View Network Computers

[jel183\(UK\)]

Can anyone please tell me what the 'command line' is for 'View Network
Computers' is? - I want to put a shortcut on my desktop to save going the My
Network Places route.

(XP Home SP2)

 

[jel183\(UK\)]

Sorry, that should be 'View Workgroup Computers'...

 

[Chuck]

Sorry, that should be 'View Workgroup Computers'...

Try "net view".

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[jel183\(UK\)]

That didn't work...

 

[Chuck]

That didn't work...

Try creating a .cmd file:

#######
net view
@pause
#######

copy and paste the two lines inside the ####### into Notepad.
Save the file as "netview.cmd", by entering "netview.cmd" for file name, and
selecting "all files" for Save as type:.
Copy the new file to your desktop, or create then copy a shortcut, to the file,
to your desktop.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[jel183\(UK\)]

Result is on a Command window but never the less it has all the info I need
.... thanks

 

[Chuck]

Result is on a Command window but never the less it has all the info I need
... thanks

Like the output in a text file? Try:

#######
net view >c:\netview.txt
notepad c:\netview.txt
#######

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Doug Sherman [MVP]]

Probably, you do not want a command line solution. Try:

Open My Network Places, drill down until you see the workgroup icon, right
click on it and select Create Shortcut - a window will pop up asking whether
you want to put it on the Desktop.

Is that what you were after?

Doug Sherman
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

 

[jel183\(UK\)]

Thanks Guys, both methods revealed the info I wanted...

 

[Guest]

If you are trying this over the internet your ISP may be the problem.

Try this " net view \\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" sub "X" for the IP adrress for the
computer you are trying to view. Of course this is command line only.

P.S.
CMD = NET HELP view | MORE