Hzza
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« on: April 23, 2010, 05:03:43 PM » |
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Randomly did a ping test today, came up with this:  Whats pretty worrying is that when testing for packet loss, about halfway through the test it stopped and came up with that error message; I clicked the learn more button and it told me a load of stuff about how high packet loss could mean sketchy VoiP, streaming media and warping in games (all of which I've had to some degree). Anyone know of any other (reliable) test sites as I'm pretty sure pingtest.net is ropey at best, and also, what could be causing it/how to fix it? <3 u all in advance.
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« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2010, 05:29:51 PM » |
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You can do a "ping google.co.uk" with a -c ( ? not sure if that's the correct flag) that will ping test continuously until you stop it - when you do it'll tell you your packet loss.
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« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2010, 05:44:15 PM » |
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T'was -t, -c's to make it stop  . Coming up with 0 packet loss on that one...Odd, because I just had an unplayable session on TF2 and MW2, shit be warping all over the motherfucker...
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« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2010, 05:47:29 PM » |
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Those ping tests are a shitty way to test connections..
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« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2010, 05:48:36 PM » |
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Those ping tests are a shitty way to test connections..
Which ones? Any suggestions?
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« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2010, 06:01:56 PM » |
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Do a PATHPING to somewhere like bbc.co.uk or 8.8.8.8 (google dns servers). It takes a few mins to run but gives you decent data.
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« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2010, 11:48:50 AM » |
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  Sooo just posting a comparison of my connections, that 3G one isn't very reliable considering its 11.48 am. I tested it last night and got a D, misplaced the results link though.
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« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2010, 02:54:17 PM » |
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I'm a grade C BT. 57 ms <50 mi FFS!
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« Reply #8 on: April 24, 2010, 02:59:39 PM » |
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don't worry nine i'll redo my mobile one on sunday night it probably won't even load the test page.
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« Reply #9 on: April 27, 2010, 07:38:20 PM » |
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 I guess I can't complain then.
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« Reply #10 on: April 28, 2010, 08:35:37 AM » |
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 I'll have to do a test later in the evening and see if it changes.
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« Reply #11 on: April 28, 2010, 08:50:44 AM » |
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Oh yeah, I did both of those tests Deadly and Zarf recommended and got zero packet loss and similar pings to those on the actual test...Meh, guess I can live with it  .
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« Reply #12 on: April 28, 2010, 09:17:16 AM » |
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« Reply #13 on: April 28, 2010, 09:37:39 AM » |
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« Reply #14 on: April 28, 2010, 09:40:07 AM » |
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