:: Eric Germann writes ::
Granted, ping tends to get dropped on the floor at overloaded points,
A common misconception. Hosts (including the host functionality internal to a router) may deal with pings differently depending on load -- for example, pinging a router might result in delayed responses if the router is busy. But routers do not stop forwarding pings when they are overloaded. In the absence of traffic filters, a router (in the general case -- there's probably an exception to prove the rule) will forward a ping (that is not addressed to the router) with the same priority as it will forward a TCP frame (that is not addressed to the router.) - Brett (brettf@netcom.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ... Coming soon to a | Brett Frankenberger .sig near you ... a Humorous Quote ... | brettf@netcom.com