Microsoft KB Archive/177737

= Error Message: Bad IP Address /?. =

Article ID: 177737

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition

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This article was previously published under Q177737



SYMPTOMS
When you type the "help ping" command at a command prompt, you receive the following error message:

This command is not supported by the help utility. Try "ping /?".

When you type the "ping /?" command at a command prompt, you receive the following error message:

Bad IP address /?.



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue and for additional information about the Packet InterNet Groper (PING) utility included with Windows NT (Ping.exe), click Start, click Help, click the Index tab, type ping in the text box, and then double-click the Ping Utility topic.



STATUS
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.



MORE INFORMATION
Ping is a Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) utility designed to test network connectivity by sending an Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo request to the computer to which you are trying to connect.

For additional information about the Ping utility, type ping or ping - ? at a command prompt.

For information about troubleshooting TCP/IP using the Ping utility, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID : 102908

TITLE : How to Troubleshoot TCP/IP Connectivity with Windows NT

ARTICLE-ID : 169790

TITLE : How to Troubleshoot Basic TCP/IP Problems in Windows NT 4.0

Additional query words: tool

Keywords: kberrmsg KB177737

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