Re: linux-2.2.9/traceroute/packet loss

kuznet@ms2.inr.ac.ru
Mon, 24 May 1999 20:24:52 +0400 (MSK DST)


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)

Alexey Kuznetsov

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