The NET Command is used to manage network resources as follows:
| Manage Services |
NET START, STOP, PAUSE, CONTINUE |
| Connect to a file/print Share (Drive Map) |
NET USE |
| Create/view file/printer Shares |
NET SHARE, VIEW, FILE, SESSIONS |
| Manage Network Print jobs and Network Time |
NET TIME, PRINT |
| Security |
NET ACCOUNTS, USER, GROUP, LOCALGROUP |
| Network Messaging |
NET NAME, SEND |
| Help |
NET HELP, HELPMSG |
| Network configuration |
NET COMPUTER, CONFIG_WORKSTATION, CONFIG_SERVER, STATISTICS_WORKSTATION, STATISTICS_SERVER |
When you use NET commands in a batch file, you can use the Y or N switch to unconditionally answer Yes or No to questions returned by the Net command.