ping?

ray_miecz · 01-30-2006, 04:34 AM

ok sorry if this was done before but what is a persons 'ping'? im pretty sure it's the lower the better, but im not positive.... and also what difference would there be between a good ping and a bad ping (whatever's "good" and "bad")

Mr.Suave · 01-30-2006, 04:46 AM

ping is that lantency or how good the connection is to the server. the lower the ping the better.

redrider773 · 01-30-2006, 04:49 AM

The time it takes for a network packet to leave your computer, go to another one, and return (in milliseconds - correct me if I'm wrong). Lower is better. It's basically how good your internet connect is with the server. Ideally, you'd want under 100.

EDIT: damn Suave, you beat me, lol.

ray_miecz · 01-30-2006, 05:29 AM

what difference would a lower/higher ping make? i have a fairly bad wireless connection in my room (usually either 'low' or 'very low').

i noticed, while playing warrock, that sometimes a character will run in place for like 3 or 4 seconds, then show up halfway across the field. Is this a connection or a memory issue?

Mr.Suave · 01-30-2006, 05:31 AM

its connection. and that is called lag. higher ping makes you laggy and low ping is no lag(if you do then its b/c of low FPS)

Binary Coder · 01-30-2006, 11:39 AM

thats definatly lag, i have noticed the difference in ping recetly when playing the battle for middle earth 2 beta. My pc loads the maps so much quicker than a lot of others.

Raditz · 01-30-2006, 08:31 PM

Lower is better. Sometimes my lag is 60 and it went down to 43 which is better than 60.

A_Deer · 01-31-2006, 12:50 AM

Like everyone said. Lower the better.

I usually have a ping of 30 to 60 on any servers i play. 100 to 150 Is pushing the limit, and anything over and you'll lagg to much.

ckfordy · 01-31-2006, 01:22 AM

lower is better you want to be at least under 100. but try to be between 30 and 60 for no lag at all. i am at 70 all the time cause we have a wireless connection and when 3 people are using it the internet slows down alittle bit.

[-0MEGA-] · 01-31-2006, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by ckfordy

lower is better you want to be at least under 100. but try to be between 30 and 60 for no lag at all. i am at 70 all the time cause we have a wireless connection and when 3 people are using it the internet slows down alittle bit.

Im very happy if i have a ping under 100, my average ping is between 90-110ms. Anything over 150ms for me is too laggy.

01-30-2006, 04:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
ray_miecz Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 100	ping? ok sorry if this was done before but what is a persons 'ping'? im pretty sure it's the lower the better, but im not positive.... and also what difference would there be between a good ping and a bad ping (whatever's "good" and "bad")

01-30-2006, 04:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
Mr.Suave Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,373	ping is that lantency or how good the connection is to the server. the lower the ping the better. __________________ The Comp: CPU--Athlon64 X2 4200+ Manchester @ 2.5!!!:D HDD--WD Caviar 250GB 7200 RPM SATA MB---DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR RAM--OCZ Titanium 2GB (2 x 1GB) GPU--Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900XTX 512mb SPU--Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS PSU--ENERMAX Whisper II 535W all inside a Thermaltake Matrix VX

01-30-2006, 04:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
redrider773 Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Hampshire USA Age: 19 Posts: 510	The time it takes for a network packet to leave your computer, go to another one, and return (in milliseconds - correct me if I'm wrong). Lower is better. It's basically how good your internet connect is with the server. Ideally, you'd want under 100. EDIT: damn Suave, you beat me, lol. __________________ CPU.......................AMD 64 San Diego 4000+ 2.4 Ghz → 2.8 Ghz Video Card............ATi X1800XT 512Mb 625 Mhz/1500 Mhz → 690 Mhz/1600 Mhz Memory.................4 x 512Mb OCZ Gold Motheboard..........ASUS A8R-MVP Crossfire Drives....................250 Gb SATA 150 & 120 Gb & DVD-RW & DVD OS..........................Windows XP Media Center '05 & Ubuntu Case.......................X-Navigator 500Watts 3DMark.................'03 = 17644....'05 = 9492....'06 = 4054

01-30-2006, 05:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
Mr.Suave Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,373	its connection. and that is called lag. higher ping makes you laggy and low ping is no lag(if you do then its b/c of low FPS) __________________ The Comp: CPU--Athlon64 X2 4200+ Manchester @ 2.5!!!:D HDD--WD Caviar 250GB 7200 RPM SATA MB---DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR RAM--OCZ Titanium 2GB (2 x 1GB) GPU--Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900XTX 512mb SPU--Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS PSU--ENERMAX Whisper II 535W all inside a Thermaltake Matrix VX

01-30-2006, 11:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
Binary Coder Silver Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: In the Shadows Posts: 239	thats definatly lag, i have noticed the difference in ping recetly when playing the battle for middle earth 2 beta. My pc loads the maps so much quicker than a lot of others. __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad - Q6600 Asus P5N-D 4gb Corsair XMS2 800mhz 500gb Seagate Barracuda SATA2 512mb Geforce 8800gt Antec Sonata Plus 20x Sony/Nec DVDRW Vista Home Premium 20" Samsung 2032BW Monitor 3ds Max 2009 w Space Navigator!

01-30-2006, 05:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
ray_miecz Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 100	what difference would a lower/higher ping make? i have a fairly bad wireless connection in my room (usually either 'low' or 'very low'). i noticed, while playing warrock, that sometimes a character will run in place for like 3 or 4 seconds, then show up halfway across the field. Is this a connection or a memory issue?

01-30-2006, 08:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
Raditz Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Heheh...You'll never find this place, it doesn't exist. Age: 23 Posts: 1,158	Lower is better. Sometimes my lag is 60 and it went down to 43 which is better than 60. __________________ My Computer Parts: AMD Athlon{tm} XP 2600+ 1.91 GHz, 1.50 GB of RAM Video card: ATI 9800 Pro Harddrives: Local C: 37.2 Local F: 300 GB GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND

01-31-2006, 12:50 AM	#8 (permalink)
A_Deer Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tuksun Age: 22 Posts: 45	Like everyone said. Lower the better. I usually have a ping of 30 to 60 on any servers i play. 100 to 150 Is pushing the limit, and anything over and you'll lagg to much. __________________ Athlon 64 3200+ ~ 2.2GHZ ASUS A8N-SLI Delux X1800 XT 512mb 2GB corsair Sound Blaster Audigy 2 SoundCard Adaptec SCSI Card 29160N 68Pin 1x 9GB 10k RPM 68Pin Segate HD 1x 36GB 10k RPM 68Pin Fujitsu HD 1x 250GB 7200RPM SATA Wester Digital HD Aspire X-Navigator Case

01-31-2006, 01:22 AM	#9 (permalink)
ckfordy banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Madison, Minnesota Age: 18 Posts: 2,744	lower is better you want to be at least under 100. but try to be between 30 and 60 for no lag at all. i am at 70 all the time cause we have a wireless connection and when 3 people are using it the internet slows down alittle bit.

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