Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 19 Nov 1998 17:14:22 -0800 | From | Steven Roberts <> | Subject | Re: Linux V2.1.128 localhost performance |
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Tigran Aivazian wrote: > > On Wed, 18 Nov 1998, Richard B. Johnson wrote: > > ... > > One can't `ping -f localhost` anymore either. Is this a bug or a > > feature? If a feature, was X considered? > ... > > Richard, > > I thought X uses PF_UNIX (UNIX domain) sockets rather than TCP to localhost > (unless one is insisting by doing DISPLAY=localhost:0.0), so although > performance degradation is always bad, X is not under any threat. > > I also noticed 98% packet loss when doing ping -f localhost on 2.1.127. > > Regards, > Tigran.
correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't there a thread about this a few months back that resolved the ping -f localhost as a ping bug.
Something about ping counted the ICMP replies as sends as well?
Regards, Steve
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