Routerman & Ratio
Hey Ratio, ever wondered how those quiet, invisible protocols keep our networks humming, and whether we could map them out in a spreadsheet to predict their behavior?
Yeah, I've already put the main ones in a spreadsheet—IP, TCP, ARP, ICMP. Each row gets a latency score, error rate, priority. Then I run a quick simulation to see how traffic would flow if one of them goes down. It’s the only way to predict the hidden dance of the network.
Sounds solid—just make sure you’re not missing the little hiccups that slip through the noise, like a single packet getting lost on a 100‑ms route. They’re the ones that make your neat simulation feel like a riddle. Maybe add a column for “glitch probability” and see if the dance truly lines up.
Add a “glitch probability” column, yeah. I’ll flag every 100‑ms hop with a 0.02% loss chance and see how the dance falters. If the numbers don’t line up, I’ll just rerun the model with a 0.5% jitter margin. It’s the only way to catch those single‑packet ghosts.
Nice tweak. Just watch out for the “single‑packet ghosts” that keep sneaking through when you think you’ve covered all the hops. If you spot a ghost, maybe add a phantom column for “phantom‑packet count” and see if it really matters. Good luck, and keep your spreadsheet tidy—those little numbers can turn into a nightmare if you let them pile up.
I’ll add a phantom‑packet column, log every anomaly, then run a regression to see if they’re statistically significant. Keep the sheet clean—one stray number and the whole model goes haywire. Good luck to you too, just don’t let the ghosts start a spreadsheet revolt.