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Date:      Thu, 12 Nov 1998 16:11:22 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Rick Aliwalas <rra@cms.cendant.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: packet loss on laptop
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9811121610150.24229-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.05.9811111007031.11939-100000@jakobako.oakview.cuc.com>

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On Wed, 11 Nov 1998, Rick Aliwalas wrote:

> > > Using zp0 or pccardd (ep0), I get 10-70% packet loss while doing pings.
> > > It also hangs the machine occasionally.  I feel like I have a conflict
> > > somewhere but I'm not really sure how to proceed.
> > 
> > Pinging what?
> 
> 172.21.101.59.  The laptop is 172.21.102.95.  Our default router is
> 172.21.101.1.

Routers aren't good ping targets.  Ciscos in particular may drop ICMP
packets if other traffic is overwhelming them.  Try pinging another
workstation on the network.  For best results run a tcpdump in another
window/console and watch what happens.

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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