xkcd #3150: Ping

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Progress on getting shipwrecked sailors to adopt ICMPv6 has been slow.

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Progress on getting shipwrecked sailors to adopt ICMPv6 has been slow.
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[–] 1 point 1 year ago

A reminder that all packets are delivered on a "best effort" basis, and some packets will be simply dropped en route.

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