allows the LAN Manager administrator to get
    status directly from NetBIOS.  For a local machine, nbstatus.exe returns
    NetBIOS ``adapter'' status and NetBIOS session status information.  For a
    remote machine, nbstatus.exe returns NetBIOS adapter status only.  Much
    of this information is not relevant to the typical LAN Manager user.
    This utility is recommended for use in developing network applications to
    check for erroneous information.  To run this command, first copy the
    nbstatus.exe file from the /usr/lib/lm/dos directory to the DOS or OS/2
    workstation.

    Two options are available:

    -s [name]   Returns status information for the named local session.  If
                no name is specified, status information is returned for all
                names on the local machine.  Session information is available
                for local sessions only.

    -a [name]   Returns NetBIOS ``adapter'' status information for the ma-
                chine where name is registered.  If the name specified is
                registered on a remote machine, the adapter status of the
                remote machine will be returned.  If no name is specified,
                adapter status is returned for the NetBIOS on the local ma-
                chine.

    name        If name is specified without flags, then both session and
                adapter status are returned for name if name is local.  Only
                adapter status is returned when the name specified without
                flags is remote.

    If nbstatus.exe is used without arguments, both session and adapter
    status information is returned for the NetBIOS on the local machine.

 Files

    /usr/lib/lm/dos/nbstatus.exe

 Notes

    To request the adapter status of a remote server, the name should be
    specified in all capital letters.  Also, some NetBIOS drivers do not
    respond to a request for remote adapter status.


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