Microsoft DOS pathping command

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About pathping
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Syntax
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About pathping

Similar to the tracert command, pathping provides users with the ability of locating spots that have network latency and network loss.

Availability

The pathping.exe command is an external command that is available in the below Microsoft operating systems.

Windows 2000
Windows XP

Index

Category:
MS-DOS

Companies:
Microsoft

Related Pages:
Operating Systems
Network Card

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Syntax

Windows 2000 Syntax

Usage: pathping	[-n] [-h maximum_hops] [-g host-list] [-p period]
	[-q num_queries] [-w timeout] [-t] [-R] [-r] target_name

Options:

-n	Do not resolve addresses to hostnames.
-h maximum_hops	Maximum number of hops to search for target.
-g host-list	Loose source route along host-list.
-p period	Wait period milliseconds between pings.
-q num_queries	Number of queries per hop.
-w timeout	Wait timeout milliseconds for each reply.
-T	Test connectivity to each hop with Layer-2 priority tags.
-R	Test if each hop is RSVP aware.

Windows XP Syntax

Usage: pathping	[-g host-list] [-h maximum_hops] [-i address] [-n]
	[-p period] [-q num_queries] [-w timeout] [-P] [-R] [-T]
	[-4] [-6] target_name

Options:

-g host-list	Loose source route along host-list.
-h maximum_hops	Maximum number of hops to search for target.
-i address	Use the specified source address.
-n	Do not resolve addresses to hostnames.
-p period	Wait period milliseconds between pings.
-q num_queries	Number of queries per hop.
-w timeout	Wait timeout milliseconds for each reply.
-P	Test for RSVP PATH connectivity.
-R	Test if each hop is RSVP aware.
-T	Test connectivity to each hop with Layer-2 priority tags.
-4	Force using IPv4.
-6	Force using IPv6.

Examples

pathping computerhope.com

Tracing route to computerhope.com [204.228.150.3]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
0 Hope [192.168.120.101]
1 192.168.120.254
2 ...
Computing statistics for 50 seconds...

Hop	RTT	Source to Here Lost/Sent = Pct	This Node/Link Lost/Sent = Pct	Address
0 1 2	0ms ---	0/ 100 = 0% 100/100 = 100%	0/100 = 0% 0/100 = 0% 100/100 = 100% 0/100 = 0%	0 Hope [192.168.120.101] \| 192.168.120.254 \| Hope [0.0.0.0]

Trace complete.

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