diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index a19194a4e7..6bc08ea8b8 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -13922,3 +13922,9 @@ Daniel 17 June 2004
         hostinfo_unix.C
         hostinfo_network.C
 
+Rom    17 June 2004
+    - Add an additional path to the list of pings to try.
+      /usr/sbin
+
+    client/
+        hostinfo_network.C
diff --git a/client/hostinfo_network.C b/client/hostinfo_network.C
index e1f8162e8a..b44a50adad 100644
--- a/client/hostinfo_network.C
+++ b/client/hostinfo_network.C
@@ -120,7 +120,15 @@ int get_local_network_info(
     retval = try_ping(buf, domain_name, domlen, ip_addr, iplen);
     if (retval) {
         sprintf(buf, "ping -c 1 %s > %s 2>/dev/null", hostname, TEMP_FILE_NAME);
-        return try_ping(buf, domain_name, domlen, ip_addr, iplen);
+        retval = try_ping(buf, domain_name, domlen, ip_addr, iplen);
+        if (retval) {
+            sprintf(buf, "/usr/sbin/ping -c 1 -w 1 %s > %s 2>/dev/null", hostname, TEMP_FILE_NAME);
+            retval = try_ping(buf, domain_name, domlen, ip_addr, iplen);
+            if (retval) {
+                sprintf(buf, "/usr/sbin/ping -c 1 %s > %s 2>/dev/null", hostname, TEMP_FILE_NAME);
+                return try_ping(buf, domain_name, domlen, ip_addr, iplen);
+            }
+        }
     }
     return 0;
 }