Subject: RE: IP address (Ping -a)
From: Larry Collier (larry@medease.net)
Date: Wed Apr 10 2002 - 12:29:53 AKDT
On NT 4 and 98se "ping" and "ping -a" return the same result. It appears
they don't complain about the "-a" but it doesn't do anything.
Larry Collier
> -----Original Message-----
> From: aklug-bounce@aklug.org [mailto:aklug-bounce@aklug.org]On Behalf Of
> Buddha
> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 6:21 AM
> To: aklug@aklug.org
> Subject: RE: IP address (Ping -a)
>
>
>
> It an option for ping under Windows. Linux doesn't have it.
>
> 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
>
> -a Resolve addresses to hostnames.
>
>
> -Buddha
> >
> > Wait a minute, when I try 'ping -a [address]' I get back 'invalid
> > option -- a '. Where are you getting this other ping?
> >
> > Jim Gribbin
> >
> > On Tue, 2002-04-09 at 14:41, Mike Barsalou wrote:
> >>
> >> That worked great
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Robert Swift [mailto:bswift@customcpu.com]
> >> Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 2:43 PM
> >> To: Mike Barsalou
> >> Subject: RE: IP address
> >>
> >>
> >> Mike,
> >> you might try ping -a to get the domain then check the domain
> >> records or
> >> you might find the info at www.arin.net
> >> hth
> >> Bob Swift
> >>
> >> btw if you have a win machine you could try NEOTRACE (excellent!!)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: aklug-bounce@aklug.org [mailto:aklug-bounce@aklug.org]On Behalf
> >> Of Mike Barsalou
> >> Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 2:23 PM
> >> To: 'aklug@aklug.org'
> >> Subject: IP address
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I am trying to find out what ISP is providing an IP address. What is
> >> the best way to do it?
> >>
> >> When I try whois it just returns host not found.
> >>
> >> What is a better way of doing this?
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
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