Modem Sharing Installs the Netmodem Tool

ID: Q224504

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.5

SUMMARY

BackOffice Small Business Server (SBS) contains a tool named Modem Sharing. You can administer Modem Sharing in Windows, or you can use the Netmodem.exe tool at a command prompt. Netmodem.exe provides similar functionality to a subset of the Net.exe tool.

MORE INFORMATION

The following list shows the available Netmodem.exe commands:

netmodem use

Connects a modem-sharing port to the server, or show current port mapping.

Example:

netmodem use (view current mapping of ports, including local ports)

netmodem use com3 \\server\pool (connect COM3 to pool on server)

netmodem use * \\server\pool (select and connect a port to pool on server)

netmodem use com3 /d (disconnect COM3 from the server)

NOTE: Netmodem use cannot be used on the SBS-based server.

netmodem view

Displays the modem pools shared at a server.

Example:

netmodem view \\server

netmodem ver

Displays the version of the modem-sharing files.

Example:

netmodem ver

netmodem share pool name

Displays pools defined at the local server.

Example:

netmodem share

netmodem share pool1

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Version : winnt:4.0,4.0a,4.5
Platform : winnt
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