It checks your average ping, the amount it varies, and any packet loss. Used in conjunction with speedtest.net, you'll have a pretty good idea if your internet is any good.
Test how good your connection really is.
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It checks your average ping, the amount it varies, and any packet loss. Used in conjunction with speedtest.net, you'll have a pretty good idea if your internet is any good.
This feature is BEST run from your local machine. ANY ping that has to be filtered through an online medium (Online Game, Web-Site, etc.) will be adulterated and untrustworthy.
If you use your command-line (Windows Console):
This is the IP address of my primary Web-Controller and will give you an accurate measurement to Tallahassee, FL. You may use any IP address or dns-addressable name to ping against. (i.e. edgegamers.org)
Another method is by using the Trace Route feature built-in to any Windows OS:
Again this is my server IP and you may use any address the same as you would for the Ping command.
The traceroute command is hard-coded to max-out at 30 hops (the number of routers that info has to pass-through to get to its destination and back). If you'd like more information about these commands feel free to ask or take a look at Technet-Ping Command and Microsoft Traceroute Use:Help.
Best of Luck!
If you use your command-line (Windows Console):
Code:
C:>Ping 173.10.207.130Another method is by using the Trace Route feature built-in to any Windows OS:
Code:
C:>tracert 173.10.207.130The traceroute command is hard-coded to max-out at 30 hops (the number of routers that info has to pass-through to get to its destination and back). If you'd like more information about these commands feel free to ask or take a look at Technet-Ping Command and Microsoft Traceroute Use:Help.
Best of Luck!
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This will only give you a ping though. It won't measure any packet loss.
I'd much rather have a bad ping than bad packet loss.
Yes, I'm quite familiar with the regular DOS ping command. By default it gives you the average of 4 pings. Which means your packet loss can only be reported as 0%, 25%, 50%, 75% or 100%. It's quite inaccurate.
Pingtest.net gives you the average of at least 100 pings.
Now, you can change the DOS ping command to add more pings and get better results, but this will lead to other problems. After a certain number of pings in a short amount of time, most smarter server setups will notice and flag you as an attempted DoS attack. Which then cuts you off from that server/groups of servers and sometimes records and then reports to your ISP
When you use this service, you're pinging other places that host them and they won't flag you as a DoS attack.
Also with this service, you can have a nice pretty picture to put in your sig... which I notice you're using for the other service they run: Speedtest.net
Also, you can change the maximum amount of hops tracert will make by using
Code:
tracert -h NUMBER www.edgegamers.orgAnyway, if you want a really nice DOS command (when it's not blocked), try pathping. It combines the best of ping and tracert.
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Just thought I'd post my results, since I'm bored, and wanted to see how my ISP matches up to others lol.
Pingtest Result.
Speedtest Result:
Mind you that this was with the Power Boost feature of my internet package inactive, as it only kicks in when large files are being downloaded.
Pingtest Result.
Speedtest Result:
Mind you that this was with the Power Boost feature of my internet package inactive, as it only kicks in when large files are being downloaded.
+1 Thereven for a thorough reply!
+1 Thereven for suggesting an excellent service.
I still have my reservations with testing layer 2 functionality using layer 7....(i.e. using a web-site to test your ping), but if I had to pick one Pingtest.net seems to have their stuff together.
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+1 Thereven for suggesting an excellent service.
I still have my reservations with testing layer 2 functionality using layer 7....(i.e. using a web-site to test your ping), but if I had to pick one Pingtest.net seems to have their stuff together.
7.5/10 Rating for Pingtest.net
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This is the fastest speed I could get in my area. I could get Comcast but it's too expansive.
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damn everyone has such low jitters..........my ping is 38 but my jitter is like 15, why is it so high???
Im on verizon Fios and i get 26 down and 20 up......anyone know how to get the jitter down or is just the provider??
Im on verizon Fios and i get 26 down and 20 up......anyone know how to get the jitter down or is just the provider??
might be just the server you are picking.
Note to people picking close locations for their quality test...
That's not going to give you a very accurate view of how you connect to our servers. We've got some in Dallas (regular) and Seattle (verizon), so it would be better to test your connection to those two locations.
That's not going to give you a very accurate view of how you connect to our servers. We've got some in Dallas (regular) and Seattle (verizon), so it would be better to test your connection to those two locations.
That test looks pretty good for a quick snapshot of your line quality, but if you want something more long-term, check out DSLReport's Line Monitor. There are pay versions on that page, but just the free basic monitor is great, it constantly monitors your target, graphs the results nicely, uses multiple ping sources, and emails you weekly reports. It's great for tracking line downtime and periods of high latency. They also have SmokePing, which uses a much higher volume of packets, and is made for shorter-term use (two weeks max).
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