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This is true. The dotted decimal format, as it is known, is really only for humans. Devices on the network do not use this representation of an IP address.
– Patrick Seymour
Commented Dec 28, 2014 at 2:52
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@Brock Vond: Yes, except I think you transposed the 186 and 168 accidentally.
– Patrick Seymour
Commented Dec 28, 2014 at 2:57
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Using ping with 3-digit numbers may not work. It may treat them as octal.
– Greenstone Walker
Commented Dec 28, 2014 at 4:09
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@LightnessRacesinOrbit Actually, the given example will work even if you zero-pad them, at least in Windows and Debian (I don't have a Mac). The bug/feature only occurs if the number is zero padded, and the zero padded number is greater than 7 (as octal and decimal would be identical). If you attempt to enter a valid decimal address zero-padded (eg 012.034.056.078), it will still attempt to parse this as octal, resulting in failure of the ping function.
– March Ho
Commented Dec 29, 2014 at 13:29
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@MarchHo: Yes, that's what we are all saying.
– Lightness Races in Orbit
Commented Dec 29, 2014 at 13:35

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