♦ nbtstat command windows 7

         Displays NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) protocol statistics, NetBIOS name tables for both the local computer and remote computers, and the NetBIOS name cache. Nbtstat allows a refresh of the NetBIOS name cache and the names registered with Windows Internet Name Service (WINS). Used without parameters, nbtstat displays help.

Syntax

nbtstat [-a RemoteName] [-A IPAddress] [-c] [-n] [-r] [-R] [-RR] [-s] [-S] [Interval]

All parameter see this :
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/nbtstat.mspx?mfr=true

#1. nbtstat command at local host
     c:\windows>nbtstat -a 192.168.0.8
             or
      c:\windows>nbtstat -n

Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.0.8] Scope Id: []

           NetBIOS Remote Machine Name Table

       Name               Type         Status
    ---------------------------------------------
    JUPITOR        <20>  UNIQUE      Registered 
    JUPITOR        <00>  UNIQUE      Registered 
    WORKGROUP      <00>  GROUP       Registered 
    WORKGROUP      <1E>  GROUP       Registered 
    WORKGROUP      <1D>  UNIQUE      Registered 
    ..__MSBROWSE__.<01>  GROUP       Registered 

    MAC Address = 00-12-3F-B1-17-A5

Fig.1 Home network topology (LAN)
above picture 192.168.0.8 is Jupitor and 192.168.0.6 is Saturn


#2. nbtstat listing remote PC on LAN

c:\windows>nbtstat -a 192.168.0.6

Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.0.8] Scope Id: []

           NetBIOS Remote Machine Name Table

       Name               Type         Status
    ---------------------------------------------
    SATURN         <00>  UNIQUE      Registered 
    WORKGROUP      <00>  GROUP       Registered 
    SATURN         <20>  UNIQUE      Registered 
    WORKGROUP      <1e>  GROUP       Registered 

    MAC Address = 00-1B-11-EA-6C-B4

#3. nbtstat listing from NetBios remote cache

c:\windows>nbtstat -c

Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.0.8] Scope Id: []

                  NetBIOS Remote Cache Name Table

        Name              Type       Host Address    Life [sec]
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    SATURN         <20>  UNIQUE          192.168.0.6         482
    SOS-NAME0710   <20>  UNIQUE          192.168.0.9         530
    DHCPPC3        <00>  UNIQUE          192.168.0.11        95

solution: There are 3 devices on LAN
               - The first one is PC named "SATURN" ip address 192.168.0.6
               - The second one is PC named "SOS-NAME0710" ip address 192.168.0.9
               - and the last on is Printer device be connectd to this network as ip address is 192.168.0.11