Win32: API calls to list available network shares on a server?

Question

Assume I have access to a SMB server at IP 1.2.3.4, how can I determine the list of available shares?

Windows Explorer can do it when I enter a UNC path \\1.2.3.4\ - but command prompt "dir \\1.2.3.4\" fails!

I've tried the usual FindFirstFile/FindNext calls - which I use successfully to read the files and directories on each share, but they don't work directly on the server root.

Ideally, I need something that works for XP onwards.

Edit: I want to do this programatically, rather than from command line. Redirecting and parsing the output from 'net view 1.2.3.4' would work, but I'm ideally looking for an API for this job.

Answer 1

net view \\1.2.3.4

Check out http://www.ss64.com/nt/net_share.html

Edit: If you want to do this programmatically, it looks like NetShareEnum would work.

Answer 2

According to the docs there's a NetShareEnum and a WNetEnumResource function.

Answer 3

It appears you can use WMI to get this information. Check this post for some neat PowerShell tutorials that show now to use the Win32_Share WMI object.

Answer 4

Never use WMI (not installed natively)
Use Win32 api to enumerate shares, posted millions of times on google groups( win32)