Syntax Help for Pathping Utility Shows Incorrect Options

• Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

SYMPTOMS

You can use the command-line Pathping utility to troubleshoot IP connectivity issues. The Pathping utility combines features from the Ping and Tracert utilities, and has additional features not found in those utilities.

Typing pathping by itself displays the syntax Help. The "Usage" section of the syntax Help displays the following information:

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

• -r: There is no -r option (lowercase).



• -t: This should be uppercase (-T).

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

CAUSE

This is a documentation error in the built-in syntax Help.

RESOLUTION

Do not use the -r and -t options.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about the Pathping utility, please see the online Help.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbtool kbdocerr
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb