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ICMP & PathMTU (was: Re: Extreme Slowness)

  • From: Jim Popovitch
  • Date: Thu Oct 26 22:32:04 2006
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On Thu, 2006-10-26 at 18:01 -0400, Elijah Savage wrote:
> For FYI :) I realize that ICMP is not the best way to test and it is
> not a true indication of slowness or the presence of a problem.

Two questions for everybody...(any and all responses appreciated, even
if the reply mentions botnets or hammers ;-) )

1) What value is ICMP if everybody pretty much considers it's accuracy
suspect?

2) How does ICMP's suspect nature affect Path MTU?



-Jim P.