Think that this might be related?
bash# ping -f localhost
PING localhost (127.0.0.1): 56 data bytes
....
--- localhost ping statistics ---
1652 packets transmitted, 182 packets received, 88% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 2.7/92.2/183.0 ms
The number received is always 182 for some reason...
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