Here I describe an ultra quick way to check which computers are present on the network as well as other shared network resources.
Go to command prompt and type net view.
For specific info related to which computer is sharing what,simply type :
net view \computer-name.
Eg : net view THE_LAP
The net command actually has been there for ages but not really well known.
Go on type net /? to see what else cool stuff you can actually do with it.
[ Hint – try wrapping it in a batch file to automate some stuff like redirecting the collected info to maybe a central database 🙂 ].
Happy command prompt-ing.
>This is an old trick but many don't know.
I have been using net command on my network for many things including this.
Best,
Rafael
>@ Rafael
Yes this is an old trick but it saves a lot of time.
This blog is itself about doing things in Windows in an efficient way,many commands and Windows features that are not popular help in achieving that.