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RE: [OT] Re: Readiness for IPV6


From: "Vivien M." <vivienm () dyndns org>
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 20:27:44 -0400


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-nanog () merit edu [mailto:owner-nanog () merit edu] On 
Behalf Of Matthew S. Hallacy
Sent: July 9, 2002 8:28 PM
To: nanog () merit edu
Subject: [OT] Re: Readiness for IPV6


Pardon me:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

C:\>command /?
Starts a new instance of the MS-DOS command interpreter.

COMMAND [[drive:]path] [device] [/E:nnnnn] [/P] [/C string] [/MSG]

[snip rest of output]

Looks like it still claims to be the MS-DOS command 
interpreter to me, using the 'user friendly' name of 'Command 
Prompt' doesn't change what it is.

Pardon me:
[brand new command prompt from the WinXP command prompt button]
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Vivien>command
Microsoft(R) Windows DOS
(C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1990-2001.

C:\DOCUME~1\VIVIEN>
C:\DOCUME~1\VIVIEN>

It looks to me like you have cmd.exe, which is a 32-bit Windoze-native
etc shell, and then you have command.com which is used to run legacy DOS
stuff. Command.com feels a _lot_ slower to me, too.

Vivien
-- 
Vivien M.
vivienm () dyndns org
Assistant System Administrator
Dynamic DNS Network Services
http://www.dyndns.org/ 


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