Performance

[Omar]

hey guys,

is ping a good way to determine connectivity problems??

for example,, when i ping my home linux box through the cable modem.
it has 38% to 50% packet losses, intermittently througout the day
but if i ping my neighbor's windows95 computer through his cable modem, i 
get 0% packet loss
from the SAME source...........which leads me to believe either my cable 
modem is bad, or my linux box and card

or is ping something that works different with linux and/or windows?