Subject: Re: ping A->B != ping B->A ?
To: Stefan Schumacher <stefan@net-tex.de>
From: Ian Zagorskih <ianzag@megasignal.com>
List: tech-net
Date: 07/05/2004 22:17:01
On Monday 05 July 2004 22:06, Stefan Schumacher wrote:
> * Ian Zagorskih (ianzag@megasignal.com) wrote:
> > NetBSD IANZAG 2.0_BETA NetBSD 2.0_BETA (IANZAG) #1: Tue Jun 15 16:15:27
> > NOVST 2004  ianzag@IANZAG:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/IANZAG i386
> >
> > I have two PCs, let's say A and B.
> >
> > Maybe i'm missing something but this isn't obvious for me why at the same
> > time inside same idle LAN pings from A to B and ping from B to A differ
> > so much.
> >
> > ps: no kernel output like "rtk0: timeout" etc produces. Just silence.
> >
> > Any ideas ?
>
> Different pathes through the network?
> Maybe a traceroute can help?

No, both machines directly attached to 100/10MBit 16-port Eline hub so [i 
believe] path is always the same in both directions and lookup is done on ARP 
basis.

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