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Q225024: PING -T Stops Timing Out After 50 Days

Article: Q225024
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0 SP4
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool kbWinNT400sp5fix
Last Modified: 16-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 SP4 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 SP4 
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SYMPTOMS
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The "PING -T" command stops functioning after running continuously for 49.7
days.

CAUSE
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This behavior occurs because the ICMPTIMER value does not roll over correctly
from 0xffffffff to 0x00000000.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0. For
additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. This
problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5.

Additional query words: hang SP5

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Keywords          : kbtool kbWinNT400sp5fix 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTW400sp4 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400sp4 kbWinNTS400search
Version           : winnt:4.0 SP4
Issue type        : kbprb

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