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packet loss / network issue

jetski · 2011-09-29 22:13:34

1% of packets dropping when i ping a computer on a small office network. am i right in saying running a constant ping to 127.0.0.1 will eliminate the pc being the issue once there are now packets dropping and i should be looking at the network cabling / switch !?

29-09-2011 11:13PM

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jetski

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1% of packets dropping when i ping a computer on a small office network.

am i right in saying running a constant ping to 127.0.0.1 will eliminate the pc being the issue once there are now packets dropping and i should be looking at the network cabling / switch !?

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#2 30-09-2011 02:22AM

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In theory pinging 127.0.0.1 should eliminate external hardware (although I'm not sure whether the loopback address gets assigned to the actual NIC in Windows, or a virtual interface as with other operating systems).

Try pinging with larger packets and see if this makes things worse. If so, it sounds like you might have an overloaded switch.

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