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Ping bandwith
Name: Lamefif Date: February 18, 2005 at 10:39:35 Pacific OS: xp CPU/Ram: 480
Comment:
hi is there a way to use the ping program to find out the conection speed/to test the bandwith? thx
Name: JackG Date: February 18, 2005 at 11:08:50 Pacific
Reply:
No, its to small of a packet. And almost all "ping" programs space them out in time. It is real good a measuring delays introduced by all the routers in your path to a specific site.
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Response Number 2
Name: Lamefif Date: February 18, 2005 at 11:20:32 Pacific
Reply:
thankyou
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Response Number 3
Name: rogerashley Date: February 18, 2005 at 12:54:35 Pacific
Reply:
Actually you are using the Ping Command in NT COMMAND PROMPT this is a standalone DOS Forum!!
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Response Number 4
Name: dboy Date: February 18, 2005 at 18:44:21 Pacific
Reply:
I have no idea what you're talking about, so I'll just stay out of this.
There are 3 types of people in this world, those who can count and those who can't.
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Response Number 5
Name: rogerashley Date: February 18, 2005 at 23:12:30 Pacific
Reply:
DBoy as you asked the NT family of O/S has NT COMMAND PROMPT when you are using line commands, when in MS DOS and compatible it is DOS COMMAND PROMPT and though the versions of DOS may have slight differences in the command they use under NT the majority of commands with the same name execute entirely differently, and quite often have different switches.
Therefore NT COMMAND PROMPT questions should not be assumed to have the same answer to MS DOS COMMAND PROMPT questions.
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