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# I've always wondered what a ping is.
It appears when playing online games and I never know whether to go for a server with a high ping or a low ping.
Or if I should have a high ping or a low ping. Would someone explain this to me in simple terms please?
(I helped save b3ta! the_rhyme_minister has a little bit of gold and a pager, Fri 4 Jan 2008, 23:37, archived)
# low
it's the number of miliseconds it takes for a byte (i think) to get from your pc to the server and back
(cs192 is sucking on a Koala at, Fri 4 Jan 2008, 23:38, archived)
# Thanks.
I'll remember that.
(I helped save b3ta! the_rhyme_minister has a little bit of gold and a pager, Fri 4 Jan 2008, 23:40, archived)
# Close
It's the number of miliseconds it takes for a complete packet to be sent to the server, processed, and then returned to you (so not just a single byte) :).
(Jokel, Sat 5 Jan 2008, 0:37, archived)
# Low ping = better.
(I helped save b3ta! Ttssattsr, Fri 4 Jan 2008, 23:39, archived)
#
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(I helped save b3ta! the_rhyme_minister has a little bit of gold and a pager, Fri 4 Jan 2008, 23:40, archived)
# a ping is
simply the time it takes an echo request packet to receive a response. The delay is commonly known as the 'ping' time. It just determines the quality of a connection from you to your destination ( and back )
(I helped save b3ta! Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice, Fri 4 Jan 2008, 23:40, archived)
#
www.b3ta.com/board/7920738
(I helped save b3ta! the_rhyme_minister has a little bit of gold and a pager, Fri 4 Jan 2008, 23:43, archived)
# you bastard!
I followed your links and now I'm in Stirlingshire without a phone box in sight!.
(I helped save b3ta! Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice, Fri 4 Jan 2008, 23:49, archived)
# chortle
(I helped save b3ta! the_rhyme_minister has a little bit of gold and a pager, Sat 5 Jan 2008, 0:00, archived)