There are a number of reasons for packet loss; bad cabling, bad ports, too many collisions on the network, attenuation in the cable, bad routes, etc.
It may work but it is not advisable. Could cause disconnects and packet loss which would interfere with Internet access.
It is generally a good idea to implement reliability packets loss recovery at the end of a system, instead of in the middle, because you may need to change the reliability packets. By implementing at the end you will be assured you have the right packet.
Packet loss is common with switches but not much of an issue using a hub.
A packet may be lost due to congestion: too many packets are sent, the queue gets full, and eventually the router or switch starts dropping packets. It may also occur due to different failures; including temporary cabling problems, problems in a switch or router, etc.; these in turn can cause temporary problems with the routing information (a "non-converged network"), causing the packets to travel in loops until the TTL runs out, or a router erroneously concluding that a certain address can't be reached. This latter problem might also be caused by a misconfigured router.
Thare are a number of things that could cause compression loss, Like bad valve, rings, or the head gasket.
I do not see how a CB radio could interfere with VoIP service. If the CB radio is creating interference on the line, check your telephone. Or even check your broadband modem to ensure that you are not creating packet loss due to the CB radio.
Could be canine cushings disease
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available internet bandwidth to ISP cloud packet loss cloud packet delays/transit times
Frame flooding is a network behavior where a switch or router continuously sends the same data packet, or frame, across a network segment. This typically occurs due to a malfunctioning network device or a loop in the network topology, leading to excessive traffic that can overwhelm the network and degrade performance. Frame flooding can cause congestion, increase latency, and result in packet loss, ultimately disrupting normal network operations. Proper network design and protocols, such as Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), can help prevent frame flooding.
The loss of data packets during transmission.
A router is an Intermediate System (IS) which operates at the network layer of the OSI reference model. Routers may be used to connect two or more IP networks, or an IP network to an internet connection. A router consists of a computer with at least two network interface cards supporting the IP protocol. The router receives packets from each interface via a network interface and forwards the received packets to an appropriate output network interface. Received packets have all link layer protocol headers removed, and transmitted packets have a new link protocol header added prior to transmission. The router uses the information held in the network layer header (i.e. IP header) to decide whether to forward each received packet, and which network interface to use to send the packet. Most packets are forwareded based on the packet's IP destination address, along with routing information held within the router in a routing table. Before a packet is forwarded, the processor checks the Maximum Transfer Unit (MTU) of the specified interface. Packets larger than the interface's MTU must be fragmented by the router into two or more smaller packets. If a packet is received which has the Don't Fragment (DF) bit set in the packet header, the packet is not fragmented, but instead discarded. In this case, an ICMP error message is returned to the sender (i.e. to the original packet's IP source address) informing it of the interface's MTU size. This forms the basis for Path MTU discovery (PMTU). The routing and filter tables resemble similar tables in link layer bridges and switches. Except, that instead of specifying link hardware addresses (MAC addresses), the router table sepcify network (IP addresses). The routing table lists known IP destination addresses with the appropraite network interface to be used to reach that destiantion. A default entry may be specified to be used for all addresses not explicitly defined in the table. A filter table may also be used to ensure that unwanted packets are discarded. The filter may be used to deny access to particular protocols or to prevent unauthorised access from remote computers by discarding packets to specified destination addresses. A router forwards packets from one IP network to another IP network. Like other systems, it determines the IP network from the logical AND of an IP address with the associated subnetwork address mask. One execption to this rule is when a router receives an IP packet to a network broadcast address. In this case, the router discards the packet. Forwarding broadcast packet can lead to severe storms of packets, and if uncontrolled could lead to network overload. A router introduces delay (latency) as it processes the packets it receives. The total delay observed is the sum of many components including: * Time taken to process the frame by the data link protocol * Time taken to select the correct output link (i.e. filtering and routing) * Queuing delay at the output link (when the link is busy) * Other activities which consume processor resources (computing routing tables, network management, generation of logging information) The router queue of packets waiting to be sent also introduces a potential cause of packet loss. Since the router has a finite amount of buffer memory to hold the queue, a router which receives packets at too high a rate may experience a full queue. In this case, the router ahs no other option than to simply discard excess packets. If required, these may later be retransmitted by a transport protocol. Architecture of a router Routers are often used to connect together networks which use different types of links (for instance an HDLC link connecting a WAN to a local Ethernet LAN). The optimum (and maximum) packet lengths (i.e. the maximum transmission unit (MTU)) is different for different types of network. A router may therefore uses IP to provide segmentation of packets into a suitable size for transmission on a network. Associated protocols perform network error reporting (ICMP), communication between routers (to determine appropriate routes to each destination) and remote monitoring of the router operation (network management). The operation of a simple modern router is described on a separate page. If you want to know how the router actually works click HERE.