Internet Scanner can be run from a command line. This is helpful if you want to schedule scans to occur at specified times or intervals, or if you want to scan a very large network.
To run Internet Scanner from a command line, follow these steps:
Open a command-line prompt.
Go to the Internet Scanner install directory.
At the command prompt, type ISS_WinNT, followed by the appropriate options from the following list, and press Enter.
Note: If you do not enter any arguments, Internet Scanner starts its graphical version, but performs no actions.
The following options may be used to start Internet Scanner from the command line:
|
Option |
Description |
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-f <host_file> |
Scan using the specified host file. |
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-h, -? |
Help. Displays these options in a Help dialog box. |
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-i |
Interactive mode. Displays a dialog box if information is missing or
invalid. If you omit this option, Internet Scanner will not provide a
warning message that it’s about to terminate the program. |
|
-k <key_file> |
Specify key file to use. |
|
-p <policy> |
Specify policy to use. |
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-r <range> |
Specify host range to scan. |
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-s <session_file> |
Names the session to load. Specifying a session overrides range,
policy, key file, and host file settings. |