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My muscle memory from 1995-1997 to test network connectivity is to ping yahoo.com.
by timcederman 4y ago
My muscle memory from 1995-1997 to test network connectivity is to ping yahoo.com.
- twelve40 4y agoI'm sure this is exactly what keeps the site in the top 20
- zxcvbn4038 4y agoDuring the ‘90s I pinged yahoo servers 24x7 to keep the inactivity timeout from dropping my connection. Then one day the phone rang - and I discovered they had blocked ICMP so my connection dropped. There were so many telemarketers pounding my phone that anytime I got disconnected the phone would ring within thirty seconds and that would be my cue to go investigate.