Browstat.exe

Browstat.exe is a command-line utility that can be used to view the Browser servers — both the master and backups — in the specified workgroup or domain. Browstat.exe has some capabilities that Browmon.exe does not have, such as the ability to force an election and the ability to force a master browser to stop so that an election occurs.

Browstat.exe includes the following options.


Usage: BROWSTAT Command [Options | /HELP] Where <Command> is one of: ELECT ( EL) - Force election on remote domain GETBLIST ( GB) - Get backup list for domain GETMASTER ( GM) - Get remote Master Browser name (using NetBIOS) GETPDC ( GP) - Get PDC name (using NetBIOS) LISTWFW (WFW) - List WFW servers that are actually running browser STATS (STS) - Dump browser statistics STATUS (STA) - Display status about a domain TICKLE (TIC) - Force remote master to stop VIEW ( VW) - Remote NetServerEnum to a server or domain on transport