description:
Scan the network for NetBIOS name information.
NBTscan is a program used to scan IP networks to obtain NetBIOS name information. It will send NetBIOS status queries to each address within the provided range and list the received information in a readable format. For each responding host, it lists the IP address, NetBIOS computer name, login username and MAC address (for example, Ethernet).
NBTscan will generate such a report:
IP address NetBIOS Name Server User MAC address
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192.168.1.2 MYCOMPUTER JDOE 00- a0-c9-12-34-56
192.168.1.5 WIN98COMP RROE 00-a0-c9-78-90-00
192.168.1.123 DPTSERVER ADMINISTRATOR 08-00-09-12-34-56
The first column lists the IP address of the responding host. The second column is the computer name. The third column indicates whether this computer is sharing or capable of sharing files or printers. For NT computers, this means that the server service is running on this computer. For Windows 95, this means that the "I want to be able to allow others to access my files" or "I want to be able to allow others to print on my printer" checkbox is checked (in Control Panel/Network/File and Print shared). Usually, this means that this computer shares files. The third column shows the user name. If no one logs in from the computer, the name is the same as the computer name. The last column shows the MAC address of the adapter.
If run with the -v switch, NBTscan will list the entire NetBIOS name table for each responding address. The output is
as follows:
NetBIOS name table of host 192.168.1.123:
Name Service