[Network] 'mtr' tool : are these results abnormal ??

[R Kimber]

On Tue, 05 Sep 2006 08:36:40 +0100
Tony Arnold <tony.arnold at manchester.ac.uk> wrote:

> I tried the same thing from here in the UK and I see 0% packet loss
> all the way, but then my traffic does not pass through most of the
> routers you are seeing.
> 
> > Is it really as worrying as it looks, or are the figures in these
> >  columns somehow "normal"/typical ?
> 
> I think so! Do the routers showing high packet loss belong to you ISP?
> If so, I'd report to them. If not, then I'd still report it so they
> can contact whoever provides those routers.
> 
> > If it really means that over 50% of the packets fail to arrive to
> > me, no wonder I witness way substandard download speeds !
> 
> The packet loss together with the very long round trip times would
> give you this.

I tried it and got 30% - 50% loss even to my router !!!!

There surely is some other explanation than an ISP-related one.

- Richard.
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Richard Kimber
http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/