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[VieiraR]

I have a remote user whom I am not sure what his computer name is on the domain. I do know his logon name is. Is there anyway for me to discover his computer name through some type of search of who is logged on?

 

[SpotLizard]

If the user is logging in to a domain the easiest thing to do would be to create a custom MMC and use the Shared Folders snap-in.

Go to Start > Run and type mmc click OK.

This will open an MMC console Window. From the File menu select Add/Remove Snap-in... Click the Addbutton then scroll down the list of snap-ins until you see one called Shared Folders. Click on it to highlight it, then click the Add button. You will be prompted to select a computer (the default is your computer). Put a check in the Another Computer box and browse to select your Domain Controller (or another server that you know this user connects to). Click Finish, then OK a few times and you will be back at the console window.

Click on the plus sign (+) next to Shared Folders. It will expand to show, amongst other things, "Sessions". Click on Sessions and you will see a list of users who are connected to the remote computer. It will show you the Username, Computername and IP address.

Hope this helps.

SL

 

[VieiraR]

Thank you very much SpotLizard. That was must helpful. I knew that the MMC was a powerful tool, but did not realize it would do that. THANKS