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Thread: Does Ping Results Matter ?
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09-24-2007, 03:47 AM #1WHT Addict
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Does Ping Results Matter ?
I am in the midst of selecting a Reseller's account.
The following are the PING results of the 2 companies short listed.
Pinging xxx.com [12.25.237.51] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from xxx: bytes=32 time=263ms TTL=51
Reply from xxx: bytes=32 time=263ms TTL=51
Reply from xxx: bytes=32 time=262ms TTL=51
Reply from xxx: bytes=32 time=263ms TTL=51
Ping statistics for 12.25.237.51:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 262ms, Maximum = 263ms, Average = 262ms
Pinging xxx.com [64.38.24.198] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from xxx: bytes=32 time=279ms TTL=54
Reply from xxx: bytes=32 time=277ms TTL=54
Reply from xxx: bytes=32 time=277ms TTL=54
Reply from xxx: bytes=32 time=279ms TTL=54
Ping statistics for 64.38.24.198:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 277ms, Maximum = 279ms, Average = 278ms
Is the PING results really that important?
In terms of pricing, the 2nd company offers much better deals
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09-24-2007, 05:41 AM #2Retired Moderator
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Pings mean very little for regular websites.
The difference between pings in this case is negligible anyway.
What is the distance between you and the hosts' servers?
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09-24-2007, 05:48 AM #3WHT Addict
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distance in what sense?
kilometres?
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09-24-2007, 07:13 AM #4Web Hosting Master
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Just in general. Obviously you want to keep the servers as close to you as possible for faster load times. You have to take your visitors' location into account as well.
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09-24-2007, 07:16 AM #5WHT Addict
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I am in Asia and I believe the servers are in the United States =)
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09-24-2007, 07:33 AM #6Web Hosting Master
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For servering normal websites those pings times are fine and nothing to worry about at all
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09-24-2007, 07:39 AM #7WHT Addict
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a2b2,
What exactly do you mean by 'normal' websites?
Thank you.
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09-24-2007, 12:23 PM #8Web Hosting Master
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Those results look normal for me. Do you think all your customers will be from Asia itself?
As said above, it is better to keep the servers as close as you, but you have to consider your clients too. If you have clients all over the world, I would suggest a server in US will be a better option.iHubNet Ltd - Premium Hosting Solutions 4 ALL
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09-24-2007, 09:29 PM #9WHT Addict
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PING Results
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09-25-2007, 12:24 AM #10Retired Moderator
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So basically the difference of 10-20 ms wont make much of a difference?
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09-25-2007, 12:28 AM #11WHT Addict
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