Packet loss on external network causing connection timed out and ping loss

Issue

• Unable to ping the destination server, possibly intermittently or less than 100% ping drop.
• Connection occasionally times out while accessing the application server from the client machine.
• Slow throughput performance of network transfers. Traffic slows down and appears to hang for long periods of time.
• Ping output shows packet loss: X packets transmitted, Y received, Z% packet loss
• Connection timed out while accessing the application server from the client machine.
• Unable to telnet from one machine to another.