The NET Command is used to manage File Shares, Printer Shares and sessions.
Syntax
NET VIEW [\\computername [/CACHE] | [/ALL] | /DOMAIN[:domainname]]
Key
/ALL Display all the shares including the $ shares.
/CACHE Display the offline client cache settings for resources on the specified computer.
computername A computer whose shared resources you want to view.
domainname The domain to view, by default all domains in the LAN.
Net View / ALL allows you to enumerate all the shares on a remote computer, similar to the old ShareUI utility.
An alternative way to list remote shares with PowerShell & WMI:
# List the non-admin$ ("Type=0") file shares on the remote server: SERVER64.
$shares = Get-CIMInstance –Classname Win32_Share -computername SERVER64 -filter "Type=0"
$shares | foreach {
$path=($_.path)
$Description=($_.Description)
$name=($_.name)
$Caption=($_.Caption)
" Share Name : $name
Source Folder: $path
Description : $Description
Caption : $Caption"
""
}
Examples
Display a list of computers in the current domain:
NET VIEW
List the File/Printer shares on a remote computer:
NET VIEW \\ComputerName
NET VIEW \\127.0.0.1
List the shares on a remote computer including hidden shares:
NET VIEW \\ComputerName /All
List all the shares in the domain:
NET VIEW /DOMAIN
To see a list of shares on a different domain:
NET VIEW /DOMAIN:domainname
List the shares on a remote Netware computer:
NET VIEW /NETWORK:NW [\\ComputerName]
Display a list of local shares, the Share Name, full path to the resource being shared and any comment/remark:
NET SHARE sharename
Some NET commands will require elevation.
“The belief that one's own view of reality is the only reality is the most dangerous of all delusions” ~ Paul Watzlawick
Related:
NET - Manage network resources.
NET USE - connect to a file share (Drive MAP).
Use NET VIEW against an IPv6 address - Raymond Chen.
Enable Admin Shares
OPENFILES - List or disconnect open files, local or remote (requires elevation).
PsFile - Show files opened remotely.
PsLoggedOn - Who's logged on.
Equivalent bash command (Linux): users - Users currently
logged in, who currently logged in.