Subject: RE: IP address (Ping -a)
From: Larry Collier (larry@medease.net)
Date: Wed Apr 10 2002 - 17:14:29 AKDT
ok, I was pinging inside my network.
thanks
Larry
> -----Original Message-----
> From: aklug-bounce@aklug.org [mailto:aklug-bounce@aklug.org]On Behalf Of
> Robert Swift
> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 3:27 PM
> To: Larry Collier
> Cc: aklug@aklug.org
> Subject: RE: IP address (Ping -a)
>
>
>
> Larry,
> I am afraid you are incorrect. ping with the -a will return
> a valid DNS A
> record as the below output shows......
>
> Ping 198.51.13.3
> Pinging 198.51.13.3 with 32 bytes of data:
> Reply from 198.51.13.3: bytes=32 time=40ms TTL=61
> Reply from 198.51.13.3: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=61
> Reply from 198.51.13.3: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=61
> Reply from 198.51.13.3: bytes=32 time=40ms TTL=61
> Ping statistics for 198.51.13.3:
> Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate
> round trip
> times in milli-seconds:
> Minimum = 30ms, Maximum = 40ms, Average = 35ms
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> ping -a 198.51.13.3
>
> Pinging pineapple.arctic.net [198.51.13.3] with 32 bytes of data:
> Reply from 198.51.13.3: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=61
> Reply from 198.51.13.3: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=61
> Reply from 198.51.13.3: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=61
> Reply from 198.51.13.3: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=61
> Ping statistics for 198.51.13.3:
> Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate
> round trip
> times in milli-seconds:
> Minimum = 30ms, Maximum = 30ms, Average = 30ms
>
>
> However it will appear they are the same if the IP you ping
> does NOT have a
> dns entry.
>
> Bob
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: aklug-bounce@aklug.org [mailto:aklug-bounce@aklug.org]On Behalf Of
> Larry Collier
> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 12:30 PM
> To: aklug@aklug.org
> Subject: RE: IP address (Ping -a)
>
>
>
> 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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