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CHAPTER 3

The NET Command


NET Command Syntax Chart


SymbolsPurpose
{ }Braces indicate a parameter you must use
[ ]Brackets indicate an optional parameter
|Bar indicates a choice of parameters
d:Indicates a drive letter from A: to Z: (LASTDRIVE= parameter must be set in your CONFIG.SYS file if you wish to use drives F: through Z:)
pathIndicates a drive and directory (e.g. C:\ACCOUNTS)
password1-8 or 1-16 character password
/rights/R /W /RW /WC /RWC Read, Write, Create (only take effect if PROTECT.COM is loaded)
deviceA DOS device name: PRN, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3 or LPT4, COM1, COM2, COM3 or COM4
network name1-8 characters that represent a drive and path or device name
computername1-15 characters identifying a computer starting with a double backslash ('\\')
number1-25 digit telephone number that may include Hayes dial syntax commands
commandAny valid NET command or sub command
/dIndicates that you wish to cancel a previous NET SHARE command or NET USE command

You must include all punctuation (except braces, brackets and bars) such as periods, equal signs, forward slashes and backslashes, where illustrated in the syntax.

NET BOOT


This command is used to boot any machine on the network, including a machine connected through a modem link. This command issues a DOS disk reset (MS-DOS INTERRUPT 21H, AH=0DH) which flushes the DOS disk buffers and any cached data in your disk cache, then waits 10 seconds before booting the machine.

If a key is pressed within the 10 seconds, the NET BOOT command is cancelled.

Booting a local machine

Syntax: NET BOOT [password]

The following command boots the local machine after 10 seconds:

NET BOOT

Booting a remote machine

Syntax: NET BOOT \\computername [WARM | COLD] [syspass]

Before you can boot a remote machine, the RemoteBoot= parameters must be set to 1 (enabled) on the target machine that you wish to remotely boot. The password you specify must match that of the SysPass= parameter in the DOSNET.INI configuration file on the target machine

The Dynamically disable remote booting use the following command:

NET BOOT OFF

The Dynamically enable remote booting use the following command:

NET BOOT ON

The following command COLD boots the machine known as \\SERVER1 using the password JANE:

NET BOOT \\SERVER1 COLD JANE


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