-=PCTechTalk=- Re: ip address

put a space in between the word *ping* and *earthlink.net*
leave out the *s.
if you cannot ping your ISP, you have a connectivity problem.

the *cmd* function only works with NT based operating systems, *command*
needs to be used with windows98/ME.

----- From: "milady"

: None of it works for me.... I typed all that in and got is not
: recognizable... so how does it go? ping.mail.ISP. ext?
: pingmail.earthlink.net doesn't work.
:
: ----- From: "Hank" :
: Hi, I use win98, I go to Start, Programs then to MS-DOS Prompt, Then I
type
: in what ever I am wanting, Run cmd doesn't work for me, but command does.

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