DIRECT 3 Question to NEAL !

[Elder-Pirate]

Would someone please explain the "Ping" part on the Speed Test? as mine was 10 ms ( ms= milliseconds? )

Whats that compared to D/L and U/L?

I know its off topic here but a few people were showing their online speed test as was I.

Thanks.

[Greentimbers]

Originally Posted by Elder-Pirate

Would someone please explain the "Ping" part on the Speed Test? as mine was 10 ms ( ms= milliseconds? )

Whats that compared to D/L and U/L?

I know its off topic here but a few people were showing their online speed test as was I.

Thanks.

S!



From there website :


What is Pingtest.net?

Use Pingtest.net to determine the quality of your broadband Internet connection.

Streaming media, voice, video communications, and online gaming require more than just raw speed.

Test your connection now to get your Pingtest.net rating and share the result with others!


Hope this helps

[Elder-Pirate]

Thanks Greentimbers.




Guess I'd better start testing the ole brain out, probably get ponged instead of pinged.

Dog-gone computers anyway.

[U-5000]

Here is mine

[jwilliams]

Why is everyone speedtesting to there nearest city???

I very much doubt that ubisoft have a server in every city.... try doing the test to the cities that ubi's servers are located. That would give a more accurate reading of your speed.

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by jwilliams

Why is everyone speedtesting to there nearest city???

I very much doubt that ubisoft have a server in every city.... try doing the test to the cities that ubi's servers are located. That would give a more accurate reading of your speed.

There was a ping utility on the speed test page. Now... what is their ip

No dont answer that.

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by Elder-Pirate

Thanks Greentimbers.

Guess I'd better start testing the ole brain out, probably get ponged instead of pinged.

Dog-gone computers anyway.

Wait till you see some noops

[KlassenT]

Originally Posted by Elder-Pirate

Would someone please explain the "Ping" part on the Speed Test? as mine was 10 ms ( ms= milliseconds? )

Whats that compared to D/L and U/L?

I know its off topic here but a few people were showing their online speed test as was I.

Thanks.

The 'ping' is the latency between you and the server; basically, the time it takes for data to go from one location to the other.

Distance plays a pretty big role in determining ping/latency, but your overall upstream and downstream should stay pretty consistent regardless of location.

A good analogy for an internet connection is a garden hose. Upstream and downstream would be similar to the width of the hose, showing you how much 'water' or data can be passed through it at once. Latency would more or less be related to the speed the water can flow through it, going from one end to the other, and just like a data connection, a longer hose means it's going to take more time to reach it's destination.

For the practicality of UBI's proposed OSP service, ping/latency should be a non-issue, you're not apt to notice a major difference from 10ms to 300ms when connecting to a server. As a sidenote, the same applies for most data transfer; with a large file, you're going to equate "speed" with the amount of data that can be transferred at once (MB/sec) as opposed to the time it takes each packet of information to go from point A to point B.

[Yak]

This is at the off-peak times, from 3pm until about 11pm it is usually struggling to get 23-30kbs (yep, thats kilobytes per second)

No SH5 for little old Yak...

[Adriatico]

Thanks Neal !
I almost forget...
Many Thanks for participating in this thread to "elanaiba" and "GreyOctober"... for they assistance to this community in these dramatic days of WW2... and their precious explanations to "slow" part of community, left behind the "healthy" part of Ubi convoys...

[Elder-Pirate]

Originally Posted by KlassenT

The 'ping' is the latency between you and the server; basically, the time it takes for data to go from one location to the other.



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Thanks KlassenT,
This will give me something to study up on as I am interested. And not just because of SHV for I've sent a mental torpedo that way. Haven't heard a big bang yet, just my luck it was a dud.

Seriously though thanks a lot, this has helped.