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Bug 17121

Summary:	-c / -w don't always work
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	Need Real Name <dclose>
Component:	iputils	Assignee:	Crutcher Dunnavant <crutcher>
Status:	CLOSED DUPLICATE	QA Contact:
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Priority:	medium
Version:	6.1	CC:	pekkas
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Description Need Real Name 2000-08-31 00:19:53 UTC

Trying to ping a site where an intervening router, not under my control,
blocks all ICMP traffic. Ping does not terminate, even when -c and -w are
both specified. Example (terminated by INTR):

$ ping -w 2 -c 3 router.netxpress.com.gt
PING router.netxpress.com.gt (216.72.30.4) from 192.168.159.109 : 56(84)
bytes of data.

--- router.netxpress.com.gt ping statistics ---
28 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss

Comment 1 Pekka Savola 2000-08-31 20:47:29 UTC

I believe you're using Red Hat Linux 6.1, not 6.2  Its behaviour is 
flawed like you reported.  RH 6.2 seems to work just fine.



*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 10426 ***

Comment 2 Need Real Name 2000-08-31 21:27:44 UTC

I am running 6.2 but installed as an upgrade. It may be that ping did not
upgrade properly. I have now installed it --force from the CD and the problem is
solved. Thanks.