Questions tagged [networking]
Networking covers topics that involve connectivity between 2 devices - typically 2 computers or consoles (LAN). It also covers connectivity between a device and the internet at large.
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Quake 3 Arena LAN between OS X and Windows
We're trying to have a LAN party, I'm on a El Capitan (10.11.3) Mac and my fellows are on PCs with Windows.
Now, when they host, there's nothing I see and I'm not able to connect with \connect ip-...
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Cause of mysterious PS3 connection drops and lag?
I'm having an interesting problem with my roommate's PS3. It was working relatively fine until I changed the router password. When I attempted to change the network configuration for the PS3 to use ...
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What can I do to troubleshoot sync errors in Tidalis?
Any time we try to do a custom map on Tidalis, we get out of sync errors after a short time. Are there settings we can set, or something else we can do, to alleviate this? I'd really like to play some ...
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FORTNITE: Always a connection error on the first try
Whenever I play FORTNITE (Battle Royale), it fails to join a game on the first try.
On the second try, it succeeds.
I get to the load screen, and the progress bar doesn't move.
Finally, after a ...
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Why can't my friend join my Minecraft world even though we are on the same version and platform?
Me and my friend don't play on Realms, but we can join each others' worlds on Minecraft Pocket Edition. The thing is, he can always easily access my world, but sometimes I can't get into his world. It'...
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Control Games running on Windows over network (and use ESC key)
I have one (Windows 8.1) PC set up for gaming only, and I can control that for the most part using VNC from Linux. The problem is however that controling the mouse in games (Tested using Dragon Age: ...
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What can cause internet Lag Spikes while streaming League of Legends?
Recently, I got kind of a lot lag spikes while using some internet programs at the same time. Now since I'd consider my connection speed as pretty good (10mbit up/100mbit down) and the problems are ...
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Unable to join game using WiFi connection?
My brothers and I have three devices running Android; a Motorola XT980, an Alcatel Touch and a tablet, connected via WiFi.
We all run Minecraft PE v0.8.0 and have no problems joining games with any ...
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Find out why I am getting network-Wifi Lag on TF2?
I have been playing TF2 over wifi on my pc for years without problems with a very low ping. Recently, I started getting lag spikes with the game showing the red "timeout countdown in 30 seconds&...
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Internet functions appears disabled when game starts in the Atelier Plus games
On both Atelier Totori Plus and Atelier Mururu Plus, when the games boot, there's a system message stating that Internet/Network features were disabled.
The games itself does not have any online ...
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How to get Xbox to detect network drive when drive is connected to router?
I am trying to get my Xbox to stream music and videos from a network drive I have set up. I am using a Belkin N600DB Router. I have found a lot of directions on how to connect my Xbox when the drive ...
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How to play my own Bedrock Server on PlayStation without PS plus
I have a Minecraft Bedrock Server running on a spare computer that sits in my living room connected to my local network.
I can see the server in LAN games on my PS4 (which is on the same local network ...
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Rainbow Six Siege ping becames to high when I enter multiplayer (PC)
Ok, I'll try to be very descriptive and, also, short.
My ISP uses CGNAT. If a launch a default R6 game, it put me in South Asia servers (ping 20ms), but I live in South America. If I enter a ...
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Connection issues on Minecraft
So my friend just got Minecraft and she can play on single player mode but once she joins a server it times her out after 2 min. She has uninstalled it, cleared her cache, she also did a dns flush. ...
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Can't play minecraft offline without logging in on blocked network
I am signed in on minecraft, but whenever I open the launcher it logs me out and I can't log back in again because the sign-in portal is blocked by my network. I can play the game when I turn my ...
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Is a (Dedicated) 4mbps line good enough for PS4?
Where I live, Internet services are very expensive and unfortunately I can't get the speeds people usually seem to have in America for a good price if at all they exist here. I've already tried using ...
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Minecraft doesn't launch with the Ultrasurf proxy?
I often go to the library to play Minecraft. Since there are a lot of people playing there, enough people put in the wrong credentials such that the library IP is often temporarily banned from the ...
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Fixing RotMG Socket-Server Security: Error #2048
I'd love some really smart networking people to help solve this issue. Every now and again those in my house wanting to play RotMG experience the darned "Socket-Server Security: Error #2048" error. We ...
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Playing Mineplex from one IP address with two different accounts
We are trying to play on Mineplex from one public IP addres under 2 different Minecraft accounts from two different PCs behing home router.
Still after many tries, sugestions form this question, ...
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Sometimes can't connect to server
I have a server hosted locally on my PC and both I and my wife can usually connect to it just fine, but sometimes, after we close the game and leave the server on, later neither of us can join it ...
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Minecraft gave up trying to download files
I have an issue with my Minecraft launcher - I downloaded modpack for minecraft then the launcher started an update for the modpack version which it's 1.6.2, however then I started to get the issue
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I am trying to run the Raptr Desktop app under a proxy using a batch file
I found a batch file that works for launching Minecraft under my proxy it is:
java -Dhttp.proxyHost=localhost -Dhttp.proxyPort=80 -Dhttps.proxyHost=localhost -Dhttps.proxyPort=443 -DsocksProxyHost=...
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Wii U error 103-2001 / 103-2101 when trying to set up wifi
I just got a Wii U and it seems it must not like my router (a Linksys E3000). No other devices seem to have a problem. When I enter the settings in the system menu the connection to the router ...
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Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) Strict Nat on PS3 and 3G Dongle
I am using a levelone wbr-6800 3g router and a 3g dongle. I am trying to get an open NAT with Mordern Warfare 3 on a ps3. Basically these are the results I get when pinging a server in CA.
My problem ...
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Why can't I seem to connect to a Minecraft server through Remobo?
I'm using Remobo to connect to a server but when I try to connect in Minecraft it'll just time out.
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How do I transfer files from my Steam Deck to a PC without leaving gaming mode?
I have various screenshots and emulator save files on my Steam Deck that I want to transfer to my desktop. My current solution is to use Warpinator, but it requires me to close the game I'm playing ...
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My friend can connect to my minecraft java server, but I can't [closed]
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I have started a Minecraft server on my old laptop and leave it on in the back of my office. I have been able to connect to it while on the same network from my main laptop using the old ...
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Bandwidth needed for playing CSGO with a stable ping?
I am on a 2.6 Mbps (sometimes it goes as high as 3.0 Mpbs) ADSL connection. And no I cannot currently upgrade to anything better unfortunately.
So I have been trying to play CSGO on this connection ...
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io.netty.channel.abstractchannel$annotatedconnectexception on Linux Minecraft Server [duplicate]
There are numerous threads on this same issue, which I know because I've read a lot of them, but nothing's worked so far.
I had a Debian modded Minecraft server that ran fine apart from a horrendous ...
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Playstation 5 Network Issues with Store and Now
I have a launch Playstation 5 and when connected to wireless, or wired, it randomly cannot access anything on the store or Now. In so far as I can tell other things work and if you go to the network ...
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Port Forwarding my Minecraft Server not working with external IP
I've started up a Minecraft server inside of VMWare on my laptop, the guest OS is Ubuntu
Host OS: Windows 10 (Version 20H2 OS Build 19042.867)
Guest: Ubuntu
Program: Minecraft 1.15
Java: OpenJDK 8
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How to make Nintendo Switch work with any USB-LAN Adapter with the AX88179 chipset?
DISCLAIMER
I don't know if this is the right community, if not please move it to the right.
I am not an expert, but I will give my best to provide necessary information.
I am just curious whats going ...
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How to solve C&C Zero Hour LAN connection issues?
I want to play C&C Generals Zero hour with my brother through a direct connection between a desktop PC and a lap top. The connection establishes without any problem until the game starts. then my ...
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Installing old .pkg update file on PS4
I have the original, vanilla release disk of a game but don't want to update to the latest version.
I have a particular version of that game that I really liked and would like to install the update ...
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CSGO Successful connection between client and server, but client kicked out to main menu
I'm trying to setup a dedicated server for CSGO. I've successfully navigated getting the proper login token and I've got ports 27015 TCP/UDP NAT'd to the local address of the server.
When I try to ...
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In Apex Legends, Players are very jerky/laggy, stuttering players
TLDR; network sucks, framerate great
The game RENDERS at about 40fps, which is fine, but the players move at about 3 FPS.
I'm certain it's not a framerate issue as I can still look around and it ...
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Need help getting multiplayer to work correctly in COD: Modern Warfare 2
My friend and I recently downloaded COD:MW2 and were able to connect when on his LAN and play several games. It was great. But then we weren't able to connect anymore, even when still on his LAN. I ...
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Problems opening the Xbox One Nat
I'm not being able to open the NAT for my Xbox One. I tried fowarding the ports, putting it on the DMZ, enabled the UPnP, but nothing works, it continues as a Strict NAT. I tried all of the this in ...
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How to set up System Link between 2 PS3s?
I bought a crossover cable a couple days ago.
I read online that you can simply connect 2 ps3s together and setup a LAN Party as long as you had 2 copies of the same game, 2 TVs, and that the game had ...
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SRCDS not receiving connections on the public web
My Garry's Mod Source DS can connect over LAN, but not externally. Ports 27015-27016 are opened and directed towards the machine running it. I can telnet into it and canyouseeme can see it running, ...
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Using Urban Terror 4.2, how can I connect to a 4.1 server?
I've just downloaded, installed and configured Urban Terror 4.2.009. And I would like to go play on Sexy CTF server 1 which, as far as I know, is a Urban Terror 4.1.1 server.
Contrary to what I ...
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Why did I always disconnect from Minecraft Server although my Internet is in good condition?
Here are the issues:
I continuously get disconnected from the Minecraft server although my Internet is in good condition. I use a laptop and not using an adapter such as ethernet, Pardon me if I'm ...
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Cannot connect to server: user already online
When I try join a server it says "you are already connected to this server".
I have tried connecting a few time but the same thing comes up.
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Slow PS4 internet speed on wired and wireless networks?
I have a 50Mbps connection from my ISP. My laptops, Xbox360, mobile phones, etc. get around 30-40Mbps download speed. However, the PS4 only gets a mere 2-4Mbps. I thought that there is a mistake where ...
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Connectivity problems with 7 Days to Die
In light of asking this question in the Meta section of Arqade, I've decided to go ahead and ask this question.
My friend and I have recently purchased 7 Days to Die on Xbox One. We would really ...
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PS Vita Internet Connection not connecting
My PS Vita finds every network connection access points, but mine! How can this be fixed. It can't see mine at all. Even when I manually add my router to the access points list on my PS Vita, still ...
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Minecraft Java 1.17.1 Server Times Out Players Who Join Second or Teleport
The server is the vanilla 1.17.1 Minecraft Java server for Windows. The first player to join is always able to connect. However, any other player who joins when someone else is already playing has a ...
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Cannot connect to my Minecraft Java Edition Server: java.net.connectexception: Connection refused: no further information
If I attempt to connect to my Minecraft Java Edition server via any of my IPs, I get the following error message:
java.net.connectexception: Connection refused: no further information
The server is ...
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How to play minecraft with friends without using LAN (Hamachi is too slow) [duplicate]
So I have some friends who want to play minecraft with me. The thing is we don't want to play on servers, as others may interrupt. So is there a way for me to play minecraft with my friends without ...
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Force Minecraft to use one outbound port to connect to my server
I have a Minecraft server running on a server. It runs on port 25565 and I can connect to it at home.
At school, however (it's a boarding school), due to the port blocking, I can't connect to the ...