[j-nsp] n00b networking question

[Matt Yaklin]

On Wed, 24 Aug 2005, josh wrote:

> hey all,
>
> this might be the wrong list to ask such a question.
>
> i have a n00b question i am trying to understand.
>
> i am seeing different results with ping and mtr via router X.
> but via router Y, everything seems good.
>
> if i do ping, i dont see any packet loss.
> on the other hand when i try mtr, i am seeing packet loss.
> users dont complain, so i assume everything is good.
>
> i have the updated and correct versions of ping and mtr.
> also.
>
> could this be a problem with my configurations on the router ?
> can tracroute packets be blocked packets ?
> also whats a better tool to test packet losses, folks tell me mtr uses
> UDP and its not reliable ?
>

any chance you have errors on the interfaces in question?
a bad cable?

ping has always worked for me to test loss.

m

>
> thanks,
> --josh
>
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