To obtain the NetBIOS name table of a remote host by IP address, which option is used?

To obtain the NetBIOS name table of a remote host by IP address, which option is used?

• A. nbtstat -a <IP address>
• B. nbtstat -c
• C. nbtstat -n
• D. nbtstat -A <IP address>

Answer: (A)

Querying a remote NetBIOS name table over TCP/IP by IP address uses the switch that targets the remote host by its IP. The correct form is nbtstat -A <IP address>, which asks the remote machine to reveal its NetBIOS name table. The lowercase -a switch expects a NetBIOS name rather than an IP, so it isn’t suitable for an IP-based query. Other switches like -n show the local machine’s NetBIOS names, and -c shows the NetBIOS name cache, but neither fetches the remote host’s name table.

Querying a remote NetBIOS name table over TCP/IP by IP address uses the switch that targets the remote host by its IP. The correct form is nbtstat -A , which asks the remote machine to reveal its NetBIOS name table. The lowercase -a switch expects a NetBIOS name rather than an IP, so it isn’t suitable for an IP-based query. Other switches like -n show the local machine’s NetBIOS names, and -c shows the NetBIOS name cache, but neither fetches the remote host’s name table.