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NET Command in Windows 98
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For more information about a specific Microsoft NET
command, type the command name followed by /?
(for example, NET VIEW /?).
NET CONFIG Displays your current workgroup settings.
NET DIAG Runs the Microsoft Network Diagnostics program to
display diagnostic information about your network.
NET HELP Provides information about commands and
error messages.
NET INIT Loads protocol and network-adapter drivers without
binding them to Protocol Manager.
NET LOGOFF Breaks the connection between your computer and
the shared resources to which it is connected.
NET LOGON Identifies you as a member of a workgroup.
NET PASSWORD Changes your logon password.
NET PRINT Displays information about print queues
and controls print jobs.
NET START Starts services.
NET STOP Stops services.
NET TIME Displays the time on or synchronizes your computer's
clock with the clock on a Microsoft Windows for
Workgroups, Windows NT, Windows 95, or NetWare time server.
NET USE Connects to or disconnects from a shared
resource or displays information about
connections.
NET VER Displays the type and version number of the
workgroup redirector you are using.
NET VIEW Displays a list of computers that share
resources or a list of shared resources
on a specific computer.
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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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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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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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Breaks the connections 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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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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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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Displays information about the print queue on a shared
printer, or controls your 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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Starts services.
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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Stops services.
Services cannot be stopped from a command prompt within Windows.
NET STOP [BASIC | NWREDIR | WORKSTATION | NETBEUI |
NWLINK] [/YES]
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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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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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.
To see this information one screen at a time, type the
following at the command prompt:
NET USE /? | MORE
or
NET HELP USE | MORE
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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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