[smokeping-users] Re: packet loss

[Leigh Sharpe]

Sure, a sample of 20 pings is statistically weak, and will give a resolution
of 5%, but the '3 Hours' graphs contains a total of 720 pings, doesn't it? I
was under the impression that the avg. packet losss reading on the graph
(which can give readings like 0.03/20 [= 0.15%] ) was for the total pings in
the given time period. Have I misunderstood something?

Regards,
             Leigh

Leigh Sharpe
Network Systems Engineer
Pacific Wireless
Ph 9584 8966
Mob 0408 009 502
email lsharpe at pacificwireless.com.au
web www.pacificwireless.com.au

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tobias Oetiker" <oetiker at ee.ethz.ch>
To: "Philippe Strauss" <philou at philou.ch>
Cc: <smokeping-users at list.ee.ethz.ch>
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 8:17 PM
Subject: [smokeping-users] Re: packet loss


>
> Today Philippe Strauss wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Aug 27, 2002 at 07:31:38AM +0200, Tobias Oetiker wrote:
> > >
> > > Today Leigh Sharpe wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi guys, Can't quite seem to work this one out. Is there any way
> > > >  of reporting the 'avg loss' as a percentage? It would be much
> > > >  more useful (and readable by the boss) than the per-20-packets
> > > >  reading.
> > >
> > > sure this would be hackable ... but I find it sort of strange to
> > > give a percentage for so few packets ... if we sent 1000 packets
> > > then % would seem natural to me ... but when we send 20 things
> > > would be in 5% steps anyway ...
> > >
> > > anyone ... what do you think ... would % help the readability of
> > > the graph ?
> >
> > yes, sure 20 probe is statisticaly weak, but the % would
> > at least be easier to understand.
> > I spent some time figuring that it was the number of probe
> > which failed over 20, rather than a percentile.
>
> ok, convinced
>
> tobi
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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