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The Penguin's Practical Network Troubleshooting Guide, Part 2

Posted by tuxchick2 on · 4 comments
Enterprise Networking Planet; By Carla Schroder
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Last week we used ping and tcptraceroute to pinpoint connectivity problems, and nmap to spy on users. Oh yeah, and to map entire subnets with a single command. Today we'll look at ways, when your users crab about "the network is slow", to determine if it's network or server troubles

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>"AT&T and Qwest are notorious for behaving more like trampolines than routers."

Hmm. I wonder if those packets are rattling around AT&T's data storage instead of their routers.

"The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a class-action lawsuit against AT&T on January 31, 2006, accusing the telecom giant of violating the law and the privacy of its customers by collaborating with the National Security Agency (NSA) in its massive and illegal program to wiretap and data-mine Americans' communications." -- http://www.eff.org/legal/cases/att/
aieee, thanks a lot. I was in a good mood. I hope my MTR packets amused them. Hey, here's a funny idea- encrypt ICMP packets with GPG...
encrypt ICMP packets with GPG........

Goddess of the Server, why do you tempt me so...?

beeeeeeeeep

This-is-a-recording.....helios is unable to come to his life right now. He has locked himself in his office and has become obsessed with an obscure but devastating project. He will again take calls when the entire communications infrastructure of Iran mysteriously collapses. If you are DVD Jon, please press the pound sign.

beeeeeeeeep
Don't worry, we'll send in a rescue team, helios.

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