[smokeping-users] Inaccurate SmokePing Graph

Zane Williamson zane.williamson at gmail.com
Tue Nov 1 22:33:36 CET 2011


Thank you for the response Vinny.  I see what you mean, but I still don't
understand where the 90m (light grey) values on the graph come from when I
never receive anything more than 76ms ping responses.

Perhaps the graphs aren't scaling properly?

On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 2:13 PM, <Vinny_Abello at dell.com> wrote:

>  I could be mistaken, but I think the numbers represent the average,
> maximum average and minimum average on the graph across all samples in that
> time period rather than the maximum single rtt of any sample.****
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> -Vinny****
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> *From:* smokeping-users-bounces+vinny_abello=dell.com at lists.oetiker.ch[mailto:
> smokeping-users-bounces+vinny_abello=dell.com at lists.oetiker.ch] *On
> Behalf Of *Zane Williamson
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 01, 2011 4:07 PM
> *To:* smokeping-users at lists.oetiker.ch
> *Subject:* [smokeping-users] Inaccurate SmokePing Graph****
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> Hi Smokeping-Users / Community****
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> I have a quick question hopefully --****
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> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=21doi9g&s=5****
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> The grey graphs represent the Max Round trip time correct?  How come the
> data provided just below the graph doesn't reflect what I am seeing on the
> y-axis?  ****
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> I never see 100ms spikes but the graph would indicate this.****
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> Any recommendations on getting my graph tuned to be more accurate?****
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> --------------------------****
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> + charts****
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> menu = Charts****
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> title = The most interesting destinations****
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> ** **
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> ++ stddev****
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> sorter = StdDev(entries=>4)****
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> title = Top Standard Deviation****
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> menu = Std Deviation****
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> format = Standard Deviation %f****
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> ++ max****
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> sorter = Max(entries=>5)****
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> title = Top Max Roundtrip Time****
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> menu = by Max****
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> format = Max Roundtrip Time %f seconds****
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> ** **
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> ++ loss****
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> sorter = Loss(entries=>5)****
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> title = Top Packet Loss****
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> menu = Loss****
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> format = Packets Lost %f****
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> ++ median****
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> sorter = Median(entries=>5)****
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> title = Top Median Roundtrip Time****
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> menu = by Median****
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> format = Median RTT %f seconds****
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> ** **
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> + overview****
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> width = 600****
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> height = 50****
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> range = 10h****
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> + detail****
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> width = 600****
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> height = 300****
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> unison_tolerance = 4****
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> logarithmic = no****
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> "Last 3 Hours"    3h****
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> "Last 30 Hours"   30h****
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> "Last 10 Days"    10d****
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> "Last 400 Days"   400d****
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> ** **
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> ** **
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> --
> Zane****
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-- 
Zane
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