|  | 8.7 | TCP/IP Suite: Utilities
| 8.7.3 | How and when to use NBTSTAT to test, validate, and troubleshoot IP connectivity

NBTSTAT displays information regarding NetBIOS names and corresponding IP addresses, which have been resolved by a host. It is used to troubleshoot two computers trying to connect via NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) by displaying the protocol statistics and current connection with each remote host. Variations on the nbstat command are summarized in table.