Need cmd prompt network command for connecting to other computers

[GoingUp]

There is an CMD line command that lets you connect to other computers if you have their IP address. Even if they block you from connecting to them, it will tell you what OS they are running. Anyone here remember the command? I dont turn up much on google.

 

[Nothinman]

You could use a portscanner like nmap, that'll do remote OS detection that's fairly reliable, but it's a pretty intrusive process and could get you in trouble if they or your ISP don't want you scanning them.

 

[GoingUp]

its not Nmap. its something else

 

[Nothinman]

Are you talking about 'net view' or something? That would only work if you could establish a SMB/CIFS connection.

 

[GoingUp]

bump

 

[NaiMan]

Interesting...

 

[nweaver]

pstools has one...psinfo iirc. The remote machine must have remote registry turned on, and you must know a valid UN/PW


ntop (if you can sniff packets from it) will do OS detection, but I doubt that is what you are looking for.

 

[Atheus]

You haven't specified what kind of connection you're trying to make, so no one can really answer you. OS fingerprinting is a seperate issue from making these connections, whatever they turn out to be.

Anyway, there is no command line tool included with windows that even vaguely matches your description.