nmbscan (1) - Linux Manuals

nmbscan: NMB/SMB network scanner

Command to display nmbscan manual in Linux: $ man 1 nmbscan

NAME

nmbscan - NMB/SMB network scanner

SYNOPSIS

nmbscan -L
nmbscan {-d|-m|-a}
nmbscan {-h|-n} host1 [host2 [...]]

DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the nmbscan command.

nmbscan scans the shares of a SMB/NetBIOS network, using the NMB/SMB/NetBIOS protocols. It is useful for acquiring information on a local area network for such purposes as security auditing.

It can obtain such information as NMB/SMB/NetBIOS/Windows host name, IP address, IP host name, Ethernet MAC address, Windows user name, NMB/SMB/NetBIOS/Windows domain name, and master browser.

It can discover all the NMB/SMB/NetBIOS/Windows hosts on a local area network by using the hosts lists maintained by master browsers.

OPTIONS

--help: Show summary of options.
-L: Show license agreement (GPL).
-d: Show all domains.
-m: Show all domains with master browsers.
-a: Show all domains, master browsers, and servers.
-h: Show information on hosts, known by ip name/address.
-n: Show information on hosts, known by nmb name.

AUTHOR

nmbscan was written by Grégoire Barbier.