View remote resources with Windows 2000 Pro's NET command

by Jim Boyce | Aug 22, 2005 5:20:00 PM

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Takeaway: Locating available resources on your Windows 2000 Pro network is a breeze�unless you're working through a VPN connection to a remote network. Discover how you can use a NET command to view resources shared by a specific computer.

One of the easiest ways to locate available resources on your Windows 2000 Professional network is to open the My Network Places folder and browse through it to find the resources you need. In some situations, however, browsing isn't practical. For example, when you work through a VPN connection to a remote network, you might prefer a quicker, more direct way to find the available resources on a specific target computer. The NET console command offers that direct method.

To view resources shared by a specific computer, whether located on your local segment or on a remote segment, use the following command:

NET VIEW \\computer

Replace \\computer with the name or IP address of the remote computer. The resulting output shows the share name, resource type (such as Disk or Print), and a comment. You can then use the NET USE command to map the resource to a local drive letter or printer port.

For help on either of these commands, open a command console and issue the command NET HELP VIEW or NET HELP USE.

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