Microsoft KB Archive/267963

= Ping Utility Takes a Long Time to Return Results with NetBIOS Name =

Article ID: 267963

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q267963



SYMPTOMS
When you use the Ping utility to ping another computer by its NetBIOS name, the Ping utility may take a long time to return results.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur when no Domain Name System (DNS) server is available on the network. The Ping utility first queries DNS for a host name. If no DNS server is available, the TCP/IP protocol will try the DNS query again. Only after the DNS queries do not succeed will the Ping utility attempt to resolve the name by using the NetBIOS name resolution sequence.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about name resolution, refer to the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

172218 Microsoft TCP/IP Host Name Resolution Order

119493 NetBIOS over TCP/IP Name Resolution and WINS

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