Bug 77685

Summary: ping -n -c1 unreachable address hangs forever
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Stephen Collier <stephenc>
Component: iputilsAssignee: Phil Knirsch <pknirsch>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Mike McLean <mikem>
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Description Stephen Collier 2002-11-12 00:03:55 UTC 
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Description of problem:
ping -n -c1 <unreachable address> hangs forever and hangs the sensing 
application that depends on it.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.ping -n -c1 <unreachable address>
2.sit back and wait
3.
	

Actual Results:  ping -n -c1 192.168.1.160
PING 192.168.1.160 (192.168.1.160) from 192.168.1.164 : 56(84) bytes of data.
From 192.168.1.164 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable

Expected Results:  program returns

Additional info:
Comment 1 giulioo 2002-11-12 11:31:27 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 68919 ***