lug_: [Fwd: Very interesting ping times]

[Kiggundu Mukasa]

Look at the ping times below.  I was pinging from the Infocom network.  Can you explain?

64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=28 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=692 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=278 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=694 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=695 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=1985 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=696 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=697 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=98 ttl=43 time=113859 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=319 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=32 ttl=43 time=183972 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=320 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=321 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=99 ttl=43 time=125061 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=100 ttl=43 time=129657 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=323 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=324 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=101 ttl=43 time=137758 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=102 ttl=43 time=139458 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=326 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=10 ttl=43 time=238447 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=327 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=328 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=329 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=103 ttl=43 time=152666 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=330 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=104 ttl=43 time=156662 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=331 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=332 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=34 ttl=43 time=230929 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=333 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=105 ttl=43 time=165157 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=334 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=106 ttl=43 time=166781 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=335 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=336 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=337 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=107 ttl=43 time=172695 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=338 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=339 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=340 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=1 ttl=43 time=284785 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=108 ttl=43 time=181361 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=342 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=344 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=109 ttl=43 time=187260 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=347 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=348 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
64 bytes from 213.177.165.210: icmp_seq=971 ttl=43 time=0.000 ms
>From 12.123.192.122: icmp_seq=4905 Time to live exceeded
>From 12.123.192.122 icmp_seq=4905 Time to live exceeded
>From 12.123.192.122 icmp_seq=4906 Time to live exceeded
>From 12.123.1.134 icmp_seq=4908 Time to live exceeded
>From 12.123.1.133 icmp_seq=4909 Destination Host Unreachable
>From 12.122.10.69 icmp_seq=4922 Time to live exceeded
>From 12.122.10.69 icmp_seq=4923 Time to live exceeded
>From 12.122.10.69 icmp_seq=4924 Time to live exceeded
>From 12.122.10.69 icmp_seq=4925 Time to live exceeded
>From 213.248.78.49 icmp_seq=4942 Destination Host Unreachable

--- 213.177.165.210 ping statistics ---
6177 packets transmitted, 137 received, +10 errors, 97% loss, time 6178341ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.000/20193.546/284785.236/57555.770 ms, pipe 4578
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