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SubjectRe: linux-2.2.9/traceroute/packet loss
On Mon, 24 May 1999 kuznet@ms2.inr.ac.ru wrote:

> Hello!
>
> > that send 3 unreachables, like normal, linux does fine with.
>
> Yes, Linux sends only 1 error message per second to each source with
> bursts up to 6 by default.
>
> It means only that loss measurements with traceroute
> are completely bogus. At least, all the routers in our neighbourhood
> answer exactly ONE of three traceroute probes 8)

Whats the purpose of this? I mean, I understand nothing is broke per say,
but I get people emailing me "10% packet loss" traceroutes and wanting
explainations............

Brian


>
> Alexey Kuznetsov
>

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