[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Ping

[Christian Knoke <chrisk@xxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Oct 29, 2002 at 09:10:29PM +0100, Thomas Strub wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 29, 2002 at 08:12:38PM +0100, Raimar Falke wrote:
> > On Tue, Oct 29, 2002 at 04:07:48PM +0100, Thomas Strub wrote:
> > > > > > > No sequence number in the ping packet.
> > > > > > > Ping packet every 3 seconds and not as player option.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Please make it a server option or just use pingtimeout.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Making a server option is much work ... so i first wanted that it 
> > > > > works.
> > > > 
> > > > If you use the same packet you may also reuse pingtimeout.
> > > 
> > > I don't want to send a ping every 60 seconds ... thats much to seldom.
> > 
> > Are you sure? Have you collected some info on how the ping varies?
> 
> With doing nother the ping is stabil, but in game it varies a lot around
> turn turn done.
> And you see if someone has connection problems if you ping more often.

Maybe, but what's the use of it. Statistical analysis of ping times? SCNR.

I have thought about ping times, too. Have had the idea that people with
good pings are processed deferred by the server :-) Prob is people who
patch their clients to give bad pings .)

To get a general impression how good a connection is, 60 seconds are
enough IMO.

Christian

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