It still works for me...

C:\ping microsoft.com:80

Pinging microsoft.com:80 [64.136.21.190] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 64.136.21.190: bytes=32 time=256ms TTL=244
Reply from 64.136.21.190: bytes=32 time=262ms TTL=244
Reply from 64.136.21.190: bytes=32 time=269ms TTL=244
Reply from 64.136.21.190: bytes=32 time=263ms TTL=244

Ping statistics for 64.136.21.190:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 256ms, Maximum = 269ms, Average = 262ms

ODD, w/o ":80", I will be timed out 4 times! But I don't get your error
message. Can it be you are blocking port 80 with your firewall? (But,
like Candlin, I can't see what that :80 is referring to.)

Here are the Properties of my Win98SE file...
PING.EXE
Desc: TCP/IP Ping Command
Loc: C:\WINDOWS
Size: 24,576 bytes
Mod: Friday, April 23, 1999 10:22:00 PM
Ver: 5.00.1755.1

C:\ping/?

Usage: ping [-t] [-a] [-n count] [-l size] [-f] [-i TTL] [-v TOS]
[-r count] [-s count] [[-j host-list] | [-k host-list]]
[-w timeout] destination-list

Options:
-t Ping the specified host until stopped.
To see statistics and continue - type Control-Break;
To stop - type Control-C.
-a Resolve addresses to hostnames.
-n count Number of echo requests to send.
-l size Send buffer size.
-f Set Don't Fragment flag in packet.
-i TTL Time To Live.
-v TOS Type Of Service.
-r count Record route for count hops.
-s count Timestamp for count hops.
-j host-list Loose source route along host-list.
-k host-list Strict source route along host-list.
-w timeout Timeout in milliseconds to wait for each reply.


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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Bill" wrote in message
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| The error is unknown host. Even if I try
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| C:\ ping microsoft.com:80
| Unknown host microsoft.com:80
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| but it will let me do
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| C:\ ping microsoft.com
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| I'm using Windows 98SE.
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| Thanks!!!
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| "PCR" wrote...
| What is the error? That command seems to work for me. It makes a
round
| trip...!...
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| C:\ping smtp.mysite.com:25
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| Pinging smtp.mysite.com:25 [64.136.21.190] with 32 bytes of data:
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| Reply from 64.136.21.190: bytes=32 time=257ms TTL=244
| Reply from 64.136.21.190: bytes=32 time=262ms TTL=244
| Reply from 64.136.21.190: bytes=32 time=257ms TTL=244
| Reply from 64.136.21.190: bytes=32 time=262ms TTL=244
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| Ping statistics for 64.136.21.190:
| Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
| Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
| Minimum = 257ms, Maximum = 262ms, Average = 259ms
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| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| should things get worse after this,
| PCR
| "Bill" wrote...
| | How do I use the Windows 98SE DOS ping command to ping a
particular
| port number? I need
| | to test to see if my ISP is blocking certain ports.
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| | For example, if I want to ping Port 25 on SMTP.MYSITE.COM from my
| computer. I tried
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| | C:\ ping smtp.mysite.com:25
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| | and it spits an error.
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| | Thanks to anyone that can help!!!
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