{"id":20763,"date":"2024-01-28T10:00:43","date_gmt":"2024-01-28T04:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/?p=20763"},"modified":"2024-02-08T14:44:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T09:14:00","slug":"minecraft-lan-not-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/minecraft-lan-not-working\/","title":{"rendered":"Minecraft LAN Not Working? Here Are Ways To Fix The Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Has it ever happened that you tried joining Minecraft LAN world but couldn\u2019t connect? You are not alone. This is a very common issue that gamers face across the globe. There could be various reasons for the same. In this post, we are first going to discuss the various reasons why Minecraft LAN is not working on your Windows PC and then we\u2019ll discuss how you can resolve the issue.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reasons Why Minecraft LAN Is Not Working<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Windows Defender Firewall has blocked Minecraft.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The other computers you are trying to play with on LAN are connected to different networks.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your PC has outdated network drivers.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have disabled \u201cNetwork Discovery.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certain mods are creating issues.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this post, we\u2019ll find ways to resolve the abovementioned issues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Best Ways To Fix Minecraft\u00a0LAN Not Working<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Solution No. 1 &#8211; Check If Windows Firewall Is Blocking Minecraft<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first thing you can do if Minecraft LAN is not showing up is check if your Windows Firewall is blocking it. The steps below guide you on how to disable or enable Windows Firewall.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Step 1 &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the Windows search bar, type <\/span><b><i>Control<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. When you see <\/span><b><i>Control Panel<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, click on <\/span><b><i>Open<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the right-hand side.<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Step 2 &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the <\/span><b><i>Control Panel<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> window opens, click on the <\/span><b><i>View by<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dropdown and select <\/span><b><i>Large icons<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Next, locate the <\/span><b><i>Windows Defender Firewall<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20765\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Windows-Defender-Firewall-in-Control-Panel.png\" alt=\"Windows Defender Firewall in Control Panel\" width=\"959\" height=\"954\" sizes=\"(max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Step 3 &#8211;\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the left-hand side, click on <\/span><b><i>Allow an app or feature through Windows Firewall.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18983\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Allow-an-app-or-feature-through-Windows-Defender-Firewal-option.png\" alt=\"Allow an app or feature through Windows Defender Firewal option\" width=\"265\" height=\"382\" sizes=\"(max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Step 4 &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on <\/span><b><i>Change settings<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Ensure you have checked checkboxes next to <\/span><b><i>javaw.exe, Java (TM) Platform SE binary, Minecraft<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17115\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Allow-apps-and-features-option.png\" alt=\"Allow apps and features option\" width=\"875\" height=\"585\" sizes=\"(max-width: 875px) 100vw, 875px\" \/><b>Step 5 &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on <\/span><b><i>OK<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, open Minecraft and check if you can join LAN successfully. If not, try disabling Windows Defender Firewall before playing the game. To do that &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Step 1 &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open <\/span><b><i>Control Panel<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Step 2 &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on <\/span><b><i>Windows Defender Firewall<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Step 3 &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the left-hand side, click on <\/span><b><i>Turn Windows Defender Firewall on or off<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17649\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2023-08-07_15-09-28-512.png\" alt=\"turn windows firewall defender on or off\" width=\"1120\" height=\"694\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Step 4 &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on the <\/span><b><i>Turn off Windows Defender Firewall<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> radio button under <\/span><b><i>Private network settings <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b><i>Public network settings<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13873\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2023\/03\/click-on-Turn-Windows-Defender-Firewall-on-or-off.png\" alt=\"click on Turn Windows Defender Firewall on or off\" width=\"512\" height=\"296\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Step 5 &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on <\/span><b><i>OK<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you can play Minecraft LAN, then it&#8217;s okay. Otherwise, you can try reenabling the firewall or the other solutions mentioned in this post.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Solution No. 2 &#8211; Make Sure Every PC Is Connected To The Same Network<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In case the Minecraft LAN connection is refused, there are chances that the computers you are trying to play with are not connected to the same network as you. This means whether you use Wi-Fi or Ethernet, the computers should be connected to the same network. You may also want to verify that each computer has a valid IP address.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Read Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/ethernet-does-not-have-a-valid-ip-configuration-error\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Fix \u201cEthernet Does Not Have a Valid IP Configuration\u201d Error<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Solution No. 3 &#8211;\u00a0 Update Network Drivers<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outdated network drivers can be one of the reasons why the LAN connection has refused to work on Minecraft on your PC. Here, the best bet is to use a driver updater tool like Advanced Driver Updater, which is a specialist in identifying outdated drivers and helps update them in a few simple clicks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is how you can update outdated network drivers using Advanced Driver Updater &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Step 1 &#8211;<\/b> Download, install, and run Advanced Driver Updater<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"download_buttons_section\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;display:none;\" class=\"downloadnow-btn-show os-windows\" data-eventsource=\"DownloadNow_post_button\"><a data-param=\"systweakblog,wp_json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20763,pos-1,135\" data-operation=\"iframe\" class=\"ds-download-link \" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/download-product\/adu\/w\/20763\/1\" onclick=\"gtag('event', 'ProductDownloadSysBlog', { 'event_label' :'minecraft-lan-not-working', 'event_category':'windows-1' });\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/bg.systweak.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/plugins\/download-button-shortcode-new\/images\/window_btn.png\" alt=\"download\" width=\"250\" height=\"65\"><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Step 2 &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Click on the <\/span><b><i>Start Scan Now<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> button to scan your computer for outdated drivers. In this case, the driver updater tool will look for outdated network drivers.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13181\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2023\/02\/5.-Start-Scan-Now.png\" alt=\"Start Scan Now\" width=\"960\" height=\"738\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Step 3 &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the next screen, click on the checkbox next to your network driver and then click on the <\/span><b><i>Update driver<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> option that you can see next to the status.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advanced Driver Updater offers a risk-free way to update your drivers because &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It lets you create a backup of drivers before you update them.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can restore backed-up drivers if the updated drivers are causing issues.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advanced Driver Updater lets you schedule driver scans at your desired date, day, and time.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you don\u2019t want certain drivers to be included in the scan, you can choose to exclude them.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To know more about Advanced Driver Updater and its various features and other aspects, you can check out our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/advanced-driver-updater-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>in-depth review of this tool<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Solution No. 4 &#8211; Enable Network Discovery<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your Minecraft LAN is not showing up, it could be that Network Discovery is disabled. For that, you may need to reconfigure the built-in firewall to allow sharing between computers and devices connected to the same network. To do that follow the steps mentioned below &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Step 1 &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open <\/span><b><i>Control Panel<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Step 2 &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on <\/span><b><i>Network and Sharing Center<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15223\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Network-and-Sharing-Center-in-control-panel.png\" alt=\"Network and Sharing Center in control panel\" width=\"1625\" height=\"760\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1625px) 100vw, 1625px\" \/><b>Step 3 &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the left-hand side, click on <\/span><b><i>Change advanced sharing settings<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20518\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Change-Advanced-Sharing-Settings.png\" alt=\"Change Advanced Sharing Settings\" width=\"1182\" height=\"519\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1182px) 100vw, 1182px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Step 4 &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the next window that pops up, toggle on the switch that says <\/span><b><i>Network discovery<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> both under <\/span><b><i>Private networks <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b><i>Public networks<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20769\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Advanced-Sharing-Settings-1.png\" alt=\"Advanced Sharing Settings\" width=\"650\" height=\"721\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Solution No. 5 &#8211; Play Minecraft Without Mods<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Playing Minecraft with mods can sometimes complicate network connections. You can instead opt to play with the basic version of the game. This step has helped many users fix the Minecraft LAN not working issue.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Solution No. 6 &#8211; Reset Network Configuration<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In case you are encountering the \u201cMinecraft LAN connection timed out: no further information\u201d issue, try resetting the network configuration. That\u2019s because there are times when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/server-ip-address-could-not-be-found-error\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gamer servers block IPs<\/a> or internet connection. To reset the network configuration, here are the steps &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Step 1 &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the Windows search bar, type <\/span><b><i>cmd<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Step 2 &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on <\/span><b><i>Run as administrator<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the right-hand side.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Step 3 &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the administrator Command Prompt opens, type the following commands one after the other separated by enter. This means after typing each command hit the <\/span><b><i>Enter<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> key &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><i>ipconfig \/release<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><i>ipconfig \/flushdns<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><i>ipconfig \/renew<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><i>netsh int ip<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><i>netsh int ip set dns<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><i>netsh winsock reset<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Step 4 &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you have executed these commands, restart your computer and check if the\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">issue persists or not.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Solution No. 7 &#8211; Check Server Status<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In some cases, if your Minecraft LAN fails to connect to the server, there could be issues with the server instead of the DNS or game. Here, check the status of the server by using the steps mentioned below &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Step 1 &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Head to https:\/\/mcsrvstat.us\/<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Step 2 &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type in the server IP and click on <\/span><b><i>Ger Server Status<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20770\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Enter-server-IP-click-Get-Server-Status.png\" alt=\"Enter server IP -click Get Server Status\" width=\"955\" height=\"868\" sizes=\"(max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Step 3 &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check if the server is working or not.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Solution No. 8 &#8211; Reinstall Minecraft<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If none of the above solutions have worked until now, you can try reinstalling Minecraft. You may also want to reconnect every computer to see if the issue is resolved.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Solution No. 9 &#8211; Try Direct Connect<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can try a direct connect by manually entering the IP address. To do that, follow the steps mentioned below &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Step 1 &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open the administrative Command Prompt using the abovementioned steps.<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Step 2 &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the administrative Command Prompt opens, type <\/span><b><i>ipconfig<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and press <\/span><b><i>Enter<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20602\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ipconfig-command-shows-information-about-connection.png\" alt=\"ipconfig command shows information about connection\" width=\"782\" height=\"625\" sizes=\"(max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Step 3 &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find the network that you are currently connected to. To do that, note down your IPv4 address.<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Step 4 &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open Minecraft on the host computer. Note down the game port number at the bottom of the screen, which shows the <\/span><b><i>Local game hosted on port xxxxx<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Step 5 &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the computer that is trying to join the LAN party as a guest, select Multiplayer and then click on <\/span><b><i>Direct Connect<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Step 6 &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter the IP address and the game port number to make a direct connection.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Troubleshooting Minecraft LAN: Quick Fixes Unveiled<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be frustrating when all your friends are all geared up to Minecraft on LAN and bump into Minecraft LAN not working, but it\u2019s certainly not the time to give up. We hope the above solutions, such as checking if computers are connected to the same network or checking and updating outdated network drivers, will help you fix the issue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Recommended :\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/connection-timed-out-on-minecraft-server\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connection Timed Out on Minecraft Server? Here\u2019s What You Can Do!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Has it ever happened that you tried joining Minecraft LAN world but couldn\u2019t connect? You are not alone. This is a very common issue that gamers face across the globe. There could be various reasons for the same. 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