Detect nearby computers

[totoymola]

Hi.

I saw a commandline utility before that will search for all nearby computers (computers in the domain). I can't remember if it is a default tool in Windows XP or if it is a resource kit tool. Darn I can't remember!

I know the DSQUERY and other DS* tools, but I don't have it in my current XP system. I don't know why.. And I also need to use this on a Windows 2000 computer.

And oh, by the way, is there a commandline utility that will let us copy file/s to a remote computer? I'm not sure if ROBOCOPY can do that.

Please refresh my memory. Thanks!

Edited October 22, 2005 by totoymola

[chilifrei64]

to list the computers in the domain/workgroup

net view

to copy from one pc to a remote pc

copy

xcopy

[totoymola]

to list the computers in the domain/workgroup

net view

to copy from one pc to a remote pc

copy

xcopy

Hey thanks for reminding me about the NET VIEW! I totally forgot to try that.

About copying files remotely, how do you use COPY and XCOPY?

Copies one or more files to another location.							   

COPY [/D] [/V] [/N] [/Y | /-Y] [/Z] [/A | /B ] source [/A | /B]			 
	 [+ source [/A | /B] [+ ...]] [destination [/A | /B]]				   

  source	   Specifies the file or files to be copied.					
  /A		   Indicates an ASCII text file.								
  /B		   Indicates a binary file.									 
  /D		   Allow the destination file to be created decrypted		   
  destination  Specifies the directory and/or filename for the new file(s). 
  /V		   Verifies that new files are written correctly.			   
  /N		   Uses short filename, if available, when copying a file with a
			   non-8dot3 name.											  
  /Y		   Suppresses prompting to confirm you want to overwrite an	 
			   existing destination file.								   
  /-Y		  Causes prompting to confirm you want to overwrite an		 
			   existing destination file.								   
  /Z		   Copies networked files in restartable mode.				  

The switch /Y may be preset in the COPYCMD environment variable.			
This may be overridden with /-Y on the command line.  Default is			
to prompt on overwrites unless COPY command is being executed from		  
within a batch script.													  

To append files, specify a single file for destination, but multiple files  
for source (using wildcards or file1+file2+file3 format).

I'm not sure if the /Z switch will work here.. Do I have to use REMOTE SHELL?

Thanks.

[suryad]

Popped open a command prompt and am checking it out ASAP. Is it valid for a home network where there are no servers though?