
The TCP/IP protocol suite that we all know so well has been around for almost 40 years now. Meanwhile, other network errors lead to performance problems that negatively affect your services.įollowing is an overview of common network errors and root causes, means and approaches of detecting such errors, and suggestions as to how monitoring tools can support you in staying on top of your services’ connectivity and performance.

Some network errors are mitigated and compensated for by network protocols and active networking components, like network interfaces.

Figuring out if those errors affect the performance and connectivity of your services is however another matter. Detecting errors like dropped packets or retransmissions on the network level is relatively easy.
