Microsoft KB Archive/224504

= Modem Sharing Installs the Netmodem Tool =

Article ID: 224504

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server 4.0
 * Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server 4.0a
 * Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server 4.5
 * Microsoft Small Business Server 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q224504



SUMMARY
BackOffice Small Business Server (SBS) contains a tool named Modem Sharing. You can administer Modem Sharing in Windows, or you can use the Netmodem.exe tool at a command prompt. Netmodem.exe provides similar functionality to a subset of the Net.exe tool.



MORE INFORMATION
The following list shows the available Netmodem.exe commands:

netmodem use
Connects a modem-sharing port to the server, or show current port mapping.

Example:


 * netmodem use (view current mapping of ports, including local ports)
 * netmodem use com3 \\server\pool (connect COM3 to pool on server)
 * netmodem use * \\server\pool (select and connect a port to pool on server)
 * netmodem use com3 /d (disconnect COM3 from the server)

NOTE: Netmodem use cannot be used on the SBS-based server.

netmodem view
Displays the modem pools shared at a server.

Example:


 * netmodem view \\server

netmodem ver
Displays the version of the modem-sharing files.

Example:


 * netmodem ver

netmodem share pool name
Displays pools defined at the local server.

Example:


 * netmodem share
 * netmodem share pool1

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