"PING -T" Stops Timing Out After 50 Days

ID: Q225024

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 SP4
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 SP4

SYMPTOMS

The "PING -T" command stops functioning after running continuously for 49.7 days.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because the ICMPTIMER value does not roll over correctly from 0xffffffff to 0x00000000.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5.

Additional query words: hang SP5


Keywords          : kbtool nt4sp5fix 
Version           : winnt:4.0 SP4
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: June 21, 1999