On Tue, 12 Nov 2002, Bob Edwards wrote: > > > Howard Lowndes wrote: > > Can anyone explain why I get this on a LAN: > > > > # ping -n 192.168.40.129 > > PING 192.168.40.129 (192.168.40.129) from 192.168.40.1 : 56(84) bytes of > > data. > > 64 bytes from 192.168.40.129: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=999.649 msec > > 64 bytes from 192.168.40.129: icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=1.000 sec > > 64 bytes from 192.168.40.129: icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=1.000 sec > > 64 bytes from 192.168.40.129: icmp_seq=3 ttl=255 time=1.000 sec > > 64 bytes from 192.168.40.129: icmp_seq=4 ttl=255 time=1.000 sec > > 64 bytes from 192.168.40.129: icmp_seq=5 ttl=255 time=1.000 sec > > 64 bytes from 192.168.40.129: icmp_seq=6 ttl=255 time=1.000 sec > > > > --- 192.168.40.129 ping statistics --- > > 8 packets transmitted, 7 packets received, 12% packet loss > > round-trip min/avg/max/mdev = 999.649/1000.568/1000.789/0.656 ms > > > > > > With the very scant information supplied, I can't explain anything. Maybe one > or both machines are loaded. Maybe one machine is running an OS that only > polls for network packets once a second. Who can tell with only this much > information?
They're both Lightly loaded Linux boxes connected by a 3com switch, and that is what I am suspecting. > > Cheers, > > Bob Edwards. > -- Howard. LANNet Computing Associates - Your Linux people Contact detail at http://www.lannetlinux.com "Flatter government, not fatter government." - me Get rid of the Australian states. ------------------------------------------ If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons? -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
