Re: Bad in 1.3.76

Alan Cox (alan@cymru.net)
Fri, 22 Mar 1996 10:22:04 +0000 (GMT)


> Ping time is in no way related to network proficiency. Ping time is in
> no way related to modem performance. Ping time is an inappropriate
> benchmark for contrasting different operating systems, as netcode designs
> might sacrifice greater latency for betteer over-all network effeciency.
> This is a valid design decision, and should not be denigrated by the
> simplistic use of an easily-measured (and fairly unimportant) statistic.

Do however moan like crazy if it gets much higher than it was on previous
releases, it's probably a bug then..

Alan