[cs631apue] high latency?

[jphillip]

I'm wondering if anyone that is working from off-campus is experiencing 
high latency to the linux-lab?  Its interfering with my ability to type, 
extremely annoying.  I see this regularly.

C:\Documents and Settings\Justin>ping -n 100 
linux-lab.cs.stevens-tech.edu

Pinging lab.srcit.stevens-tech.edu [155.246.89.100] with 32 bytes of 
data:

Reply from 155.246.89.100: bytes=32 time=207ms TTL=53
Reply from 155.246.89.100: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=53
Reply from 155.246.89.100: bytes=32 time=347ms TTL=53
Reply from 155.246.89.100: bytes=32 time=194ms TTL=53
Reply from 155.246.89.100: bytes=32 time=481ms TTL=53  <== almost half 
a second
Reply from 155.246.89.100: bytes=32 time=262ms TTL=53
Reply from 155.246.89.100: bytes=32 time=60ms TTL=53
Reply from 155.246.89.100: bytes=32 time=286ms TTL=53
Reply from 155.246.89.100: bytes=32 time=268ms TTL=53
Reply from 155.246.89.100: bytes=32 time=221ms TTL=53
Reply from 155.246.89.100: bytes=32 time=308ms TTL=53
Reply from 155.246.89.100: bytes=32 time=422ms TTL=53  <== almost half 
a second
Reply from 155.246.89.100: bytes=32 time=316ms TTL=53
Reply from 155.246.89.100: bytes=32 time=380ms TTL=53
Reply from 155.246.89.100: bytes=32 time=292ms TTL=53
Reply from 155.246.89.100: bytes=32 time=355ms TTL=53
Reply from 155.246.89.100: bytes=32 time=220ms TTL=53
Reply from 155.246.89.100: bytes=32 time=154ms TTL=53
Reply from 155.246.89.100: bytes=32 time=36ms TTL=53
Reply from 155.246.89.100: bytes=32 time=137ms TTL=53
...

Thanks!
Justin