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Re: Common operational misconceptions
From: Wayne E Bouchard <web () typo org>
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:35:15 -0700
Or more to the point, it is a misconception that traffic is symetrical (the path out and the path back are the same) whereas in the present network, symetrical paths are the exception rather than the rule, especially as your radius increases. On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 07:17:57PM -0500, Lee wrote:
traceroute shows _a_ path. Your packets might have taken a different path. (& the return traffic yet another)
--- Wayne Bouchard web () typo org Network Dude http://www.typo.org/~web/
Current thread:
- Re: Common operational misconceptions, (continued)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Phil Dyer (Feb 15)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Anton Kapela (Feb 15)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Chuck Anderson (Feb 15)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Jeff Kell (Feb 15)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Rich Kulawiec (Feb 15)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Chris Campbell (Feb 16)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Jeff Kell (Feb 16)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Chris Campbell (Feb 16)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Alexandre Grojsgold (Feb 15)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Jeff Wheeler (Feb 15)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Lee (Feb 15)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Wayne E Bouchard (Feb 16)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Justin M. Streiner (Feb 16)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Tony Tauber (Feb 16)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Wayne E Bouchard (Feb 16)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Masataka Ohta (Feb 15)
- RE: Common operational misconceptions Nathan Eisenberg (Feb 15)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Steve Bertrand (Feb 15)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Mark Andrews (Feb 15)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Masataka Ohta (Feb 15)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Charles Mills (Feb 15)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions John Kristoff (Feb 16)
- Re: Common operational misconceptions Tony Tauber (Feb 16)
- RE: Common operational misconceptions Nathan Eisenberg (Feb 15)