Net view
Updated: April 17, 2012
Applies To: Windows 7, Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Net view
Displays a list of domains, computers, or resources that are being shared by the specified computer. Used without parameters, net view displays a list of computers in your current domain.
Syntax
net view [\\ComputerName [/CACHE] | [/ALL] | /DOMAIN[:DomainName]]
Parameters
| Parameter | Definition |
|---|---|
\\ComputerName |
Specifies the computer that contains the shared resources that you want to view. |
/CACHE |
Displays the offline client caching settings for the resources on the specified computer. |
/ALL |
Displays all the shares including the $ shares |
/domain[:DomainName] |
Specifies the domain for which you want to view the available computers. If you omit DomainName, /domain displays all of the domains in the network. |
Remarks
Use the net view command to display a list of computers. The output is similar to the following:
Server Name Remark ------------------------------------------------- \\Production Production file server \\Print1 Printer room, first floor \\Print2 Printer room, second floor
Examples
To see a list of the resources shared by the \\Production computer, type:
net view \\production
To see a list of the computers in the sales domain or workgroup, type:
net view /domain:sales