Browstat Overview

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Browstat.exe: Browser Status Utility

This command-line tool is a general purpose character-based browser diagnostic tool. Use BrowStat to view the status of running browsers in Windows Server 2003 domains. This tool also provides information about the state of the browser, including the name of the master browser.

You can also find out which transports are on a computer. In this context, "transport" refers to the Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 network device name (case-insensitive) for a transport.

Corresponding UI

There is no corresponding user interface for this tool.

Concepts

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows XP Professional continue to support the browser service. The browser service identifies which resources, domains, and servers are available to a node on the network. It also provides interoperability with domains and computers that are not enabled to use the Active Directory directory service.

System Requirements

The following are the system requirements for BrowStat:

  • Windows Server 2003

File Required

  • Browstat.exe

See Also

Concepts

Browstat Remarks
Browstat Syntax
Browstat Examples
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