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:: Eric Germann writes :: > > Granted, ping tends to get dropped on the floor at overloaded points, A common misconception. Hosts (including the host functionality internal to a router) may deal with pings differently depending on load -- for example, pinging a router might result in delayed responses if the router is busy. But routers do not stop forwarding pings when they are overloaded. In the absence of traffic filters, a router (in the general case -- there's probably an exception to prove the rule) will forward a ping (that is not addressed to the router) with the same priority as it will forward a TCP frame (that is not addressed to the router.) - Brett ([email protected]) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ... Coming soon to a | Brett Frankenberger .sig near you ... a Humorous Quote ... | [email protected]
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