Re: Effect of connection speed on Net Play (UT2004)

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From: Ron Gibson
Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 21:34

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On Tue, 22 May 2007 22:26:33 +0100, Andrew wrote:
 
>>So I got to wondering what would be acceptable as the slowest line speed.
 
> As a client, probably 128k, maybe 256k. Ping, lag and packet loss are far
> more important than raw download speed.

Oh boy. Thanx for the quick answer. I am familar witrh those terms but
have not ever measured lag or packet loss.

Guess I got a new project now, huh :-)

...I DID read "Networking for Dummies" !

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