Re: [Nolug] Cox Problem

On Thu, 24 Mar 2005, Brett D. Estrade wrote:

>> During a ping session, I notice that fairly often I'll drop about 8-10
>> packets in a row. That's enough to kill anything whether it be instant
>> messenger, online gaming, etc.
>
> If that is enough to kill whatever app it is that you are using, you
> should use a more robust program.

Have you ever played an online game? They move fast. Even if you don't
lose your connection to the server, enough has happened in that 8-10
second lag time as to make the game unusable. In my opinion, this is not
acceptable.

(i think we've already confirmed that some N.O. Cox routers are dropping
actual data and not just icmp)

ray

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Ray DeJean  				       	 http://www.r-a-y.org
Systems Engineer                    Southeastern Louisiana University
IBM Certified Specialist  	      AIX Administration, AIX Support
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