4.3. Using the nbtstat Utility
You'll remember from the last chapter that NetBIOS associates names with workstations. But NetBIOS is only an upper-layer interface and requires a transport protocol. In many cases, TCP/IP is used. You use the nbtstat utility to do the following:
Track NetBIOS over TCP/IP statistics
Show the details of incoming and outgoing NetBIOS over TCP/IP connections
Resolve NetBIOS names
Because NetBIOS name resolution is primarily a Windows network issue, the nbtstat command is available only in Windows-based operating systems.
To display a basic description of nbtstat and its associated options, type nbtstat at the command line. You'll use these options to configure the display of information about NetBIOS over TCP/IP hosts. ...
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