It allows you to check the lag time between you and your opponents system.
What is "Ping"?

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

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