weird ICMP Ping output

[lgontarsk]

Hi,

My customer is getting some outout that I've never seen on Pings.... have any of you seen this additive kind of ping response before? 1.35e+04 ms

PING 203.236.29.147: 56 data bytes

64 bytes from 203.236.29.147: icmp_seq=0. time=241. ms

64 bytes from 203.236.29.147: icmp_seq=1. time=1.35e+04 ms

64 bytes from 203.236.29.147: icmp_seq=2. time=1.25e+04 ms

64 bytes from 203.236.29.147: icmp_seq=3. time=1.15e+04 ms

64 bytes from 203.236.29.147: icmp_seq=4. time=1.05e+04 ms

64 bytes from 203.236.29.147: icmp_seq=5. time=9.47e+03 ms

64 bytes from 203.236.29.147: icmp_seq=6. time=8.47e+03 ms

64 bytes from 203.236.29.147: icmp_seq=7. time=7.47e+03 ms

64 bytes from 203.236.29.147: icmp_seq=8. time=6.47e+03 ms

64 bytes from 203.236.29.147: icmp_seq=9. time=5.47e+03 ms

64 bytes from 203.236.29.147: icmp_seq=10. time=4.47e+03 ms

64 bytes from 203.236.29.147: icmp_seq=11. time=3.47e+03 ms

64 bytes from 203.236.29.147: icmp_seq=12. time=2.47e+03 ms

64 bytes from 203.236.29.147: icmp_seq=13. time=1.47e+03 ms

64 bytes from 203.236.29.147: icmp_seq=14. time=472. ms

64 bytes from 203.236.29.147: icmp_seq=15. time=241. ms

64 bytes from 203.236.29.147: icmp_seq=16. time=242. ms

64 bytes from 203.236.29.147: icmp_seq=17. time=241. ms

64 bytes from 203.236.29.147: icmp_seq=18. time=244. ms

64 bytes from 203.236.29.147: icmp_seq=19. time=241. ms

64 bytes from 203.236.29.147: icmp_seq=20. time=243. ms

64 bytes from 203.236.29.147: icmp_seq=21. time=248. ms

64 bytes from 203.236.29.147: icmp_seq=22. time=242. ms

64 bytes from 203.236.29.147: icmp_seq=23. time=246. ms

64 bytes from 203.236.29.147: icmp_seq=24. time=243. ms

64 bytes from 203.236.29.147: icmp_seq=25. time=242. ms

64 bytes from 203.236.29.147: icmp_seq=26. time=242. ms

64 bytes from 203.236.29.147: icmp_seq=27. time=241. ms

[oj88]

It's just a scientific representation called the "E-notation".

Ex. These are all one and the same values:

1.460 s

1,460 ms

1.46 x 10^3 ms

1.46e+3 ms

[lgontarsk]

Thank you!

So basically on the pings that I posted,

icmp_seq=10. time=4.47e+03 ms = a ping time of 4.470 seconds,

and

seq=7. time=7.47e+03 ms = a ping time of 7.47 seconds.

Is that right?

Thanks, Lisa G

[oj88 · Accepted solution]

^ That's correct.