A group of commands that can be used at the command prompt for managing certain aspects of networking on Microsoft Windows platforms. These commands are summarized in the following tables. For more information about a specific command (such as net accounts), type net accounts /? or net help accounts at the command prompt. For additional information on the net commands for Windows NT and Windows 2000, refer to Windows Help.
| Command | Description |
| Net Accounts | Update the accounts database, modify account and password settings, or display account information. |
| Net Computer | Add or remove computers from the domain. |
| Net Config | Display or change the setting for the Server or Workstation service. |
| Net Continue | Restart a paused Windows service. |
| Net File | Display a list of open shared files and file locks; this command can be used to close a shared file and remove a file lock. |
| Net Group | Add, modify, delete, or display global group account information in the domain directory database. |
| Net Help | Obtain a list of net commands or get help for a specific net command. |
| Net Helpmsg | Obtain further information about Windows network messages. |
| Net Localgroup | Add, modify, delete, or display local group account information in the local or domain directory database. |
| Net Name | Add, delete, or display the names or aliases that the Messenger service recognizes as representing your computer. |
| Net Pause | Pause a Windows service to allow users to disconnect before stopping it. |
| Net Print | Display and manage jobs in a print queue. |
| Net Send | Send a message to a user or computer over the network. |
| Net Session | Display the list of currently connected sessions on the local computer. |
| Net Share | Create, delete, or display shared resources. |
| Net Start | Display a list of running services or start a specific stopped service. |
| Net Statistics | Display statistics about the Server and Workstation services. |
| Net Stop | Stop a specified Windows service that is currently running. |
| Net Time | Synchronize the computer’s clock with that of another computer or domain, or display the time for a computer or domain. |
| Net Use | Connect or disconnect to shared resources or display information about connections. |
| Net User | Add, modify, delete, or display user account information in the local or domain directory database. |
| Net View | Display a list of computers in the domain or display the shared resources available on a specific computer. |
| Command | Description |
| Net Config | Display current computer settings. |
| Net Diag | Run the Microsoft Network Diagnostic program to display diagnostic information about a computer. |
| Net Help | Obtain a list of net commands or get help for a specific net command or error message. |
| Net Init | Load protocol and network-adapter drivers without binding them to Protocol Manager. |
| Net Logoff | Break connections to network resources. |
| Net Logon | Log on to a domain. |
| Net Password | Change logon password. |
| Net Print | Display and manage jobs in a print queue. |
| Net Start | Start services. |
| Net Stop | Stop services. |
| Net Time | Synchronize the computer’s clock with that of another computer or workgroup, or display the time for a computer or workgroup. |
| Net Use | Connect or disconnect to shared resources or display information about connections. |
| Net Ver | Display information about workgroup redirector. |
| Net View | Display a list of computers in the workgroup or display the shared resources available on a specific computer. |
Some of the commands produce more than one screen of output at the command prompt. To prevent information from scrolling off the screen, pipe the output through More (for net help accounts | more).