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Q177737: Error Message: Bad IP Address /?.

Article: Q177737
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg
Last Modified: 10-JUL-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you type the "help ping" command at a command prompt, you receive the
following error message:

  This command is not supported by the help utility. Try "ping /?".

When you type the "ping /?" command at a command prompt, you receive the
following error message:

  Bad IP address /?.

RESOLUTION
==========

To work around this issue and for additional information about the Packet
InterNet Groper (PING) utility included with Windows NT (Ping.exe), click Start,
click Help, click the Index tab, type "ping" (without the quotation marks) in
the text box, and then double-click the Ping Utility topic.

STATUS
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Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
================

Ping is a Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) utility designed
to test network connectivity by sending an Internet Control Message Protocol
(ICMP) echo request to the computer to which you are trying to connect.

For additional information about the Ping utility, type "ping" (without the
quotation marks) or "ping - ?" (without the quotation marks) at a command
prompt.

For information about troubleshooting TCP/IP using the Ping utility, please see
the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID : Q102908
TITLE : How to Troubleshoot TCP/IP Connectivity with Windows NT

ARTICLE-ID : Q169790
TITLE : How to Troubleshoot Basic TCP/IP Problems in Windows NT 4.0

Additional query words: tool

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Keywords          : kberrmsg 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : :4.0

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