i dont know anything about it, but poking around on the web other people say that its a clock problem. ie the timestamp on the reply shows a earlier time than it should/could. check the time on both boxes. also, people say this is a new feature, using the -U option supposedly gives the old behaviour (which doesnt have this time warning feature). this is just what i found on the net, i cant verify any of this. i use a distro that works ;) > posted on redhat-list@redhat.com several times. > > any answers please ???? > > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-admin@redhat.com > [mailto:redhat-list-admin@redhat.com]On Behalf Of Robert Canary > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 5:15 AM > To: redhat-list@redhat.com > Subject: Re: ping warning > > > I have been asking this for a longtime. I am still getting the > warning, > but for what it is worth I have to see negative effect. At least I > haven't been able to asscoiate in problems to it anyway_________. > > rupendralist@yahoo.com wrote: > > > > what can the ping warning mean: > > > > ...... > > Warning: time of day goes back, taking countermeasures. > > 64 bytes from 192.168.255.253: icmp_seq=0 ttl=128 time=557 usec > > ........ > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > Rupendra Singh <http://rupendra.s5.com/> > > Student MCA-5th sem KIET Ghaziabad, India > > --------------------------------------------- > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Redhat-list mailing list > > Redhat-list@redhat.com > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -- > robert canary > system services > OhioCounty.Net > rwcanary@ohiocounty.net > (270)298-9331 Office > (270)298-7449 Fax > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > Redhat-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > - > : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" > in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html