Q224504: Modem Sharing Installs the Netmodem Tool

Article: Q224504
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0,4.0a,4.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.5 
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SUMMARY
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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
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The following list shows the available Netmodem.exe commands:

netmodem use
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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
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Displays the modem pools shared at a server.

  Example:

  

- netmodem view \\server

netmodem ver
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Displays the version of the modem-sharing files.

  Example:

  

- netmodem ver

netmodem share pool name
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Displays pools defined at the local server.

  Example:

  

- netmodem share

- netmodem share pool1

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Keywords          : kbtool 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbSBServSearch kbSBServ400 kbSBServ400a kbSBServ450
Version           : winnt:4.0,4.0a,4.5
Issue type        : kbinfo

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