On Oct 9, 17:33, Eric Dittman wrote:
> > > > IP over carrier pigeon!!
> > >
> > > UUCP over floppies ferried by cars! BLEEEAAAAAARGH!!
> > >
> > > Peace... Sridhar
> >
> > Unless I'm mistaken Dave is talking about a transmittion method that's
> > actually been used. There is actually an RFC for it.
>
> Haven't carrier pigeons been extinct long before IP and UUCP were
> developed?
Nope. The RFC exists (RFC 1149) and there has been a practical
implementation. See
http://www.blug.linux.no/rfc1149/
vegard_at_gyversalen:~$ ping -i 900 10.0.3.1
PING 10.0.3.1 (10.0.3.1): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 10.0.3.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=6165731.1 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.3.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=255 time=3211900.8 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.3.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=5124922.8 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.3.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=6388671.9 ms
--- 10.0.3.1 ping statistics ---
9 packets transmitted, 4 packets received, 55% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 3211900.8/5222806.6/6388671.9 ms
vegard_at_gyversalen:~$
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Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
Received on Tue Oct 09 2001 - 18:29:12 BST