randy@melen-pbdsl4:~ >ping afsdb1.slac
PING afsdb1.slac.stanford.edu: w.x.y.z     : 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 134.79.18.25: icmp_seq=5 ttl=246 time=23 ms
64 bytes from 134.79.18.25: icmp_seq=6 ttl=246 time=20 ms
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64 bytes from 134.79.18.25: icmp_seq=46 ttl=246 time=21 ms
^C
----afsdb1.slac.stanford.edu PING Statistics----
49 packets transmitted, 26 packets received, 46% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 18/40/304 ms


So I signed on to a campus machine and I also see problems from there:

elaine38:~> ping -s afsdb1.slac
PING host                     w.x.y.z     : 56 data bytes
64 bytes from host                     w.x.y.z     : seq=0 ttl=249 time=1.34 ms.
64 bytes from host                     w.x.y.z     : seq=1 ttl=249 time=1.13 ms.
64 bytes from host                     w.x.y.z     : seq=2 ttl=249 time=1.7 ms.
64 bytes from host                     w.x.y.z     : seq=3 ttl=249 time=1.12 ms.
64 bytes from host                     w.x.y.z     : seq=4 ttl=249 time=1.38 ms.
64 bytes from host                     w.x.y.z     : seq=5 ttl=249 time=600 ms.
64 bytes from host                     w.x.y.z     : seq=6 ttl=249 time=49.3 ms.
no reply from afsdb1.slac.Stanford.EDU within 1 sec
packet seq=8 bounced at Core4-gateway.Stanford.EDU (171.64.3.114): Host unreachable
no reply from afsdb1.slac.Stanford.EDU within 1 sec
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64 bytes from host                     w.x.y.z     : seq=26 ttl=249 time=1.94 ms.
no reply from afsdb1.slac.Stanford.EDU within 1 sec
no reply from afsdb1.slac.Stanford.EDU within 1 sec
no reply from afsdb1.slac.Stanford.EDU within 1 sec
no reply from afsdb1.slac.Stanford.EDU within 1 sec
^C
---- Waiting for outstanding packets ----
no reply from afsdb1.slac.Stanford.EDU within 1 sec

---- host                     w.x.y.z      PING Statistics ----
32 packets transmitted, 1 packet bounced, 18 packets received, 44% packet loss
round-trip (ms) min/avg/max = 1.7/71.7/600 (std = 166)