Hello Alan!

29 Apr 21, Alan Ianson wrote to Kai Richter:

 KR>> Then about what kind of configuration problems did you talked
 KR>> above?

 AI> I'll save you the gory details. ;)

My translator told me to write "Nothing but hot air." ;)

 KR>> what kind of problems ping would solve that can't be solved
 KR>> without ping.

 AI> Ping cannot solve any problems. It is an informational tool. Sysops
 AI> can solve problems with information.

That is what i was aiming for. You need a sysop to solve a problem.

If there is no conversation between the nodes then there is no problem that needs to be solved. Insecure ping does create hot air issues in most cases.

Regards

Kai

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