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A quaint ping

 
FireDragon.Xu
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A quaint ping

Hello

In console,i using the ping command to test the LAN.I recieved a message,following is the message display:
#ping 192.168.88.30
ping:unknown hosts "192.168.88.30#"

Anybody can tell me what is happened?

Thanks.

Jackie Xu
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Eugen Cocalea
Respected Contributor

Re: A quaint ping

Hi,

The only way I can get that error is issuing the command:

ping 192.168.88.30#

(notice the # at the end).

E.
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Joseph Chakkery
Valued Contributor

Re: A quaint ping

Hello,

It seems U typed # by mistake at the end of ur ping command.

Try to give the command again.

#ping 192.168.88.30

U will be successful.

Regards
Joe.
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Ravi_8
Honored Contributor

Re: A quaint ping

Hi,
Eugen is right, why do you use # at the end, it is meaningless to ping program. if you still get the same error without # , check whether the entry for that host exist in /etc/hosts file.
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melvyn burnard
Honored Contributor

Re: A quaint ping

checking the host entry in /etc/hosts is no use if you are pinging an ip address!
It looks like your command line entry may have an additional character at the end.
try again.
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John Bolene
Honored Contributor

Re: A quaint ping

May have been a backspace char at the end of the line.

I do not understand quaint?
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Wodisch
Honored Contributor

Re: A quaint ping

Hello Jackie,

I guess the reason is that you have hit the '#' just to the left of your "return" key, and then pressed the "backspace" key to delete it. But it seems your "erase" key is NOT "backspace" but "delete"...

Right?
Wodisch
Kevin O'Donovan
Regular Advisor

Re: A quaint ping

I'm not even sure this could cause it, but maybe your stty settings are off?