I DON'T get any unknown host messages. Looks like I MUST have a colon to
prevent timeouts at microsoft.com. I can put any number in the world
after that colon & get much the same result.
C:\ping microsoft.com:
Pinging microsoft.com: [64.136.29.190] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 64.136.29.190: bytes=32 time=325ms TTL=246
Reply from 64.136.29.190: bytes=32 time=319ms TTL=246
Reply from 64.136.29.190: bytes=32 time=338ms TTL=246
Reply from 64.136.29.190: bytes=32 time=328ms TTL=246
Ping statistics for 64.136.29.190:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 319ms, Maximum = 338ms, Average = 327ms
C:\ping microsoft.com:896136187
Pinging microsoft.com:896136187 [64.136.29.190] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 64.136.29.190: bytes=32 time=328ms TTL=246
Reply from 64.136.29.190: bytes=32 time=331ms TTL=246
Reply from 64.136.29.190: bytes=32 time=324ms TTL=246
Reply from 64.136.29.190: bytes=32 time=328ms TTL=246
Ping statistics for 64.136.29.190:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
BUT w/o a colon, I get a different IP Addr & timeouts...!...
C:\ping microsoft.com
Pinging microsoft.com [207.46.250.119] with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Ping statistics for 207.46.250.119:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
The other site works fine either way, & gives the same IP addr...
C:\ping smtp.mysite.com
Pinging smtp.mysite.com [64.136.29.224] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 64.136.29.224: bytes=32 time=332ms TTL=246
Reply from 64.136.29.224: bytes=32 time=325ms TTL=246
Reply from 64.136.29.224: bytes=32 time=331ms TTL=246
Reply from 64.136.29.224: bytes=32 time=323ms TTL=246
Ping statistics for 64.136.29.224:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 323ms, Maximum = 332ms, Average = 327ms
C:\ping smtp.mysite.com:25
Pinging smtp.mysite.com:25 [64.136.29.190] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 64.136.29.190: bytes=32 time=320ms TTL=246
Reply from 64.136.29.190: bytes=32 time=322ms TTL=246
Reply from 64.136.29.190: bytes=32 time=329ms TTL=246
Reply from 64.136.29.190: bytes=32 time=334ms TTL=246
Ping statistics for 64.136.29.190:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 320ms, Maximum = 334ms, Average = 326ms
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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
"Franc Zabkar" wrote in message
...
| On Mon, 1 May 2006 18:30:58 -0400, "Bill" put
| finger to keyboard and composed:
|
| 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.
|
| For example, if I want to ping Port 25 on SMTP.MYSITE.COM from my
computer. I tried
|
| C:\ ping smtp.mysite.com:25
|
| and it spits an error.
|
| Thanks to anyone that can help!!!
|
| This is what I see in a DOS box:
|
| ================================================== =============
| C:\WIN98SEping microsoft.com
|
| Pinging microsoft.com [207.46.130.108] with 32 bytes of data:
|
| Request timed out.
| Request timed out.
| Request timed out.
| Request timed out.
|
| Ping statistics for 207.46.130.108:
| Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
| Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
| Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
|
| C:\WIN98SEping microsoft.com:80
| Unknown host microsoft.com:80.
|
| ================================================== =============
|
| C:\WIN98SEping smtp.mysite.com:25
| Unknown host smtp.mysite.com:25.
|
| C:\WIN98SEping smtp.mysite.com
|
| Pinging smtp.mysite.com [64.136.21.224] with 32 bytes of data:
|
| Reply from 64.136.21.224: bytes=32 time=255ms TTL=243
| Reply from 64.136.21.224: bytes=32 time=257ms TTL=243
| Reply from 64.136.21.224: bytes=32 time=260ms TTL=243
| Reply from 64.136.21.224: bytes=32 time=256ms TTL=243
|
| Ping statistics for 64.136.21.224:
| Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
| Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
| Minimum = 255ms, Maximum = 260ms, Average = 257ms
| ================================================== =============
|
| - Franc Zabkar
| --
| Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.