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  1. Jan 10th, 2008, 11:42 AM #1
    greg_schmit
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    IP and Delay Question

    I am designing a remote administraton client/server program that gives the server the ability to control and moniter his client machines through data that is transferred through the winsock control.

    I have tried to send data to 127.0.0.1 and it loops back to me and I get it virtually instantly, but I am not sure if there will be more delay when sending data to a computer that is in india or something.

    Also, I want to know if the delay of transfer will be greater with different IP addresses. I don't really understand how IP's are assigned, but I just want to get information on delay in data transfer.
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    Re: IP and Delay Question

    Delay, yes. You can test the delay by ping'ing the host or doing a traceroute to the host, BUT

    There is nothing deterministic about the internet. Results will vary from ms. to ms. depending on millions of factors.

    I wouldn't worry about it.
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