Windows Networking information

Linux/Unix

Note: see network_setup.html for info on Linux/Unix networking

Command Prompt (or Cygwin) commands

ipconfig /all    ### get info about networking (NT/2000/XP only)
winipcfg         ### get info about networking (95/98/Me only)
nbtstat          ### NetBIOS statistics & info

Using smbclient to access windows share from linux machine

You need to know

• machine - name of the windows machine
• username - name you use to login to windows machine
• password - password you use to login to windows machine
• Workgroup - workgroup of windows machine
  You can find windows workgroup by typing 'nbtstat -n' in a command prompt (or cygwin shell) on the windows machine. Look for the 'Name' corresponding to 'Type' of 'GROUP'. The machine name is the name corresponding to type 'UNIQUE'

smbclient -L <machine> -U <username> -W <workgroup>

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