what is a ping (computer speak)?

Question

as in...how can i reduce my ping when playing online games,as asked by someone else on here earlier,what is a ping????

Answer 1

Ping is a computer network tool used to test whether a particular host is reachable across an IP network. Ping works by sending ICMP “echo request” packets ("Ping?") to the target host and listening for ICMP “echo response” replies (sometimes dubbed "Pong!" as a metaphor from the Ping Pong table tennis sport.) Using interval timing and response rate, ping estimates the round-trip time (generally in milliseconds although the unit is often omitted) and rate of packet loss between hosts (can differ).

Answer 2

A ping is the time it takes your computer to respond when sending and recieving information via the internet, a ping may also be used to locate other computers or websites if you know the IP. I play online games and the best way to ensure you have a low ping is to make sure you do not have any programs running in the background as this will take up resources within the pc and increase your ping. I suggest



1. make sure you dont have anything like messenger running.



2. close any web browsing windows.



3. disable any firewall or antivirus programs.



4. close all other applications that may have cause to update themselves as this will require an internet connection and reduce your bandwidth and increase your ping.



Hope this helps ;-)



P.S. the distance from your pc location to the particular server you are playing in will increase or decrease your ping. ie. if your in uk and play in uk server ping should be ok, overseas servers will most definitely increase your ping, what will also affect it is if there other players with high ping playing in the server with you at the same time. this will cause lag and you dont want that.

Answer 3

Ping is a program that sends a series of packets over a network or the Internet to a specific computer in order to generate a response from that computer. The other computer responds with an acknowledgment that it received the packets. Ping was created to verify whether a specific computer on a network or the Internet exists, and is connected.



u can get all the information regarding ping in this website



http://kb.iu.edu/data/aopu.html



Good Luck and Happy Processing!!!!!!

Answer 4

Ping is:- A utility to determine whether a specific IP address is accessible. It works by sending a signal to the specified address and waiting for a reply. PING is used primarily to troubleshoot Internet connections. There are many freeware and shareware Ping utilities available for personal computers. It is often believed that "Ping" is an abbreviation for Packet Internet Groper, but Ping's author has stated that the names comes from the sound that a sonar makes. Spike refers to a power surge. If connected to an ocilloscope it would appear as a spike!

Answer 5

A ping is simply a signal sent from one specific computer to another. Reducing ones ping means reducing the amount of time it takes for a signal to reach the destination and be acknowledged. Generally a faster network or moving a machine around on the network so that there are fewer "hops" to get to a destination will reduce your ping.

Answer 6

a ping is a request from one computer to another. The ping time is the amount of time it takes for your computer to get a response from the computer it is pinging. Your internet connection is usually the main reason for slow ping times but it could also be slow if your connection runs over a wireless network or through multiple routers and hubs.

Answer 7

A ping is where a packet of data is sent to the target computer and is sent back by that computer...



pinging simply measures how long it takes for a packet of data to go to and back from the target computer...



the faster the connection ususally the lower the ping...

Answer 8

The amount of time it takes to get a response from a server. High ping might come from distance, network traffic, server load or a dozen other things. Easily the best way to improve ping is to use servers closest to you.

Answer 9

To ping something (like a modem or a network card) is to run a system check showing an open line with two way communication capabilities. It's the first step in solving a network problem, check the card first, then work your way out.

Answer 10

Pinging is like being in a old yellow submarine and listening to sonar pings through headphones.

Faster ping beats means closer targets...right.



Same things going on in the virtual world..except that's time

based and the response time calculated by your computer via your service.

Response time could be various,depends on your internet connection bandwidth and on the target servers response ability.

Kinda like a ping-pong game between servers.Faster Internet connection bandwidth means faster response time



The faster the response time the closer the target server[s] are.

Response times are generally in ms [millisecond].





most router and some firewall have ICMP echo block feature which is supposed to stealth your computer via port113.

Meaning that your computer will block and wont answer any incoming ping and/or filter bad packets.



Online games?..if you have firewall like ZA just put it into GameMode or disable it.

Also make sure that you've disabled AV[or modify the update mode from auto to manaul], and close or put them off-line all the running Apps. which is based/requiring on-line status/connection.[IM,Skype,etc..] while you playing online games.





what is ping...



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ping

here's for setups...



http://portforward.com/



Here's for test......



https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2



Pinging still very popular and old school theme among hackers.They do use this method up to date to probe-test target servers [they IP's] via proxy servers,looking for open ports.

well...sometimes...old tricks are the best tricks



The bad ping..



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ping_of_death



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ping_flood



Test your speed...



http://www.speedtest.net/

Answer 11

Packet Internet Groper. A utility that forwards data packets to check the quality of a link or verify the connection of a machine to the Internet. Good Luck HTH.

Answer 12

It is the time it takes for a message to go from you to another point and back. In the case of a game it is how long it takes for your message to go to the server and back.

Answer 13

It's a signal sent by somebody up to no good probing to see if you have any open ports that person can get through to mess with your computer.

Answer 14

its how long a packet of info goes from you to the server and back

you need a better pc basically

Answer 15

These naughty people trying to infect your computer with viruses,send out a small electrical pulse to try to find open ports.

Answer 16

the time it takes a packet to reach the sever and go back to your computer, in milliseconds

Answer 17

latency, get fiberoptics for game play the speed of light

Answer 18

testing

Answer 19

pong!