On May 9, 2011, at 6:28 PM, Mark Andrews wrote: > > In message <24499cc4-64a1-419c-ab06-08a82d535...@delong.com>, Owen DeLong > write > s: >> Well, if you're having to retransmit those intermittently, then, it does >> seem you have some level of brokenness with your network, no? > > No. The point of retransmission is to provide reliable service > over a unreliable transport. Some level of retransmission is normal. > >> Owen > -- > Mark Andrews, ISC > 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia > PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: ma...@isc.org
No, it isn't. The transport is failing if you are having to retransmit more than once in a blue moon. Yes, retransmission helps overcome such failures in the transport, but, that does not mean that the transport isn't broken. Owen
