Server pings

ComproxComprox *chortle*Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
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<div class="IPBDescription">Which is the best?</div>Ok, this is a poll to see where I should order servers from, so go and ping each place please!
Start > Run > type "ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" (without quotes)
OR
Start > Run > type command > type "ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" in new window(without quotes)
Reoeat for each IP, and then vote for the one with the lowest avergae ping please. Sorry if there is a lot, but I want to make sure you get the best server <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
Thanks guys!

FROM MONSE -
You 56k modem users can have a slightly more accurate test by pinging with a few extra parameters:

ping x.x.x.x -l 1024 -t

Let it run for at least 30 responses, then hit CTRL-C (Control and C) to stop it and see the stats. This will give a more statisically meaningful sample. (just moved it up here so they would see it)



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  • Spyder_MonkeySpyder_Monkey Vampire-Ninja-Monkey Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 8Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    3 and 4 were horrible for me, but the rest were semi-decent. Keep in mind that I'm in Alaska though. <!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo-->
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  • ComproxComprox *chortle* Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    Also, if 2 or 3 were very close, please say so (ie. If you got 80 on 5, and 85 on 6, please vote for 5, but also make a post saying 6 was very good too).
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  • SmokeMastaSmokeMasta Join Date: 2002-04-13 Member: 430Members
    2 and 6 where good the rest was not so good to bad
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  • Right_Behind_YouRight_Behind_You Join Date: 2002-04-23 Member: 501Members
    2, definitely 2, it had the ping average at 55!
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  • RhoadsToNowhereRhoadsToNowhere i r 8 Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 33Members
    6 was the best for me (ping of about 24), but 2 was close (ping of 39).  1 was all right but awfully erratic, and 3, 4, and 5 all pinged in the high-90's to low-100's region.
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  • JasonBostwickJasonBostwick Blossom Join Date: 2002-04-14 Member: 444Members, NS1 Playtester
    Number 6 was best for me, with constant 55ms. Numbers 3 and 5 were in the range of 55-68ms. The others were all sub-100.
    Just for the record, I'm in Toronto on DSL.
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  • ArchoniusArchonius Join Date: 2002-03-09 Member: 291Members
    Here are my results.  I am on 56k in West Virginia, USA.



    1) 158ms <-- pretty good

    2) 154ms <-- pretty good

    3) 216ms

    4) 216ms

    5) 223ms <-- TEH SUCK!

    6) 151ms <-- WHEE!
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  • Right_Behind_YouRight_Behind_You Join Date: 2002-04-23 Member: 501Members
    its probibly our location thats giving us different pings
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  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    You 56k modem users can have a slightly more accurate test by pinging with a few extra parameters:

    ping x.x.x.x -l 1024 -t

    Let it run for at least 30 responses, then hit CTRL-C (Control and C) to stop it and see the stats. This will give a more statisically meaningful sample.

    That's ping, the address, then dash 'L' 1024, then dash T. This will force your packet size to be 1 KB, rather than the default 64 byte packet that the ping (ICMP) command sends. It will show you a more realistic response time. By putting the T switch, you tell it not to stop.
    As for broadbanders, the above won't change your stats that much, although it's definitely more accurate.

    /me high-fives Comprox for getting people to learn about networking!

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  • ComproxComprox *chortle* Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    Next networking lesson:

    Up to what layer of the OSI model does ping prove is working?
    - Up to 1
    - Up to 2
    - Up to 3
    - Up to 4
    - Up to 5
    - Up to 6
    - Up to 7
    Explanation is needed too! <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->



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  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    3 - network layer.



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  • XTS_HighlanderXTS_Highlander Join Date: 2002-04-13 Member: 429Members
    1) 63 ms
    2) 67 ms
    3) 51 ms <--- my choice
    4) 57 ms <--- honourable mention
    5) 81 ms
    6) 53 ms <--- my second choice

    Excellent pings to all servers , with server number 5 being the highest.  3 and 6 were the lowest (and the closest together) for me.
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  • DarkPenguinsDarkPenguins Join Date: 2002-03-14 Member: 317Members
    keep in mind that i have a 56k...have sympathy for me  :-(

    1. 401, 401, 390
    2. 400, 401, 400
    3. 430, 451, 420
    4. 430, 421, 440
    5. 471, 450, 471
    6. 391, 371, 370
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  • SmokeMastaSmokeMasta Join Date: 2002-04-13 Member: 430Members
    comprox : it would probably be nice to have a server in europe
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  • MoleculorMoleculor Namer-of-Bob Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 9Members
    It's 3.

    The reason is that layer one is... cables and such. Physical connections.

    Layer two is network cards, switches, and such... MAC addresses.

    Layer three is routers and IP addresses.

    If you want to test all seven, connect using Telnet or something.
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  • Silver_FoxSilver_Fox Spammer Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 34Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    1. 80/90
    2. 80
    3. 120
    4. 100/110
    5. 20/30 <!--emo&:0--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'><!--endemo-->
    6. 90/100

    #5 seems to kick some serious ###!

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    well ... for me anyway ..

    O_O

    Im in Central/Southern California with DSL.
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  • humbabahumbaba That Exciting Tales From the Frontline Guy Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 86Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    My numbas are nice. I got cable  . . .

    1 45 or 43 <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
    2 45 to 90
    3 80 ish
    4 85 ish
    5 90 with a jump to 156
    6 37 to 60  <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->
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  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Bah - I had you beat hours ago, Molec. Ya punk!!!
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  • ComproxComprox *chortle* Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    Well, after taking some other polls off the forum, servers #2 and #6 both have 10 votes, while #1 is in second with 4 votes.
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  • ScytheScythe Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 46NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation, Reinforced - Silver
    1: 297
    2: 331
    3: 283
    4: 284
    5: 252
    6: 305

    Anyone care to use a string of airships to float a opticial cable over to this barbaric backwater known as Australia?

    --Scythe--
    <a href="mailto:the_only_scythe@subdimension.com">the_only_scythe@subdimension.com</a>
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  • KilltoyKilltoy Join Date: 2002-03-28 Member: 358Members
    I clicked one at random. I'm too lazy to check my pings, someone just gave me a link, they didn't warn me I'd have to make a decision.  <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo-->
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  • MoleculorMoleculor Namer-of-Bob Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 9Members
    Yes, but you didn't -explain- MonsE. <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo-->
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  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Touche'
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  • Nemesis_ZeroNemesis_Zero Old European Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 75Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    All except 2 and 6 are hovering around 200 for me (Damn you, pseudo-DSL ISP! ), 2 is around 160, 6 around 150.
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  • TalionTalion Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 28Members
    The best one for me is no. 1 at around 117. Then again I live in the UK so perhaps I shouldn't of voted.
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  • SmokeMastaSmokeMasta Join Date: 2002-04-13 Member: 430Members
    /me still thinks that some servers should be rented in US and some in europe becouse of the european users.
    i can ping US server with a ping round the 100 but i've got a connection that most ppl in europe doesn't have.

    on european servers  i've got 4 sure a ping of under the 30ms.
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  • RhoadsToNowhereRhoadsToNowhere i r 8 Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 33Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Talion+May 17 2002,09:56--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Talion @ May 17 2002,09:56)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->Then again I live in the UK so perhaps I shouldn't of voted.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Of course you should vote.  I can understand if you're trying not to upset the balance, but honestly, by not voting you're basically only hurting yourself.  Do YOU want some NS servers that you ping really well to?  I thought so.  <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
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  • DruBoDruBo Back In Beige Join Date: 2002-02-06 Member: 172Members, NS1 Playtester
    here's what I got for every single one.

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    Reply from 172.16.10.3: Destination host unreachable.
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    /me hates his firewall.
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  • ChromeAngelChromeAngel Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 14Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Number 5 was my worst, averaging 188.

    1 and 6 were very close indeed.
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  • ComproxComprox *chortle* Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    SmokeMasta, unless I suddenly win the lotto or get a donation of $10 000, I can't buy servers in every continent <!--emo&:(--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('><!--endemo--> Buying bulk from one place = discount, which I need



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