Question

Which of the following commands should you use to determine whether there are any shared resources on a Windows computer with the IP address 193.145.85.202?

a. netstat -c 193.145.85.202
b. nbtscan -a 193.145.85.202
c. nbtstat -a 193.145.85.202
d. nbtstat -a \\193.145.85.202

Answer 1

c. nbtstat -a 193.145.85.202

Step-by-step explanation:

Nbtstat is integrated into many versions of the Windows operating system and it is used for in the TCP/IP for NETBIOS troubleshooting and diagnosis. It is used to display the NETBIOS statistics of a computer.

The Nbtstat can be used with several attributes depending on the required function. For example, on the command line, if you type;

Nbtstat -a [IPaddress]

The NETBIOS name table of the computer with the given ip address (which will show whether or not there are shared resources) will be listed.

So, to determine whether there are shared resources on a Windows computer with IP address 193.145.85.202, the following command should be typed;

Nbtstat -a 193.145.85.202

Other attributes that could be used with nbtstat are;

i. -c which will show the contents of the NETBIOS name cache, and a table showing the NETBIOS names and their corresponding IP addresses.

ii. -n which will show locally registered names on the system.

Answer 2

c. nbtstat -a 193.145.85.202

Explanation:

Nbtstat is a TCP/IP utility which is used to display the current connections and statistics of TCP/IP using NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT).

It is installed on a computer running Microsoft Windows when the TCP/IP protocol stack is installed.

Also, it is very useful when we want to troubleshoot NetBIOS name resolution problems.

One can run nbtstat -a < ComputerName > to obtain the local NetBIOS name table on <ComputerName> and its MAC address