[c-nsp] SLA tracking, what do you ping?

[Ziv Leyes]

Yeah, something like "traceroute.org" which is always answering
But you better try to get a "closer" IP to ping, one that is reliable and gives you indication of what should be working fine, something like the provider's LNS you're connecting to, or the like

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From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Heath Jones
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 10:23 AM
To: Jay Nakamura
Cc: cisco-nsp
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] SLA tracking, what do you ping?

Just ping 'the internet'... :)


On 20 October 2010 02:35, Jay Nakamura <zeusdadog at gmail.com> wrote:
> When you use IP SLA to track if an upstream is working on a ISP 
> connection (From customer point of view, and you are not the ISP that 
> knows what will be safe to ping), what do you usually configure to 
> ping?  I have found that one hop up from the CPE is not necessary 
> reliable on DSL/Cable.  I was wondering if anyone can share their 
> experience on what works well and what to look out for.
>
> Thanks,
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