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hosts - interact with the NAT32 SMB Hosts Table

hosts -r | -n | -u | -t [-v | -a]

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The hosts command displays a list of computers supporting the SMB protocol that NAT32 has detected on attached networks. The list is generated using information obtained from the DHCP daemon and from SMB File Sharing. Argument -r clears the list and then repopulates it by calling the Windows WNetEnumResource function. Non-Windows, DHCP-configured machines will be detected when they request or renew a DHCP lease. Argument -u simply updates the Windows File Sharing entries without clearing the list first. Argument -n prints the current list but without attempting name resolution. Argument -v reduces verbosity, while -a increases it.

Argument -t terminates an enumeration currently in progress.

The discovery of computers on a network can take several minutes to complete.

NAT32 uses the Hosts Table to resolve names that are not part of a Domain. If the NAT32 HOSTD is running and listening at UDP Port 137, name requests from other networks will be answered. The HOSTD can be started with the command: startd hostd 137.

Some Windows 10 computers no longer support the SMB V1 protocol and will therefore not discover and display all SMB hosts in the Explorer. The NAT32 nethood command can be used to overcome this shortcoming.

The above feature requires Internet Explorer 11. The nat32.box site must be added to IE11's Trusted Sites list.

Network Neighborhood, Windows networking