ARPing lags in a pattern

[uysiquebien]

I'm using ARPing from a wirelessly connected client to my router and:

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60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=93 time=815.018 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=94 time=815.050 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=95 time=5.738 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=96 time=12.680 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=97 time=6.840 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=98 time=13.629 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=99 time=11.717 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=100 time=6.699 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=101 time=12.640 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=102 time=54.805 msec
Timeout
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=103 time=795.304 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=104 time=807.979 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=105 time=10.635 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=106 time=4.806 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=107 time=11.665 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=108 time=6.737 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=109 time=12.613 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=110 time=6.753 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=111 time=5.760 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=112 time=11.587 msec
Timeout
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=113 time=784.588 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=114 time=784.613 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=115 time=12.596 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=116 time=5.876 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=117 time=12.600 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=118 time=6.730 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=119 time=4.805 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=120 time=11.568 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=121 time=5.812 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=122 time=12.577 msec
Timeout
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=123 time=766.407 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=124 time=766.432 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=125 time=17.511 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=126 time=11.629 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=127 time=6.730 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=128 time=13.624 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=129 time=6.705 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=130 time=13.630 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=131 time=11.634 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=132 time=5.756 msec
Timeout
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=133 time=755.063 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=134 time=766.825 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=135 time=6.750 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=136 time=5.709 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=137 time=7.678 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=138 time=5.787 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=139 time=12.590 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=140 time=6.773 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=141 time=13.652 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=142 time=7.709 msec
Timeout
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=143 time=744.449 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=144 time=744.485 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=145 time=7.678 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=146 time=13.634 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=147 time=11.758 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=148 time=5.716 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=149 time=12.678 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=150 time=6.898 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=151 time=5.777 msec
60 bytes from xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (192.168.1.1): index=152 time=11.645 msec
Timeout

That's what my ARP responses look like. I wonder (and this is more of a theoretical question I guess) if it's normal? It's a clear pattern: timeout, then two responses of around 750ms, then 8 normal responses.

[ispyisail]

you might want to try google for an answer?