From: "Geo." 

Yes, thanks, leave the \\ off the ping Thees.

Geo.

"You Can"  wrote in message
news:MPG.18a47bc3f7eb6c439896e0{at}news.barkto.com...
> In article ,
> theesp{at}barkto.com says...
> > ping \\Dell returns 'unknown host'
> >
> >
> I believe that should be 'Ping dell."  I get the same results as you do
> with "\\hostname."
> --
> l'bodacious

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