Bug 618613

Summary: [4.7]When executing 'ping -n IP-address -c 1 -w 2', sometimes a packet is sent 3 times.
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Reporter: RHEL Program Management <pm-rhel>
Component: iputilsAssignee: Jiri Skala <jskala>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: qe-baseos-daemons
Severity: medium Docs Contact:
Priority: medium    
Version: 4.7CC: aglotov, azelinka, dkovalsk, fleitner, fnadge, jskala, jwest, mkhusid, moshiro, myamazak, ovasik, pm-eus, rvokal, tao
Target Milestone: rcKeywords: ZStream
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OS: Linux   
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Fixed In Version: iputils-20020927-22.el4_8.2 Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Previously,the ping (8) manual page had insufficient descriptions of the "-c count" and "-w deadline" ping options. Now, the improved descriptions contain a more detailed account of the interaction between these options.
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Last Closed: 2010-08-31 15:42:08 UTC Type: ---
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Bug Depends On: 493085    
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Description RHEL Program Management 2010-07-27 11:26:48 UTC
This bug has been copied from bug #493085 and has been proposed
to be backported to 4.8 z-stream (EUS).

Comment 5 Florian Nadge 2010-08-04 13:39:02 UTC
Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.

New Contents:
Previously,the ping (8) manual page had insufficient descriptions of the "-c count" and "-w deadline" ping options. Now, the improved descriptions contain a more detailed account of the interaction between these options.

Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2010-08-31 15:42:08 UTC
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2010-0663.html