User's Guide for MS-DOS Clients

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Command and Utility Summary
Net Start Workstation
Purpose
The net start workstation command starts the Workstation service.
Syntax
net start workstation [options]
where
options are as follows:
/computername:name
Is a unique name that identifies a workstation on the network. If the
computername matches any of the following on the network, the Workstation
service does not start:
• A computername on another workstation.
• A username on another workstation.
• A domain name on the network.
• An alias on the workstation or another workstation.
Computernames can have from 1 through 15 characters, including letters, num-
bers, and the following symbols:
! # $ % & ' ( ) - . @ ^ _ { } ~
/domain:name
Is the name of a workstation domain. A domain name can have from 1 through
15 characters.
/othdomains:name[,...]
Specifies one or more domains that a workstation belongs to, in addition to the
workstation domain. You can specify as many as four domains for a workstation.
When you type this option, separate multiple domain names with commas.
/umb:{yes | no}
Determines whether to use upper memory blocks (UMBs) as available (for
MS-DOS computers). This overrides any umb setting for this service in the
LANMAN.INI file. If /umb is not specified, all available UMBs will be used.