findsmb - list info about machines that respond to SMB name queries on a subnet
findsmb [subnet broadcast address]
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NAME
findsmb - list info about machines that respond to SMB name queries on
a subnet
SYNOPSIS
findsmb [subnet broadcast address]
DESCRIPTION
This perl script is part of the samba(7) suite.
findsmb is a perl script that prints out several pieces of information
about machines on a subnet that respond to SMB name query requests. It
uses nmblookup(1) and smbclient(1) to obtain this information.
OPTIONS
-r
Controls whether findsmb takes 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, nmblookup(1) will
be called with -B option.
subnet broadcast address
Without this option, findsmb will probe the subnet of the machine
where findsmb(1) is run. This value is passed to nmblookup(1) as
part of the -B option.
EXAMPLES
The output of findsmb lists the following information for all machines
that respond to the initial nmblookup for any name: IP address, NetBIOS
name, Workgroup name, operating system, and SMB server version.
There will be a '+' in front of the workgroup name for machines that
are local master browsers for that workgroup. There will be an '*' in
front of the workgroup name for machines that are the domain master
browser for that workgroup. Machines that are running Windows for
Workgroups, Windows 95 or Windows 98 will not show any information
about the operating system or server version.
The command with -r option must be run on a system without nmbd(8)
running. If nmbd is running on the system, you will only get the IP
address and the DNS name of the machine. To get proper responses from
Windows 95 and Windows 98 machines, the command must be run as root and
with -r option on a machine without nmbd running.
For example, running findsmb without -r option set would yield output
similar to the following
IP ADDR NETBIOS NAME WORKGROUP/OS/VERSION
---------------------------------------------------------------------
192.168.35.10 MINESET-TEST1 [DMVENGR]
192.168.35.55 LINUXBOX *[MYGROUP] [Unix] [Samba 2.0.6]
192.168.35.56 HERBNT2 [HERB-NT]
192.168.35.63 GANDALF [MVENGR] [Unix] [Samba 2.0.5a for IRIX]
192.168.35.65 SAUNA [WORKGROUP] [Unix] [Samba 1.9.18p10]
192.168.35.71 FROGSTAR [ENGR] [Unix] [Samba 2.0.0 for IRIX]
192.168.35.78 HERBDHCP1 +[HERB]
192.168.35.88 SCNT2 +[MVENGR] [Windows NT 4.0] [NT LAN Manager 4.0]
192.168.35.93 FROGSTAR-PC [MVENGR] [Windows 5.0] [Windows 2000 LAN Manager]
192.168.35.97 HERBNT1 *[HERB-NT] [Windows NT 4.0] [NT LAN Manager 4.0]
VERSION
This man page is part of version 4.13.17 of the Samba suite.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+---------------+-----------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+-----------------------+
|Availability | service/network/samba |
+---------------+-----------------------+
|Stability | Volatile |
+---------------+-----------------------+
SEE ALSO
nmbd(8), smbclient(1), and nmblookup(1)
AUTHOR
The original Samba software and related utilities were created by
Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed by the Samba Team as an Open
Source project similar to the way the Linux kernel is developed.
NOTES
Source code for open source software components in Oracle Solaris can
be found at https://www.oracle.com/downloads/opensource/solaris-source-
code-downloads.html.
This software was built from source available at
https://github.com/oracle/solaris-userland. The original community
source was downloaded from
https://download.samba.org/pub/samba/stable/samba-4.13.17.tar.gz.
Further information about this software can be found on the open source
community website at http://www.samba.org/.
Samba 4.13.17 06/28/2022 FINDSMB(1)