Guide: Testing You're Ping

[NickS]

Hello Everyone! Yet another guide, comin @ ya!

Testing You're Ping.

When you ping someone or something, you basically send a small packet of data and time how long it takes for that "someone or something" to respond to the packet of data. Then you recieve the time back in "ms," or milli-seconds. (1ms = 1/60 of a second)

How Do I Test My Ping?

It's very simple, actually! Just follow these directions.

1. Go to Start>Run

2. Type CMD and press OK.

Then, you will get a command prompt similar to this one.

3. For an example, type ping www.google.com

As you can see, it gives you the Minimum, Average, and Max Ping's!

Now, for a bit of fun. (But don't get too carried away )

There I am, pinging my own site.

Pinging nVidia's site . Their server is kind of slow. Must be far away. The further away a location is, usually the ping will be higher.

Hmm...ATi's server is much faster, or closer.

Some server's are VERY secure and block pings, like, of course, Microsoft....

And our own, SysXtreme!

Well, there ya go! Enjoy!

 

[JNewell_]

Awsome guide Nick, reps for you

 

[NickS]

thanks!

 

[FragTek]

Good guide Nick! Repped and Stickied

 

[NickS]

Thnx dude, 'preciate it!

 

[bloodthirst]

Hello Everyone! Yet another guide, comin @ ya!

Testing You're Ping.

When you ping someone or something, you basically send a small packet of data and time how long it takes for that "someone or something" to respond to the packet of data. Then you recieve the time back in "ms," or milli-seconds. (1ms = 1/60 of a second)

How Do I Test My Ping?

It's very simple, actually! Just follow these directions.

1. Go to Start>Run

2. Type CMD and press OK.

Then, you will get a command prompt similar to this one.

3. For an example, type ping www.google.com

As you can see, it gives you the Minimum, Average, and Max Ping's!

Now, for a bit of fun. (But don't get too carried away )

There I am, pinging my own site.

Pinging nVidia's site . Their server is kind of slow. Must be far away. The further away a location is, usually the ping will be higher.

Hmm...ATi's server is much faster, or closer.

Some server's are VERY secure and block pings, like, of course, Microsoft....

And our own, SysXtreme!

Well, there ya go! Enjoy!

hmm the ping for sysxtreme is shit lol

 

[enVias]

hmm the ping for sysxtreme is shit lol

No, the server is very secure

 

[Dav0s]

haha didnt realise we blocked pings. i suppose it is very smart though.........

 

[JNewell_]

indeed it is smart

 

[FragTek]

All we need are huge ping DOS attacks, lol.

 

[Joe]

you can also ping game servers to try and fond out which 1 will offer the best latency in connection (speed data updated) but ur came *should give u this info* - this is useful for games with servers run by the games creator as they seem to (occasionally) give false ping times <in their favour>

 

[JN]

Yup, SX is firewalled and blocks all ICMP Echo requests

 

[NickS]

That's good to know.

 

[ionicle_old]

That's good to know.

i agree!

 

[limqareb]

i ping go mobile I.e. 1 of maltas mobile operator i got a ping of 11ms !! gd?

 

[Dav0s]

no try pinging your router

 

[balilu]

i pinged my isp's website and got 10ms which i think is shit. here in malta the internet service is the biggest crap.

 

[limqareb]

no try pinging your router

will do

 

[limqareb]

pinged my modem first go 3 ms

 

[Dav0s]

damn u have some crap wiring mate. pinging your router or wiring should take less than 1ms.