[nmglug] ping -p ff , bad checksums, isp 5GHz wireless, lost packets?

[a]

Hi;

Bad checksum,lost packets?

Specifics;
ISP supplied internet connect this area 5GHz wireless.
Repeated, distro download, bad checksums,
Ubuntu update manager Kernel errors notice....

Trying ping,am I in the ballpark with this approach,any comments are
appreciated.


a at desktop:~$ ping -q -p ff 192.168.1.1
PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
^C
--- 192.168.1.1 ping statistics ---
11 packets transmitted, 11 received, 0% packet loss, time 10001ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.836/0.932/1.652/0.229 ms


DNS Server:
a at desktop:~$ ping -q -p ff 209.188.112.3
PING 209.188.112.3 (209.188.112.3) 56(84) bytes of data.
^C
--- 209.188.112.3 ping statistics ---
11 packets transmitted, 11 received, 0% packet loss, time 10017ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 14.813/16.869/21.539/1.999 ms



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