[AmxModuser2022]

dumb question but is there a way to test your ping before buying a vps server for hosting cs1.6 server?

im purchasing a 2nd vps since my first one had ping spikes and made people ragequit I wonder if it's possible to test the ping before making a purchase.

[Shadows Adi]

Use ping command on window's command prompt

[fysiks]

Ask your host what they might be able to do for you. Also, some hosts have a trial period that would allow you to test it out for a while. The one that I tested with gave me a whole month to get a full refund on the VPS.

[bigdaddy424]

Ping varies by geographical location, further you are from the server, the more ping you have.
There's free services that you can test your ping based on your server's location preference.

[AllMassive]

you should also check via (win)mtr to get the actual routing to that vps.
also check https://www.robtex.com/ for the hosters AS and its peerings.

[fysiks]

Originally Posted by bigdaddy424 Ping varies by geographical location, further you are from the server, the more ping you have. There's free services that you can test your ping based on your server's location preference.

Geographic location is not the most important factor. I have some friends in southern Mexico that have better ping to Chicago than some others that are in the United States.

[AmxModuser2022]

Originally Posted by Shadows Adi Use ping command on window's command prompt

ms = equal the number of ping on the server besides on the scoreboard?

you should also check via (win)mtr to get the actual routing to that vps. also check https://www.robtex.com/ for the hosters AS and its peerings.

404 lol

[AllMassive]

Originally Posted by fysiks Geographic location is not the most important factor. I have some friends in southern Mexico that have better ping to Chicago than some others that are in the United States.

correct - thats why the peerings matter a lot.

[AllMassive]

Originally Posted by AmxModuser2022 404 lol

Originally Posted by AllMassive you should also check via (win)mtr to get the actual routing to that vps.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/winmtr/ - enter destination ip and press start - then you can see the actual 'way'(route) which is used to the particular ip.

Originally Posted by AllMassive also check https://www.robtex.com/ for the hosters AS and its peerings.

-> enter destination ip and check the peerings (AS). peerings are 'direct routes' to dedicated uplinks of certain destinations, which normally leads to lower pings. good peering often have 'direct routes' to multiple major enduser inet-providers.

[Mr. Man]

Ping is most likely tied to actual server performance relative to what you've paid for. Best practice is to do the following:

1. Determine what players you want to serve geographically
2. Find providers in that region. A good place to start is here: https://lowendbox.com/
3. See if the provider you are interested in offers a 24 hour trial (most do), then run these scripts to see performance: https://github.com/haydenjames/bench-scripts