IP Address Question

[n7vxj]

:confused: Guys, I'm running 98SE. The other day, I had some problems with my dsl line not working right.I called tech support, and he had me go to the start/run menu and type something in it, that brought up a smaller screen. He then told me to type in ping google.com, which it did and came up with a report of some kind.Does anyone know what the command is that I have to type into the run box to bring up the box to ping google?

[jad1097]

CMD


Can't remember if that works in 98.

[n7vxj]

Nope, tried it but it didn't work.Gave me some weird message about it couldn't find somthing, or other.

[jad1097]

Sorry about that it been a while since I used 98.


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q238135&



Ping IP address on Internet

To ping the IP address of a Web site on the Internet, you first need to obtain the IP address of a Web site on the Internet from the Host. To obtain the IP address for a Web site, follow these steps:


On the Host computer, click Start, point to Programs, and then click MS-DOS Prompt.
At the command prompt, type ping <Web site name> (where <Web site name> is the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of a Web site), and then press ENTER. NOTE: Some Web sites (such as www.microsoft.com) may not return a reply, if this occurs, try a different Web site.


If the Web site returns a reply, you should receive the following message:
pinging <Web site name> [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx]...
Where <Web site name> is the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the Web site and xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the Web site.
Write down this IP address to use later.
After you have obtained the IP address for a Internet Web site, to test the TCP/IP connection on the client, following these steps:


On the client computer, click Start, point to Programs, and then click MS-DOS Prompt.
At the command prompt, type ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address for the Internet Web site), and then press ENTER.
At the command prompt, type exit, and then press ENTER to return to Windows.
If you receive a reply, the client computer is able to communicate with the Internet over the LAN with TCP/IP.

If you do not receive a reply, refer the the Host Configuration section mentioned previously in this article for steps to configure and troubleshoot problems with the Host computer.


Ping Internet Name

If the client can successfully ping the IP address of a website, use the Internet name to test the DNS configuration with ping. To do this, follow these steps:

Click Start, point to Programs, and then click MS-DOS Prompt.
At the command prompt, type ping <Web site name> (where <Web site name> is the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of a Web site), and then press ENTER.

NOTE: Some Web sites (such as www.microsoft.com) may not return a reply, if this occurs, try a different Web site.
If you receive a reply, the Host and client computer are configured and working correctly. NOTE: If your browser is still unable to open a Web Site by name, check the browser's connection settings and make sure it is configured to use the LAN to connect and that no proxy servers are configured.

[n7vxj]

:D Thanks Jad!!!! Now if I have problems again, between this info, and winipcfg, I can reconfigure everything myself!!!!!

[Userlevel6]

all Win9x use the same shell as DOS.
In other words, type COMMAND at the Run box to invoke command.com
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