Q167260: XCLN: How to Use RPCPing to Test RPC Communication

Article: Q167260
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): 4.0,5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage
Last Modified: 30-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Windows 3.x client, versions 4.0, 5.0 
- Microsoft Exchange Windows 95/98 client, versions 4.0, 5.0 
- Microsoft Exchange Windows NT client, versions 4.0, 5.0 
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SUMMARY
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The RPC Ping Utility can be used to confirm the RPC connectivity between the
computer running Microsoft Exchange Server and any of the supported Microsoft
Exchange Client workstations on the network. This utility can be used to check
if the Microsoft Exchange Server services are responding to RPC requests from
the client workstations via the network.

MORE INFORMATION
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There are two components in the RPC Ping Utility: a server-side component and a
client-side component.

The executable file of each component is listed below:

  Server Component: Rpings.exe (for the Microsoft Exchange Windows NT
  Server)

  Client Component: Rpingc32.exe (for Microsoft Windows NT and Windows95)
                    Rpingc16.exe (for Microsoft Windows 3.1x clients)
                    Rpingdos.exe (for Microsoft DOS clients)

Rpings.exe
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Rpings.exe is the server-side RPC ping utility.

Rpings contains two RPC functions Echo and Stats called by the client-side RPC
ping utilities Rpingc16, Rpingc32 or Rpingdos.

Run Rpings without any options to use all available protocol sequences.

Rpings.exe
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Command Line Syntax:

  RPINGS [-p Protocol Sequence]

  Protocol sequences can be set using these friendly names
      -p namedpipes
      -p tcpip
      -p ipx/spx
      -p netbios
      -p vines

  enter '@q' to exit rpings.

where

  Protocol Sequence - Is the supported transport mechanisms of RPC such as:

  namedpipes NCA connection over Named Pipes (ncacn_np)

  tcpip NCA connection over TCP/IP (ncacn_ip_tcp) netbios NCA connection over
  Netbios on Netbeui (ncacn_nb_nb) ipx/spx NCA connection over SPX (ncacn_spx)
  vines NCA connection over Banyan Vines (ncacn_vns_spp)

Rpingc32.exe, Rpingc16.exe, and Rpingdos.exe
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Rpingc32 is the 32-bit version of the client-side of the RPC Ping Utility.
Rpingc16 and Rpingdos.exe are the 16-bit versions of the client side. They will
connect and bind to the specified destination RPC server and display the status,
available protocol sequences with end points and quality of the RPC connection.

Both the Rpingc32.exe and Rpingc16.exe utilities are set up to run in the Windows
environment. Rpingdos.exe utility runs in the MS-DOS environment.

Rpingc32.exe and Rpingc16.exe
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Options:

  Exchange Server:  The name of the Exchange Server to ping
  Protocol Sequence:   The following options are available:
              Any (default)
              Named Pipes
              IPX/SPX
              TCP/IP
              Netbios
              Vines
  End Point:        The following End Points on the Exchange Server are
  available:
              Rping (default, all)
              Store (the Exchange Store)
              Admin (the Exchange Admin)

  Number of Pings:  Continuous
           Stop at ___

  Mode:          Ping Only (character echoed by RPINGS)
            End Point Search (enumerates all endpoints available)

  Run with Security:   verifies that authenticated RPCs work

Rpingdos.exe
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Syntax:

  RPINGDOS [-p Protocol Sequence] -n Network Address [-e End Point] [-c
  xxx] [-s]

      -p [protocol_sequence] defaults to named pipes
      -n [network_address] is required
      -e [endpoint] endpoint to find, defaults to rping
      -c [xxx] number of pings, defaults to 1.
      -s run an endpoint search

  Protocol sequences can be set using these friendly names
      -p namedpipes
      -p tcpip
      -p ipx/spx
      -p netbios
      -p vines

The RPCPING utility and files can be found on the Exchange Server CD in the
Support\Rpcping directory.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbusage 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbExchange400 kbExchangeClientSearch kbZNotKeyword kbZNotKeyword2 kbZNotKeyword3 kbExchange400NT kbExchange500NT kbExchange400Win95 kbExchange500Win95
Version           : :4.0,5.0

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