[mod.protocols.tcp-ip] Yes, this is real. This was as of noon PDT today

bandy@LLL-CRG.ARPA.UUCP (10/17/86)

ping seismo.css.gov
64 bytes from xc00c8d19: icmp_seq=1. time=180630. ms
64 bytes from xc00c8d19: icmp_seq=2. time=179690. ms
64 bytes from xc00c8d19: icmp_seq=5. time=176690. ms
64 bytes from xc00c8d19: icmp_seq=6. time=175690. ms
^?
----seismo.css.gov PING Statistics----
16 packets transmitted, 4 packets received, 75% packet loss
round-trip (ms)  min/avg/max = 175690/178175/180630


Yow!  Something is definitely messed up somewhere!!!
	andy