accurate ping?

jedi jesus · 04-17-2002, 12:44 AM

how accurate is the jk2 ping stats ? (pressing tab to view scores)

i can be lagging badly and my ping shows at 30

ive even seen pings below 10 for people who arent hosting

i also get this annoying message when i try to connect to some servers, saying that the server is for low pings only, yet jk always shows that my ping is below 60

anyone else having these problems?

ACGe0rge · 04-17-2002, 09:12 AM

I've noticed the same thing. I think the lag can sometimes be caused by someone else in the game. It usually happens to me right before Iget a message that someone has lost their connection. As for the low pings only, I've gotten that message too but have no idea why. All I know is that with my cable modem, I usually get pings around 40-60 but sometimes get as high as 80 or even 100 or higher. I think that message comes up when (for whatever reason) pings go unusually high. I know almost nothing about how the internet works so maybe someone with more knowlege can give a better answer than I can.

LessThanJake · 04-17-2002, 09:22 AM

I noticed that some servers(mostly private ones) have a limit so that if someone joins over that limit everyone gets a 999 ping but the moment he/she leaves, WHAM!, smooth as silk.

TiE23 · 04-17-2002, 01:28 PM

When a very slow modem player goes in a match in mp with like cable or DSL players the ping goes higher to syncronize the speed with the slowest player with the fast players. When I play my ping is around 300-400 average.

UniKorn · 04-17-2002, 02:22 PM

There are actually 2 things to measure your connection :
ping and packetloss.

Your ping can be ok, but you might be losing ip packages along the way, making you lag.