Question On Ping Packet

12k · 09/23/2011, 08:19

If the client doesnt receive a response from the ping packets after X amount of time, will the client disconnect? The reason I ask, is because id like to use the last jump of the player, and after x amount of time, stop responding to ping packets from the client. That way its less load on the server.

~~BaussHacker~~ · 09/23/2011, 08:32

The ping packet does not really take any resources. If your server/source can't handle that, then you need some improvement on other areas.

12k · 09/23/2011, 08:36

eh, it doesnt really take much, just the more players the more it takes. Not saying mine will get this high, but for a server with 400 players, thats around 100 packets sent every second that isnt needed. Dont see the point in doing it if i could just ignore it.

~~BaussHacker~~ · 09/23/2011, 08:43

400 players, that's 400 packets.
Also it's not like it will do anything at all. The packet is not bigger than some few bytes.

12k · 09/23/2011, 08:44

it doesnt go every second i dont believe, thats why i said 100. I think it goes every like 5 seconds or so.

~~BaussHacker~~ · 09/23/2011, 08:46

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Originally Posted by 12k

it doesnt go every second i dont believe, thats why i said 100. I think it goes every like 5 seconds or so.

Oh you meant at once, but it doesn't really do anything. I'm not sure if it's necessary thought. You could try not responding to the client with it and see if you get disconnected.

12k · 09/23/2011, 08:48

yeah, i prob will, just wasnt at home so thought id ask :P. It prob wont help much, was just an idea. Every bit helps i guess tho lolz.

Lateralus · 09/23/2011, 08:58

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Originally Posted by 12k

it doesnt go every second i dont believe, thats why i said 100. I think it goes every like 5 seconds or so.

It's sent every 10 seconds; leave it in, it doesn't hurt anything.

~~BaussHacker~~ · 09/23/2011, 13:30

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Originally Posted by Y u k i

Its sent every 3 Seconds. kthxbai

Loool.

CptSky · 09/23/2011, 15:05

If you don't response the clients will not be disconnected, but the ping will be 0000 on their client. On my first source, I wasn't handling this packet.

Lateralus · 09/23/2011, 15:30

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Originally Posted by Y u k i

Its sent every 3 Seconds. kthxbai

Naw. I'll show you a screenshot of the timer in olly. Just kidding.

~~BaussHacker~~ · 09/23/2011, 15:50

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Originally Posted by CptSky

If you don't response the clients will not be disconnected, but the ping will be 0000 on their client. On my first source, I wasn't handling this packet.

People will quit the server, because they think it's major lag.

~~pro4never~~ · 09/23/2011, 20:54

Let's be clear here... Regardless of if you handle it or not you still have the overhead of receiving, splitting , reading packet type/length/subtype. The only thing you aren't doing is sending a few bytes back to the client every 10 seconds.

Worry about efficiency where it matters. This will not harm your servers performance and will **** off players for no reason.