What is "Ping"?

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I've noticed the word within the context of live chess and lag, but what exactly is "ping"?

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It allows you to check the lag time between you and your opponents system.

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Here's an old, old page I created, (15 or 16 years old, I think) that talks about ping.

http://www.edcollins.com/chess/ping.htm

I suppose most of the information should still be valid.

On a related note, here's an equally old website on "lag."

http://www.edcollins.com/chess/lag.htm

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MrEdCollins wrote:

Here's an old, old page I created, (15 or 16 years old, I think) that talks about ping.

http://www.edcollins.com/chess/ping.htm

I suppose most of the information should still be valid.

On a related note, here's an equally old website on "lag."

http://www.edcollins.com/chess/lag.htm

Very helpful. Thanks!