In Ken's defense, although we think of RT in terms of "to the remote machine and back", it was not uncommon for the term within the satellite industry to mean up to the bird and back down.
Particularly as early implementations were asymmetrical in that the head end would talk to the remote node via the sat, but the remote replies came back via analog modem. This you often spoke of each leg of the communication individually... But ya, I get what you mean. -sc > -----Original Message----- > From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 10:48 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: www.Sunbelt-software.com down? > > With all due respect, why would I care about to the satellite and back, I do > NOT ever communicate with the satellite. I do not know of ANY VSAT > customer that communicates with the satellite that would define round trip > as did you. > > > My round trip is to the node I communicate with. I though that would be > obvious within the context of the discussion ... > > > > Erik Goldoff > IT Consultant > Systems, Networks, & Security > > ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ken Cornetet [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 10:40 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: www.Sunbelt-software.com down? > > It depends on how you define "round trip". I was thinking in terms of a round > trip meaning to the satellite and back. But, you are correct in that a ping > packet would travel 100,000 miles "round trip" from client to host to client. > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
