[TriLUG] slow ping times to my linksys router

[bak]

The initial 2ms delay is caused by arp table lookup/name resolution/ 
gethostbyaddr/gethostbyname stuff. .7ms is reasonable for a 100mbps  
link.

--bak



On May 5, 2010, at 12:12, Carl Crider <c.crider at gmail.com> wrote:

> Looks normal for a local device. What's the result pinging to an
> internet address?
>
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> On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 12:00 PM, Ralph Blach <chipperb at nc.rr.com>  
> wrote:
>> I am running a x86_64 fc 12 system and am connected to a wire to my  
>> local
>> wireless router.
>>
>> It is a linksys router and it seems to have slow ping times.
>>
>> 64 bytes from 10.0.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=2.58 ms
>> 64 bytes from 10.0.0.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.758 ms
>>
>> A cable connect to a router should have faster ping time, shouldnt  
>> it?
>>
>> Chip
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