Microsoft KB Archive/838178

= Ping times are not reported to the millisecond in Windows 2000 Server =

Article ID: 838178

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

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SYMPTOMS
When you use the ping command from a Microsoft Windows 2000 Server-based computer to test connectivity with another computer and to determine the Round Trip Time (RTT), the times are not accurate to the millisecond (msec).



CAUSE
In Windows 2000 Server, timers in Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) report time in 10-msec increments.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about the ping command and about how to troubleshoot connectivity issues, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

325487 How to troubleshoot network connectivity problems

Additional query words: ping time

Keywords: kbtshoot kbnetwork kbprb KB838178

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