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Asked: 2021-10-21T00:45:42+00:00 In:

Solved Ping Return Shows Hex Digits Instead of IP Address on One PC

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I have been having a problem with one computer on our small business network of 14 PC’s and a server. The workstation constantly loses connection to the internet and file server. Restarting the PC fixes it usually. I just pinged the workstation from another computer in the network and the ping request looked like this:

Reply from fe80::747c::2188::e506:aed7%12: time<1ms

Both workstations are using Windows 8 Pro and if I ping google I get the standard IPV4 ip address. What is wrong? Bad network card?

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      Try Ping -4
      This will force it to use IPV4.
      ~winipcfg

      ASCII question, get an ANSI

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