Ping error

[xsniperx]

Ok im playing cs:s and all the sudden im kicked by console because my ping is too high, what does ping mean and how do i fix it?

thanks

[Pete]

Does this happen on all servers that you play on or only one or two servers? Do you have high pings? =)

[abbynormal]

Originally Posted by xsniperx

Ok im playing cs:s and all the sudden im kicked by console because my ping is too high, what does ping mean and how do i fix it?

thanks

Usually this means that the server owner has a setting that kicks players whose pings are above X, X being the highest ping they are willing tolerate. This is done because players with high pings are perceived to cause issues for players with low pings. So, servers tend to kick them.

[xsniperx]

well im not sure what a ping is, so i cant tell you if its high or not, is there a way i can lower my ping so that people dont kick me , and yes it does this on close to all servers

[Watdaflip]

The only way to lower your ping is to upgrade you internet connection. Im assuming you have dial up if most servers are kicking you because of ping. If you have a cable connection and your ping is still bad make sure you dont have any programs running like kazaa or limewire. These programs use alot of your internet connectivity and will cause your ping to be high. If you dont run those try closing out of all programs and disabling all but your antivirus at startup.