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Can't Ping local Machine
Name: Albert Date: September 13, 2001 at 00:26:01 Pacific
Comment:
Can anybody help me? Running WinME on an IBM preloaded Netvista thing - when I try to ping the local machine (127.0.0.1) I get a 'bad command or file name. Suggestions anyone?
Name: Cliff Date: September 13, 2001 at 04:05:53 Pacific
Reply:
Sounds like TCP isn't installed. To check right click on network neighbourhood and go to properties. If TCP/IP is not listed click on ADD then select Protocol. TCP/IP is under Microsoft. After re-booting try again.
Cliff
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Response Number 2
Name: Albert Date: September 13, 2001 at 16:01:10 Pacific
Reply:
TCP/IP is already installed on my machine.
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Response Number 3
Name: Toad Date: September 13, 2001 at 20:19:17 Pacific
Reply:
Do you know that any IP address that starts with 127. is a software loopback test. To check and see it TCP/IP is installed and loaded correctly, you ping 127.0.0.1 this reroutes the packets back to the source computer. If this isn't working, it's not installed or loaded correctly. The address of 255.255.255.255 is a broadcast to all on the network. Do you have the IP of the computer your trying to ping?
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Response Number 4
Name: Albert Date: September 17, 2001 at 00:19:04 Pacific
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I was trying the loopback 127.0.0.1 - tried to ping DNS & I tried the 255 as above - but same thing - I don't think its the address as "bad command or file name" - I suspect now that ping.exe maynot be loaded on my 'IBM preload'machine. Does anybody know where I could get hold of it? Is this a reasonable explanation for my problem?
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Response Number 5
Name: Albert Date: September 17, 2001 at 01:14:43 Pacific
Reply:
Found the Problem!!!! - Dos prompt wanted the exact path to Ping.exe eg: C:\windows> Problem solvered!
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