If you run it from a command file or batch file, you need to double up the % like you did. If you just type the command I sent in at a command prompt, it should work fine. Glenn Sullivan, MCSE+I MCDBA David Clark Company Inc. -----Original Message----- From: slymax [mailto:groups@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 9:05 AM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Re: IP / ARP listing Glen, Your script did not work when I ran it on Windows 2000. I played with it a bit, and got this one to work: for /l %%i in (1,1,255) do ping -n 1 192.168.%%i >> pings.txt Steve -----Original Message----- From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sullivan, Glenn Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 8:57 AM To: 'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [windows2000] Re: IP / ARP listing for /l %i in (1,1,255) do ping -n 1 192.168.1.%i >> Pings.txt This will send a single ping to all numbers from 1 to 255 in the 192.168.1.x range, and log the results into pings.txt in the current directory. Glenn Sullivan, MCSE+I MCDBA David Clark Company Inc. ================================== To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm ================================== To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm