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Network Testing, Slow ping

DBOY — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:41:12 +0000

Hello all,

I have just contacted a local firm to do a re-cabling to cat 6 for my company. But after the execrise. i decided to do a ping to see the time it take to ping.

1st i use a Cat6 and ping one of my server. Below is the reply.

Reply from 192.168.x.x: bytes = 32 time = 57 TTL128

Reply from 192.168.x.x: bytes = 32 time = 35 TTL128

Reply from 192.168.x.x: bytes = 32 time = 35ms TTL128.

Later on I use the cat5 as patch cable to connect to my pc and did a ping also. Below is the reply.

Reply from 192.168.x.x: bytes = 32 time = 1ms TTL128

Reply from 192.168.x.x: bytes = 32 time = 22ms TTL128

Can some one tell me what is the issue with the cabling. Because my network is very slow.

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