Getting started

Click the main AdmWin tab labeled "NTinfo" to access NTinfo. It is also possible to start AdmWin with the command line parameter "/ntinfo" to enter NTinfo directly on startup.



Choose operating mode by selecting the "domain", "machine" or "lookup IP" radio button.

Domain - get data from all machines in one or many domains

·	Use the domain combo box to select a domain. If NTinfo finds more than one Domain, the "*ALL*" option will be enabled, select "*ALL*" to scan all available domains. To scan a list of specific machines see How to scan a list of machines.

·	Select what to display by clicking the check boxes under "Hardware", "OS" and "Network", see Properties and data format. Or use the event log reader.

·	Click the scan button to start the job.

Machine - get data from a single machine

·	Enter a machine name in the edit box.

·	Select what to display by clicking the check boxes under "Hardware", "OS" and "Network", see Properties and data format. Or use the event log reader.

·	Click the scan button to start the job.

Lookup IP - lookup an IP name, IP address or IP range

·	Enter an IP name, IP address or IP range in the edit box

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Enter "altavista.com" to get one of their IP numbers

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Enter "205.152.190.13" to PING that address and to get the corresponding IP name

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Enter "204.152.190" to scan the IP address range from 204.152.190.0 to 204.152.190.255

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Enter "204.152.190.20-22" to scan the IP address range from 204.152.190.20 to 204.152.190.22

·	Check the PING checkbox to PING.

·	Check the MAC checkbox to lookup MAC addresses.

·	Check the port scanner checkbox to scan all ports on the selected IP number / address or range.

·	Click the scan button to start the job.

General options

·	Uncheck "Show scan" to hide the text window during data retrieval. This improves the read speed.

·	"Auto grid" automatically brings up a ResultGrid when the current operation is finished

Domain and machine mode only

·	The "Name all rows" option adds the computer name to every row.

Machine mode only

·	"Show domain" inserts the current domain name before the computer name from "Name all rows".

Notice

·	If the network is large, the scan process can take a considerable amount of time and generate a lot of network traffic.

·	It is always possible to hit the "Escape" key on the keyboard to abort the scan. Please notice that there for some properties can be a quite long delay before the job actually stops.

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