What is PING?

[CaveDiver]

What is Ping and why does it change all the time?

[Laptop]

ping
query (another computer on a network) to determine whether there is a connection to it.

[Cysion]

In AoE2, the ping you see in the multiplayer lobby is how long it takes for the signal to arrive from your computer to that from another player, expressed in milliseconds. So if you have a ping of 100 towards player 2, it takes 100ms before any package of information arrives at his PC. The reason it changes can be caused by many things, like network traffic, signal strength (if on wireless),...

[Wolfreyr]

wow i did not know this and it was annoying me. thanks!

[Laptop]

Originally posted by Jabulon the Just:

wow i did not know this and it was annoying me. thanks!

The lower the ping the better.

[eveame]

The three times I tried to host a game I didn't have the ping indicator but all others had it. And they all lought at me.

[eveame]

Could it be because of my connection wich I don't have a clue how to do It or was it because ''I'm'' a real noob??

[eveame]

Any way, my question is: How do Iconfig anything to be able to host a game?

[eveame]

Originally posted by Laptop65:

ping
queryOh yes I also have a 22 to 26 ping rate in other web client...

(another computer on a network) to determine whether there is a connection to it.

[Cysion]

Ping is measured between you and others, you don't have a ping to yourself :P You were in the right place to host a room, just gotta get some people and get it going.

[hot_gril]

Actually, we have pings to ourselves, but AoE II doesn't bother testing and showing it.

Mac-Pro:~ AlecZ$ ping localhost
PING localhost (127.0.0.1): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=0.100 ms
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.096 ms
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.111 ms
^C

[Energy]

the amount of ping is how many milleseconds old what you seee on your screen is

[eveame]

Any way, my question is: How do Iconfig anything to be able to host a game?

[robo_boro]

you just host a lobby, get people to join it, everyone click ready, then start.

[eveame]

That simple! Well Thanks

[aly]

I HAVE VERY DELAY IN AGE OF EMPIRES II ALL THE TIME ! BAD GAME FOR STEAM.