r/Network • u/Mad_Viper • 21d ago

Text Can't connect to some game servers, but internet works fine

I have tried enabling upnp,ipconfig /flushdns, resetting modem, disabling firewall, checking integrity of files but somehow i cant connect to game servers. It's like it sometimes works and sometimes not. Like the games Genshin Impact, Fallout 76 and Elden Ring. What might causing this?

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u/TomChai 21d ago

If everything locally works, then the issue is somewhere upstream.

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u/Beneficial-Might7929 20d ago

sounds more like isp routing or maybe nat issue tbh, had something similar before where some game servers just randomly timed out while everything else worked fine. maybe try changing dns first or test with mobile hotspot just to narrow it down

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u/hspindel 20d ago

Likely a DNS issue - change your DNS server. Try 1.1.1.1, 8.8.8.8, or 9.9.9.9.