HI Marie.Ideally you want the quickest connection possible, the time given with Ping represents the time it takes for packets of data to make the round trip between you and the ping site and back. therefore the quicker the time the better. Therefore the smaller the number the better.
I get times that vary throughout the day but they are never worse than about 30 MS for www.google.co.uk. I have seen connections twice and 3 times that time but it also depends on your broadband upstream and downstream speeds.
I would only really worry about these ping times if you are having specific problems. In Jackie's case it was a number of different models of internet radio not playing streams reliably.
Cheers Graham Graham Page Home Phone: 0207 265 9493 Mobile: 07753 607980 Fax: 0870 706 2773 Email: gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx MSN: gabriel_mcbird@xxxxxxxxxxx Skype: gabriel_mcbird----- Original Message ----- From: "Marie Baisez" <baisez.marie@xxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 2:34 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: using Ping and Tracert
Ok, I've read it all and understand the basics of what it does and what it's for, but it doesn't answer my question about what the average number should be. Has anyone any ideas? is the higher the better or the other way around?Thanks for info. Marie----- Original Message ----- From: "Graham Page" <gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 7:56 PM Subject: [access-uk] using Ping and Tracert OK all.Have found this page for starters on using Ping and Tracert. Some of the values, particularly for pinging a distant computer look a bit low but the way the commands work and what they do is well explained.Cheers Graham http://help.expedient.com/general/ping_traceroute.shtml Graham Page Home Phone: 0207 265 9493 Mobile: 07753 607980 Fax: 0870 706 2773 Email: gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx MSN: gabriel_mcbird@xxxxxxxxxxx Skype: gabriel_mcbird __________ NOD32 2836 (20080130) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq __________ NOD32 2842 (20080201) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
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