Which game servers are closest to you?

Most online games, voice chat and video calls run in a handful of cloud regions. The one you connect to sets a floor on your ping, so picking the closest region is often the biggest lag win in a game's settings.

Thinking of paying for a game VPN or "ping reducer"? They can only help when your provider sends traffic the long way round. The route check compares each ping with the distance and tells you whether that's happening.

Ping to game and call servers

Round trips to the cloud regions where most game, voice and video servers run. Distance sets a floor on your ping that no setting at home can lower, so pick the closest region when a game lets you.

NAT type check

"Strict NAT" stops voice chat and some matches from connecting directly, so they go through relays with more lag. This asks two servers which public port they see for this device.

High ping to every region? Run the Lag Check to see whether the delay starts in your home, or read the game lag guide.