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[620]5.\" Date: 08/02/2011
[429]6.\" Manual: User Commands
7.\" Source: Samba 3.5
8.\" Language: English
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[620]10.TH "FINDSMB" "1" "08/02/2011" "Samba 3\&.5" "User Commands"
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[596]21.SH "NAME"
[429]22findsmb \- list info about machines that respond to SMB name queries on a subnet
[596]23.SH "SYNOPSIS"
[429]24.HP \w'\ 'u
[596]25findsmb [subnet\ broadcast\ address]
[429]26.SH "DESCRIPTION"
27.PP
28This perl script is part of the
29\fBsamba\fR(7)
30suite\&.
31.PP
[596]32findsmb
[429]33is a perl script that prints out several pieces of information about machines on a subnet that respond to SMB name query requests\&. It uses
34\fBnmblookup\fR(1)
35and
36\fBsmbclient\fR(1)
37to obtain this information\&.
38.SH "OPTIONS"
39.PP
40\-r
41.RS 4
42Controls whether
[596]43findsmb
[429]44takes bugs in Windows95 into account when trying to find a Netbios name registered of the remote machine\&. This option is disabled by default because it is specific to Windows 95 and Windows 95 machines only\&. If set,
45\fBnmblookup\fR(1)
46will be called with
47\fB\-B\fR
48option\&.
49.RE
50.PP
51subnet broadcast address
52.RS 4
53Without this option,
[596]54findsmb
[429]55will probe the subnet of the machine where
56\fBfindsmb\fR(1)
57is run\&. This value is passed to
58\fBnmblookup\fR(1)
59as part of the
60\fB\-B\fR
61option\&.
62.RE
63.SH "EXAMPLES"
64.PP
65The output of
[596]66findsmb
[429]67lists the following information for all machines that respond to the initial
[596]68nmblookup
[429]69for any name: IP address, NetBIOS name, Workgroup name, operating system, and SMB server version\&.