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From: map@marikit.iphil.net (Miguel A.L. Paraz)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: traceroute numbers?
Date: 25 May 1996 09:31:25 GMT
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Hi,

In the output of traceroute (under Unix), what do the three timing 
numbers (followed by 'ms') mean?  Why are there three times that
are different from each other, and not just one?

Thanks!

-- 
miguel a.l. paraz <map@iphil.net>        iphil communications, makati city, 
tech problems, to <support@iphil.net>    philippines.