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Use the Windows Command Prompt to = speed up=20 remote support

Feb 25, 2002 =
Mike=20 Walton



When = you=92re supporting a=20 remote user with a slow network connection, Windows 2000's built-in = Microsoft=20 Management Console (MMC) isn't always your best answer. While this handy = tool=20 provides a simple, easy-to-use graphical interface, MMC can strain slow = network=20 connections and make it nearly impossible to get anything done. A better = alternative in such situations is the Windows Command Prompt, said = TechRepublic=20 support technician Ted Laun.

=93The thing about using the command = line is=20 that if I were to use the CMC (Computer Management Console snap-in to = the MMC),=20 my machine would be locked up for a while over a slow connection,=94 = Laun=20 said.

To support a user in a Chicago office over the company=92s = network,=20 Laun=92s signal must travel from TechRepublic's office in Louisville, = KY, to San=20 Francisco to Cambridge, MA, and then finally to Chicago. Complicating = this=20 cross-country trip is the fact that the Chicago office's connection to = Cambridge=20 is rather slow.

Here's how Ted uses the Command Prompt to work = around=20 this network nightmare.

Make the = connection with=20 telnet and Netsvc
One of Laun=92s favorite tricks is to telnet = into a=20 user=92s computer. This connection gives him virtually unlimited access = to the=20 remote workstation, allowing him to troubleshoot a host of problems. = =93When you=20 telnet into someone=92s computer, the entire command set is at your = disposal,=94 he=20 said.

Laun is quick to add, however, that constantly running the = telnet=20 service can pose a security hazard. To turn telnet services on and off, = Laun=20 relies on the Netsvc.exe program provided with the Windows 2000 Resource = Kit.=20 =93The ability to start and stop services is a pretty powerful tool,=94 = he=20 said.

To start the telnet service on the remote computer, simply = open a=20 Command Prompt on your machine (which must have the Netsvc.exe program = installed=20 on it) and type
netsvc telnet = \\computername=20 /start

where computername is the name of the remote = workstation. You can now use the telnet command to connect to the remote = workstation. Once connected, it will be as if you are sitting at that = machine=20 with an open Command Prompt. From here, it=92s a snap to roam around = directories=20 or run batch files on the remote machine.

Once=20 you're connected, now what?
"One of the things I use telnet = for the=20 most is to check people's IP settings when they have network problems," = Laun=20 said. Once on the remote user's machine, he can ping other network = addresses and=20 use Ipconfig commands to troubleshoot the problem.

Manipulating = services=20 with the Netsvc command also is handy if a machine isn't regularly shut = down.=20 For example, Laun said he often starts and stops virus software to get = it to=20 update definitions.

Save time with batch=20 files
Another of Laun=92s favorite methods is to use the DOS = Net use=20 command before connecting with telnet to send a small batch file to the = user's=20 machine. Laun first opens a command prompt and enters the = command
net use X: \\computername\admin$

As = with the=20 Netsvcs command, computername in the Net use command represents = the name=20 of the remote workstation. This maps a drive on Laun=92s machine to the = remote=20 workstation's main Windows directory. The X: represents the local drive = letter=20 that will be mapped to the remote workstation. Remember to use a drive = that is=20 not already mapped to a network share.

Laun can now copy batch = files from=20 his computer to the remote computer, telnet to the remote computer = (using the=20 technique outlined above), and run the batch file. This is a real = time-saver if=20 Laun needs to perform multiple tasks.

Don't forget=20 to turn off telnet
As mentioned earlier, allowing telnet to = run=20 constantly creates a security risk, so Laun turns telnet off after each=20 troubleshooting session. To do this, he opens a Command Prompt and=20 enters
netsvc telnet \\computername=20 /stop

Again, computername represents the name of = the remote=20 workstation.

Quick and = convenient
Because=20 the command-line techniques outlined above require so little bandwidth, = they=20 allow for quick access to remote workstations even over the slowest of=20 networks.

Another benefit is that while the connection to the = remote=20 machine is being made across the network, you are free to use your = machine for=20 other purposes. Just check back in the Command Prompt session to see if = the=20 connection has been made or batch file has completed running; if it = hasn=92t, you=20 can return to other business.

If you want to dig deeper into its=20 capabilities, run the  netsvc /? command and see what options are=20 available.

How do you use Netsvc?
Ted Laun uses the Netsvc command mostly to start = and stop=20 telnet services on remote computers in his network. How do you use it? = Have you=20 found a way to use Netsvc to solve common user computer ailments? If so, = tell us=20 about it in the discussion below.


 

Copyright= =20 =A91995- 2002 CNET Networks, Inc. All Rights = Reserved.=20
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