> ping -f my.system.name
>
> 500 packets transmitted, 182 packets received
>
> (always 182)
[...]
> PLEASE, I need a fix for this badly (assuming it's responsible
> for the irc/ircd loopback problems).
loopback has been doing this for a LONG time... that is... as long as I
can remember :-D
I think I remember Alan Cox saying *something* about this problem before,
but I don't remember what (other than something about the TCP stack
needing to be rebuilt)...
Alan? (or anyone else that may know the answer :)
-Taner
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