GetNetworkPing return invalid ping

[petrisgg]

how to get actual player ping?
using GetNetworkPing returns an invalid value and it never changes

code:

print(game.Players.LocalPlayer:GetNetworkPing() * 1000)

It gives a different result than the actual ping

also tested

PlayerPing - Get client ping times on the Server

PingTimes by boatbomber I needed ping times to try and negate the impact of network delay in a game I was working on, so I wrote a module that gets it! Usage: My goal was to make it as simple and fool-proof as possible to use. Simply require the module from both Client and Server. (Note: The client’s require will return nil, but it’s needed to initialize the client ping responder.) To get the ping time of a player, you simply index the module with that Player. This can only be done on the…

but not really accurate, I want to achieve the same result as the Roblox client

[DataSigh]

have you tried timing the amount manually with clock.os()? Like sending a remote function and timing how long it takes. I’m curious about the difference between those two numbers because GetNetworkPing() should work

[DasKairo (Cairo)]

@DataSigh

have you tried timing the amount manually with clock.os()?

Do you mean os.clock()?

[DataSigh]

Like to time the start and end

[Maelstorm_1973]

If you’re testing locally, that’s going to happen because the packet never leaves your computer. If you run the game on the live server, you should get different results. As others have said, you can create a remote event where the server sends a request to the client and time how long it takes using os.clock(). You get the time when you send the request, and you get the time when you get a response. The difference between the two is the round trip time.

[petrisgg]

sorry for the late response, I was on vacation

I tested on the live server using both the studio and live server. However, the value never changes even if I stay on the server for a long time. So, what is the purpose of GetNetworkPing? It seems to do nothing. I initially thought it was a built-in function to get player ping, like in the Roblox client settings (performance stats).

Thanks for your suggestion about using the os.clock method. Although I already mentioned the pinger module in my post, I will try using that method.

[DataSigh]

Hey! So I actually managed to figure this out recently. You need to multiply the number returned by GetNetworkPing() by 2000. So would look like this:

print(game.Players.LocalPlayer:GetNetworkPing() * 2000)