I'm still here with another question of mine.
Is it possible to retrieve the list of all computers within my workgroup?

Hello sardinian_guy,

I didn't test it... replace "WORKGROUP" with your workgroup name

[ADSI]"WinNT://WORKGROUP" | % {$_.psbase.children }


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s> I'm still here with another question of mine.
s> Is it possible to retrieve the list of all computers within my
s> workgroup?

Hi Shay. Thanks for your answer.
Unluckily it doesn't work. It returns me this error

Eccezione durante il recupero del membro "ClassId2e4f51ef21dd47e99d3c952918aff9cd": "Non implementato


Since yesterday I'm looking for a solution.
I've found this article
Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Use Windows PowerShell to Get a List of All My Computers?

but it concerns with domain

and even this thread
Powershell Listing "Microsoft Windows Networking" of Domains and Workgroups ?


where your code

[ADSI]"WinNT:"|% {$_.psbase.children } |% {$_.psbase.path.substring(8)}

returns the right workgroup name but I'm not able to list my pcs.

edit. If I just write

[ADSI]"WinNT://myworkgroup"

powershell doesn't return any error but a column "distinguishedname" without any value.

It relies on Computer Browser mechanism?

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> Hello sardinian_guy,
>
> I didn't test it... replace "WORKGROUP" with your workgroup name
>
> [ADSI]"WinNT://WORKGROUP" | % {$_.psbase.children }
>
>
> ---
> Shay Levy
> Windows PowerShell MVP
> http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/ScriptFanatic
> PowerShell Toolbar: http://tinyurl.com/PSToolbar
>
>
> s> I'm still here with another question of mine.
> s> Is it possible to retrieve the list of all computers within my
> s> workgroup?
>
>

It does.

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> It relies on Computer Browser mechanism?
>
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>> Hello sardinian_guy,
>>
>> I didn't test it... replace "WORKGROUP" with your workgroup name
>>
>> [ADSI]"WinNT://WORKGROUP" | % {$_.psbase.children }
>>
>>
>> ---
>> Shay Levy
>> Windows PowerShell MVP
>> http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/ScriptFanatic
>> PowerShell Toolbar: http://tinyurl.com/PSToolbar
>>
>>
>> s> I'm still here with another question of mine.
>> s> Is it possible to retrieve the list of all computers within my
>> s> workgroup?
>>
>>

Originally Posted by Vadims Podans

It relies on Computer Browser mechanism?

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> Hello sardinian_guy,
>
> I didn't test it... replace "WORKGROUP" with your workgroup name
>
> [ADSI]"WinNT://WORKGROUP" | % {$_.psbase.children }
>
>
> ---
> Shay Levy
> Windows PowerShell MVP
> Shay Levy
> PowerShell Toolbar: PowerShell at the tip of your browser - Shay Levy
>
>
> s> I'm still here with another question of mine.
> s> Is it possible to retrieve the list of all computers within my
> s> workgroup?
>
>

Hi Vadims.
Please forgive me but I didn't understand your question.

My question means this:
typing [ADSI]"WinNT://WORKGROUP" we want to get a list of computers in
workgroup. But workgroup haven't any centralized mechanism to mainatin
actual computer list except Computer Browser service. However Browser
service doesn't guarantee that you'll get full list of computers. For
example, offline computers (with some exceptions) will not included in this
list.

If "[ADSI]"WinNT://WORKGROUP" | % {$_.psbase.children }" doesn't work, then
try CMD command:

# get computer list
$a = net view
# remove CMD technical information and
# in Foreach-Object loop we extract computer name without "\\" prefixes.
# NetBIOS names are limited with 15 characters (16th character determine a
host functionality)
$a[3..($a.length - 3)] | %{$_.substring(2,15)}

If your network contains more than 1 workgroup, then here will need changes.
For this command you must have correctly configured Computer Browser service
in your network.

I hope this helps you.

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>
> Vadims Podans;946151 Wrote:

>> It relies on Computer Browser mechanism?
>>
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>> "Shay Levy [MVP]" <no@xxxxxx> rakstд╚ja ziе†ojumд│
>> "news:89228ed26408e8cb4a125dca5c17@xxxxxx"...> > >

>> > > Hello sardinian_guy,
>> > >
>> > > I didn't test it... replace "WORKGROUP" with your workgroup name
>> > >
>> > > [ADSI]"WinNT://WORKGROUP" | % {$_.psbase.children }
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > ---
>> > > Shay Levy
>> > > Windows PowerShell MVP
>> > > 'Shay Levy' (http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/ScriptFanatic)
>> > > PowerShell Toolbar: 'PowerShell at the tip of your browser - Shay
>> > Levy' (http://tinyurl.com/PSToolbar)
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > s> I'm still here with another question of mine.
>> > > s> Is it possible to retrieve the list of all computers within my
>> > > s> workgroup?
>> > >
>> > > > >

>
> Hi Vadims.
> Please forgive me but I didn't understand your question.
>
>
> --
> sardinian_guy

Hello sardinian_guy,

> Eccezione durante il recupero del membro
> "ClassId2e4f51ef21dd47e99d3c952918aff9cd": "Non implementato

The only thing I can understand is "Non implementato"

I can't test the code, I have no workgroup environment.
Have you tried Vadims' suggestion?


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s> Hi Shay. Thanks for your answer.
s> Unluckily it doesn't work. It returns me this error
s> Eccezione durante il recupero del membro
s> "ClassId2e4f51ef21dd47e99d3c952918aff9cd": "Non implementato
s> Since yesterday I'm looking for a solution.
s> I've found this article
s> 'Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Use Windows PowerShell to Get a List
s> of
s> All My Computers?'
s> (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...s/qanda/nov06/
s> hey1109.mspx)
s> but it concerns with domain
s>
s> and even this thread
s> http://www.vistax64.com/powershell/1...sting-microsof
s> t-windows-networking-domains-workgroups.html
s>
s> where your code
s>
s> [ADSI]"WinNT:"|% {$_.psbase.children } |%
s> {$_.psbase.path.substring(8)}
s>
s> returns the right workgroup name but I'm not able to list my pcs.
s>
s> edit. If I just write
s>
s> [ADSI]"WinNT://myworkgroup"
s>
s> powershell doesn't return any error but a column "distinguishedname"
s> without any value.
s>

Hi guys. Vadims' advice works well.
I've tried his code at home where I have two computers. Today I'm sick but yesterday morning I've tried net view at work. There were three pcs and I remember that the command returns me four results, three computer names and an alphanumeric code. Is it possible that net view doesn't return just computer name of the workgroup but even other resources?

@Shay. Maybe it would be better if I install english version of powershell so that everybody can understand my error messages.

Net View returns only available workgroups names (if in one physical segment
exist more than one workgroup) and computers in current workgroup (in which
is joined computer). Also ouput may contain (not neccessary) the computer
role in current workgroup. They are described here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/163409

At this time I have only one network with Computer Browser service enabled
and I don't see alphanumeric codes. Can you provide your net view command
output?

about english powershell - at this time it is not neccessary, because
running Shay's command I get the same error (in v1.0 and v2 CTP3):

[vPodans] [ADSI]"WinNT://WORKGROUP" | % {$_.psbase.children }
format-default : Exception retrieving member "PSComputerName": "Not
implemented
"
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: ( [format-default],
ExtendedTypeSystemException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId :
CatchFromBaseGetMember,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.FormatDefaultCommand

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>
> Hi guys. Vadims' advice works well.
> I've tried his code at home where I have two computers. Today I'm sick
> but yesterday morning I've tried net view at work. There were three pcs
> and I remember that the command returns me four results, three computer
> names and an alphanumeric code. Is it possible that net view doesn't
> return just computer name of the workgroup but even other resources?
>
> @Shay. Maybe it would be better if I install english version of
> powershell so that everybody can understand my error messages.
>
>
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