On 3/20/09, John R Pierce <pierce at hogranch.com> wrote: > Rainer Duffner wrote: >> srv3# mtr -c 10 -r centos.org >> HOST: srv3.ultra-secure.de Loss% Snt Last Avg Best Wrst <snip> > 'lost packets' on traces from intermediate hops aren't significant, as > most routers treat PING as a low priority and if they are busy doing > their primary routing job, they'll ignore some percentage of pings. > > traceroute and its ilk are very inexact tools. your MTR command, run > from a San Jose, California machine, gives... <snip> John: Then I believe the most important data we have are what you found a few nights ago, and the traceroute Per did from Sweden this morning (USA time) that died within the LayeredTech DC. Lanny