1 second ping times on a LAN

[Howard Lowndes]

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.
>

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