TTL differnt value in ping

[eng_ahmed_tantawy]

when i ping yahoo.com i get reply with a differnt TTL, i want an explanation for that problem....

Thank you for your help

Ahmed Tantawy

N.B.,a snapshot to the ping is attached.

[mohammedmahmoud]

Hi,

This means that for some reason the 3rd and 4th packets took a different path with less routers in it (TTL is reduced by one when passing through a router).

HTH, please rate if it does help,

Mohammed Mahmoud.

[eng_ahmed_tantawy]

Hi,

Thanks for your respond but i ask for the reason uopn which this case occured.....it makes me crazy thinking of it.

Thank you

[mohammedmahmoud]

Hi,

As far as i can say, the TTL value in the received packet will be 255 minus the number of routers in the round-trip path. The 3rd and 4th packets have found another path on the internet while traveling to/from the destination and thus they took it.

HTH,

Mohammed Mahmoud.