Pekka,
Asterisks already appear all the time using 'traceroute'. That is why
three responses are solicited from each hop and the process proceeds
to the next hop even if only one response is received. (Indeed, many of
the traceroutes I have seen will "knock three times" repeatedly when a
non-responsive hop is encountered.)
I agree that the traceroute example is a weak one, and not sufficient
reason to exclude valid implementation alternatives.
Fred
So, if such a dumb box is the target of traceroute, an "asterisk" does
appear if the limiting is not implemented properly, i.e. there is no
allowance for the bursts.
