[TriLUG] TWC - Packet Loss problems in Cary/Apex, NC - Email found in subject

[Brian Daniels]

On 10/10/2011 08:37 PM, Brian McCullough wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 08:29:25PM -0400, David Brain wrote:
>> Not seeing anything here (Cary) - from a linux vm to a linux vm, TWC
>> business cable.
>
> 134 seconds to do 135 pings is nothing?
>
>
>> 135 packets transmitted, 135 received, 0% packet loss, time 134212ms
>> rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 25.169/49.502/619.636/94.676 ms
>>

The default of ping is 1 per second, so that is the expected result.

Take a look at mtr.  It's a combination of ping and traceroute that will 
let you see where loss and delay is occurring.

--Brian


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