Name

net view

Synopsis

Lists domains, computers, and shared resources.

Syntax

net view [\\computername [/cache] | /domain[:domainname] ]
net view /network:nw [\\computername]

Options

none

Lists computers in current domain.

\\ computername

Represents the computer whose shared resources you want to display.

/domain[: domainname ]

Represents the domain whose available computers you want to display. (To display all domains on the network, just omit domainname.)

/network: nw

Shows available servers on a NetWare network, or if a computer name is specified, then the resources available on that computer.

Examples

List all available computers in current domain:

                     net view
Server Name            Remark
---------------------------------------------
\\TEST                 Hello
The command completed successfully.

List all available domains:

                     net view /domain
Domain
---------------------------------------------
MTIT
MTITCANADA
MTITCORP
MTITWORLD
The command completed successfully.

List available computers in MTITWORLD domain:

                     net view /domain:mtitworld
Server Name            Remark
--------------------------------------------
\\BACH
The command completed successfully.

List shared resources on BACH in MTITWORLD domain:

                     net view \\bach
Shared resources at \\bach
Share name   Type     Used as  Comment
-------------------------------------------------
NETLOGON     Disk              Logon server share
one          Disk
source       Disk
SYSVOL       Disk              Logon server share
test2        Disk
test3        Disk
y1           Disk
y2           Disk
y3           Disk
The command completed successfully.

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