smbclient - ftp-like client to access SMB/CIFS resources on servers

linux conmand options

-p port  This number is the TCP port number that will be used when making connections to the server. The standard (well-known) TCP                   port number for an SMB/CIFS server is 139, which is the default.

-g              This parameter provides combined with -L easy parseable output that allows processing with utilities such as grep and cut.

-P                  Make queries to the external server using the machine account of the local server.

-h|--help       Print a summary of command line options.

-I IP-address  IP address is the address of the server to connect to. It should be

-V|--version     Prints the program version number.

-N|--no-pass     If specified, this parameter suppresses the normal password prompt from the client to the user. This is useful when                               accessing a service that  does not require a password.  Unless a password is specified on the command line or this                                parameter is specified, the client will request a password.

-k|--kerberos     Try to authenticate with kerberos. Only useful in an Active Directory environment.

Examples:

smbclient -L windows_box                                  List shares on windows machine or samba server

echo 'message' | smbclient -M windows_box          Send popup to windows machine (off by default in XP sp2)