mtr shows packet loss through network

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Issue

  • We are doing a packet loss test with the below command, which shows packet loss:
root@hostname# mtr --interval=0.1 -r -c 1000 10.2.5.41
HOST: hostname                    Loss%   Snt   Last   Avg  Best  Wrst StDev
  1. 10.2.4.1                      0.0%  1000    1.0   0.9   0.7   3.4   0.2
  2. 10.88.112.1                   0.3%  1000    1.1   0.9   0.7   2.1   0.2
  3. 10.2.5.41                     0.0%  1000    0.2   0.1   0.1   0.9   0.1
  • Some web sources suggest mtr results are not reliable and have some bugs.
  • Is this a known issue with mtr?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3
  • Network interface

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