[plug] Ping

[Christopher Darby]

ping -l <packet size> for windows

Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kim Covil" <kimc at zydeco.ned.dem.csiro.au>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: [plug] Ping


> > Hi all=20
> > I have a redhat 6.1 system I use a local internet server, for my home =
> > network, I have 4 windows comps (hmm I know missus and kids you know the
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> > deal).
> > However when I ping my local isp from any of the win comps (through the
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> > linux box) the pings are reported to be much faster than when i ping the
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> > local isp through the linux box which has the direct connection
> > win pings 150-170 ms
> > linux pings 170-205 ms
> > Can anybody explain to me why this is.
> > Thank you.
> > =20
>
> Possibly windows is using a smaller ping packet than linux by default...
>
> I can't remember if you can specify packet size under windows but it is
> ping -s <size> <host> under linux...
>
> Cheers
>
> Kim
>
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