compgirlfhredi
Technical User
Create a quick report of all systems that exist on the network
I found a nice tool named NetView at OptimumX.com that will scan a network and display a list of all visible systems that are online in the specified domain. This is handy for those individuals who may not have ready access to a sophisticated reporting system or who just want to quickly perform an inventory.
I have found NetView to be pretty flexible in allowing me to narrow down the types of systems for which I am searching. For example, running the following command:
NetView /NTW /T /Domain:EasternShore
Will display all Windows NT 4 and greater workstations that are online in the EasternShore domain. The /T switch will add a display column which identifies the OS version. This was handy when I wanted to verify that I had not forgotten to upgrade some old NT 4 systems to Windows 2000.
The syntax of this command is:
NetView.exe [/NTW] [/NTS] [/PDC] [/BDC] [/PRINT] [/RAS] [/SQL] [/TIME] [/TS] [/9x] [/HEX:0xXXXXXXXX] [/DOMAIN:domain] [/T] [/TABS]
Multiple switches can be specified, separate each with a space.
/? or -? will display the help screen.
/NTW will include NT/2000/XP workstations.
/NTS will include NT/2000/.NET servers.
/PDC will include NT/2000/.NET primary domain controllers.
/BDC will include NT backup domain controllers.
/PRINT will include Print queue servers.
/RAS will include Remote Access Servers.
/SQL will include Microsoft SQL Servers.
/TIME will include all Time sources.
/TS will include all Terminal Servers.
/9x will include Windows 95/98/ME systems. (Only if sharing has been enabled.)
/HEX: allows you to specify your own bit mask. Use /HEX: /? for more details.
/DOMAIN: allows you to specify a different domain or workgroup.
/T also displays the primary machine type (Server, Workstation, PDC, etc.)
/B displays the output in bare format (useful when scripting)
/TABS separates columns with tabs instead of spaces (useful when importing)
Additional usage notes:
I tested this tool on Windows 2000 Server SP3 participating in an Active Directory domain.
I found a nice tool named NetView at OptimumX.com that will scan a network and display a list of all visible systems that are online in the specified domain. This is handy for those individuals who may not have ready access to a sophisticated reporting system or who just want to quickly perform an inventory.
I have found NetView to be pretty flexible in allowing me to narrow down the types of systems for which I am searching. For example, running the following command:
NetView /NTW /T /Domain:EasternShore
Will display all Windows NT 4 and greater workstations that are online in the EasternShore domain. The /T switch will add a display column which identifies the OS version. This was handy when I wanted to verify that I had not forgotten to upgrade some old NT 4 systems to Windows 2000.
The syntax of this command is:
NetView.exe [/NTW] [/NTS] [/PDC] [/BDC] [/PRINT] [/RAS] [/SQL] [/TIME] [/TS] [/9x] [/HEX:0xXXXXXXXX] [/DOMAIN:domain] [/T] [/TABS]
Multiple switches can be specified, separate each with a space.
/? or -? will display the help screen.
/NTW will include NT/2000/XP workstations.
/NTS will include NT/2000/.NET servers.
/PDC will include NT/2000/.NET primary domain controllers.
/BDC will include NT backup domain controllers.
/PRINT will include Print queue servers.
/RAS will include Remote Access Servers.
/SQL will include Microsoft SQL Servers.
/TIME will include all Time sources.
/TS will include all Terminal Servers.
/9x will include Windows 95/98/ME systems. (Only if sharing has been enabled.)
/HEX: allows you to specify your own bit mask. Use /HEX: /? for more details.
/DOMAIN: allows you to specify a different domain or workgroup.
/T also displays the primary machine type (Server, Workstation, PDC, etc.)
/B displays the output in bare format (useful when scripting)
/TABS separates columns with tabs instead of spaces (useful when importing)
Additional usage notes:
I tested this tool on Windows 2000 Server SP3 participating in an Active Directory domain.