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From: Twarowski@DOCKMASTER.NCSC.MIL
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Subject: Uses of PING
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Date: 28 Sep 90 15:12:00 GMT
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   Does the use of  ping -s  through a router to a workstation on
   another ethernet provide a good estimate of packet throughput?

   I have seen where someone will run this command for a couple of
   hours and then kill it to get the number of packets that didn't
   make it. I monitor the Proteon router using SNMP and have been
   getting a 20% packet loss. This other person says that by using
   ping -s he gets only a 2% packet loss.  Can anyone explain????

                                                  Alex