Hi Mike,

-=> On 19 Nov 98  23:00:12 Mike Ruskai said to Thomas Seeling <=-


 MR> PING reports the time between when the packet was sent, to when the
 MR> reply  was received.  It doesn't matter how often the packets are sent.
 MR> They  could be sent every 27 days, but the time given will reflect
 MR> only the time  interval between send and receive.

Very fortunate if you are using TCP/IP over avian carriers (see appropriate
RFC).

Andrew




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