DOS Commands For Network

Command Format   Purpose

Netsend

Send a message to a specified computer or all computers on the workgroup
C:/>netsend [computer name or * to send to
all] “message”

Netstat
Shows all active connections

XCOPY or XCOPY32
• Used to copy entire directories &
subdirectories
• Will copy hidden files with /H switch
• Check /? Switch to get full switches

DISKCOPY
SOURCE DESTINATION
• SOURCE—Source drive (A:)
• DESTINATION—Destination Drive (B:)
• Makes an exact copy hidden files, errors
and even corrupt files
• Copies Disk Image
• Possible to do DISKCOPY A: A:

SCANDISK
• Used to correcterrors in FAT

External commands are:-

• Not a part of COMMAND.COM.
• Located in another directory which should be set by PATH command
• Must be loaded into memory as needed by the OS.
  External All require that an executable file by that name is available for use and PATH statement frequently necessary which tell the location of file.

• FORMAT
• FDISK
• SYS
• ATTRIB
• COPY
• XCOPY
• SCANDISK
• CHKDSK
• DELTREE
• DEFRAG
• DEBUG
• DISKCOPY
 

All contained within COMMAND.COM and No need for PATH statement.

– DATE
– TIME
– VER
– PROMPT
– PATH
– DIR
– CD, MD ,RD
– DEL
– EXIT
In next chapters i have explained each of these commands.